This 647 HP Ford Falcon XR8 Sprint “Holy Grail” Is The Ultimate V8 Sleeper Sedan

The Chevy SS/Holden Commodore is well-known as one of the most unassuming RWD V8 performance sedan that can be had with a manual transmissions. But a similar car that’s not often talked about is the Ford Falcon XR8 Sprint, and now one is up for sale.

Albeit sporting an automatic transmission, this particular 2016 Falcon XR8 Sprint was purchased by Premcar and upgraded to “Holy Grail” spec, and it has just 90 km (56 mi) on the odometer, meaning its virtually brand new. The car was also the very last XR8 Sprint ever sold and served as the company’s main show car called P001.

Listed for sale on Australian Muscle Car Sales, the Falcon is finished in Kinetic Blue offset by a set of black wheels and gold brakes. But part of what makes this car so special is the aforementioned Holy Grail package, which includes a cast aluminum intake manifold, a triple pass intercooler system, an isolated front mounted air-to-water heat exchanger, an engine recalibration, a high-performance steering pump, a stainless steel performance exhaust system, 12-way adjustable coilover suspension, and larger, lighter wheels and tires.

Only 100 of these Falcons were ever made by Premcar with the Holy Grail package, which boosted the car’s 5.0-liter supercharged V8 to 647 hp (657 PS / 483 kW) and 555 lb-ft (753 Nm) of torque. Pricing for the car doesn’t come cheap, though, as it’s listed for a hefty AU$160,000 (US$117,183).