The AU Series III Ford Falcon was introduced in October 2001, as a very minor refresh of the 2000 AUII. Falcon- $32,515-$50,690. Fairlane- $50,350-$53,677. LTD- $66,977-$70,165. 237,701 Falcons, 11,906 Fairlanes, and 853 LTDs (all incl. AUI/II/III) were built. AU Falcon replaced in September 2002 by the BA Falcon, whilst the AU Fairlane/LTD was replaced in July 2003 by the BA Fairlane/LTD.

AU Series III Falcon

• Forté, 4.0L, 6-cyl, Sedan/Wagon, 157kW, 357Nm
  Forté, 5.0L, V8, Sedan, 175kW, 395Nm
• Futura, 4.0L, 6-cyl, Sedan/Wagon, 157kW, 357Nm
• Fairmont, 4.0L, 6-cyl, Sedan/Wagon, 157kW, 357Nm
• Fairmont Ghia, 4.0L, 6-cyl, Sedan, 168kW, 370Nm
  Fairmont Ghia, 5.0L, V8, Sedan, 175kW, 395Nm
• XR6, 4.0L, 6-cyl, Sedan, 164kW, 366Nm
  XR6 VCT, 4.0L, 6-cyl, Sedan, 172kW, 374Nm
• XR8, 5.0L, V8, Sedan, 220kW, 435Nm

AU Series III Fairlane

• Fairlane Ghia, 4.0L, 6-cyl, Sedan, 168kW, 370Nm
  Fairlane Ghia, 5.0L, V8, Sedan, 175kW, 395Nm

AU Series III LTD

• LTD, 4.0L, 6-cyl, Sedan, 168kW, 370Nm
  LTD, 5.0L, V8, Sedan, 185kW, 412Nm

AU Series III Utility

• XL, XLS, XR6, XR8
  XR8 Pursuit 250 Utility, 5.6L, V8, Ute, 250kW, 500Nm

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• TE50, 5.6L, V8, Sedan, 250kW @ 5250rpm, 500Nm @ 4250rpm, based on Falcon. Manual or Automatic. 0-100km/h- 5.86sec 0-400m- 14.18sec
• TS50, 5.6L, V8, Sedan, 250kW, 500Nm, based on Fairmont Ghia. Manual or Automatic
• TL50, 5.6L, V8, Sedan, 250kW, 500Nm, based on Fairlane Ghia. Automatic Only

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Sourced from Ford Australia

Passenger Vehicles
AU Series III Ford Falcon Forté Sedan	AU Series III Ford Falcon Futura Sedan
AU Series III Ford Fairmont Sedan	AU Series III Ford Fairmont Ghia
AU Series III Ford Falcon XR6	AU Series III Ford Falcon XR8
AU Series III Ford Falcon XR8 Pursuit 250
Ford Tickford Experience
AU Series III FTE TE50	AU Series III FTE TS50
AU Series III FTE TL50

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For the 2002 season, instead of having a sole factory Ford team, Ford had sponsored several racing teams in the V8 Supercars. Developed in 2001 (in Gibson Motorsport form), the 00 Motorsport team was the closest thing to a factory Ford team for 2002. The 2002 Drivers included #00 Craig Lowndes, #27 Neil Crompton, and to a lesser degree, #7 Rodney Forbes.

2002 #00 Craig Lowndes 00 Motorsport AU Falcon

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Limited Editions

• Falcon SR - Based on Forté. Rear spoiler (sedan), chrome exhaust tip, 16 inch alloy wheels, cruise control, sports trim fabric, SR decals, sports suspension (wagon), roof racks (wagon).
  March - September 2002.

• Falcon XR6 VCT Sprint
  
• Tradesman- upgrade on utility.
• Sports Edition- upgrade on utility.
• Marlin- upgrade on utility.
• Havoc bodykit
  
• Arrow Coupé produced aftermarket by Autotek
  

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