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Ford Announces Limited Edition XR by Craig Lowndes
Staff, Tuesday October 2, 2007.
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Ford Australia today announced details of its unique limited edition “XR by Craig Lowndes” Falcon Ute, which is due to make its public debut at next week’s Australian International Motor Show in Sydney.
In an exclusive preview, 2006 Bathurst Champion and recent 2007 Sandown winner Lowndes will clock three laps of the mountain in his new Ute this Saturday 6 October at 4:35pm – directly after the Top Ten Shoot Out for the weekend’s Bathurst 1000 endurance race.
Only 650 examples of the limited edition XR will be built and are due on sale mid October, offering nearly $6,000 of additional equipment and features for just $1,000 above the recommended retail price of a standard Ford Falcon XR Ute.
Ford will give the V8 Supercar champion the first XR by Craig Lowndes produced to use as his personal road car, and once he has ‘driven it in’ the unit will be available for public purchase via auction with proceeds donated to charity.
“Ford is synonymous with motorsport, and performance is just as much part of its road car business as it is with its race-car program,” said Craig Lowndes.
“The technology from what we do on the track feeds back into the vehicles Ford customers buy and vice versa, so it makes perfect sense to highlight the connection between a V8 Supercar driver such as myself and the XR Ute.
“I am proud to have my signature on the limited edition XR Ute as it is not only a quality vehicle with fantastic performance, but offers great value to Ford customers – I am looking forward to having one myself!”
The exclusive XR by Craig Lowndes boasts a special vehicle pack, available on XR6, XR6 Turbo and XR8 Styleside Box models, including XR6 with the optional E-Gas dedicated LPG engine.
Features include a set of four 18-inch sports alloy wheels, a one-piece hard tonneau cover with integrated power bulge and rear spoiler, Momo steering wheel, prestige audio system with six-disc in-dash CD player, an iPod®/MP3 audio player input connection and unique “by Craig Lowndes” decals.
“Recently voted one of the ten greatest Australian racing drivers in history by a panel of drivers, journalists and senior motorsport figures (Auto Action’s Hottest 100) Craig’s achievements within the world of V8 Supercar racing resonate with a huge percentage of our Falcon XR Ute customers,” Ford Australia Vice President Marketing and Sales Mark Winslow said.
“And as the reigning Bathurst and Sandown champion, it’s fitting for the Craig Lowndes name to sit alongside the performance XR brand in celebration of his achievements at the highest level of Australian motorsport.”
Highlighting the exclusivity of the XR by Craig Lowndes Ute, a limited selection of exterior paint colours are available – Lightning Strike, Octane, Vixen, Conquer and Silhouette.
The Momo steering wheel is available in Blue, Grey or Red – dependant on exterior paint and interior seat trim colours.
Catch the reigning Bathurst Champion at The Mountain this weekend (4-7 October) as he and Ford V8 Supercar co-driver Jamie Whincup strive for back-to-back victories in the challenging Bathurst 1000 endurance race.
Be sure to get your up-close encounter with the Ford endurance superstars and the XR by Craig Lowndes at the Australian International Motor Show in Sydney next week.
Lowndes and Whincup are scheduled to appear on the Ford stand on Friday 12 October from 5:00pm – 6:00pm.
To keep up with all the Ford Racing action check out www.ford.com.au/racing.
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Vicki Heath Motorsport Media Manager Telephone: 03 9359 8190 Mobile: 0402 355 325 E-mail: vheath3@ford.com
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