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Just wondering if anyone knew what xr meant as in xr6 and xr8?
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I dont know always wondered but not enough to ask the question
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Xperimental Racing I'm fairly sure.
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X - Rated
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It just seems weird that there hasn't been an official meaning, even Holden have
Meanings for there's S- **** SS- super ****** But I think the xr came from Europe with the cosworths and the xr range |
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yep same XR acronym says Experimental Research
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Forget all that rubbish /\; it means 'Extra Ripples', extra traction defining corrugations in the road surface by these XR named vehicles.
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Some interesting replies.
From memory the XR nameplate was to pay tribute to the first GT, the XR and its significance to Australian performance Falcons. |
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Spot on
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XR was lifted from the european models and first coined by Tickford.
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Xperimental racing thanks, I can get over it now haha
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Done ;)
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i guess the easy way would be to email Ford and ask them...before they all lose thier jobs :P
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From wikipedia:
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So XT is a tribute to the XT GT?
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the ford capri on had 2 cylinders hahaha
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nah 2 litre engine i think
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it means XTREME REVOLUTION and SS means super ****, FPV means ******* performance vehicle and HSv means HORRIBLY slow vehicle well that's my opinion
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When I was a kid I saw movies starting with XR !!!
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this question has been asked before too,,
http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthr...ght=xr+meaning
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