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Ford Australia first partnered with the English automotive engineering company Tickford in 1991, with the joint venture Tickford Vehicle Engineering. In 2002, following Prodrive's purchase of Tickford, Ford Performance Vehicles was formed as a joint venture between Ford Australia and Prodrive.
In 2003, the FPV GT, GT-P and Pursuit released with the 5.4-litre Boss 290 V8 engine at 290 kW (389 hp) The GT being based on the BA Falcon, while the GT-P was based on the BA Fairmont. The Pursuit was based on the BA Falcon coupe utility
In October 2004, FPV released BA mkII-based models, introducing the Super Pursuit as a luxury coupe utility, powered by the Boss 290, and the FPV F6 Typhoon and Tornado, powered by the turbocharged 4.0-litre straight-six Barra 270T engine at 270 kW (362 hp).
The BF Falcon-based FPV models released in 2005, the power Boss 290 for the GT and Barra 270T engine for the F6 were unchanged. In October 2006, the BF MkII series the luxury Force 6 and Force 8 were introduced, based on the F6 and GT, retaining the same engines respectively, the leather interiors were optionally in red or black upholstery, with the models competing with the HSV Senator.
In 2008, FPV introduced the Ford Territory-based FPV F6X. The F6X included a Turbocharged Ford Barra engine at 270 kW (362 hp), the F6X was discontinued in 2009.
The FG Falcon-based FPV models released in 2008, with the Force 6 and 8 were replaced by the F6-E and GT-E respectively. The F6 was powered by a turbocharged Barra at 310 kW (416 hp). The GT was powered by a Boss 290 at 315 kW (422 hp). In 2009 the GS model was introduced with a Boss 302 at 302 kW (405 hp), as a sedan and ute. A GT 5th anniversary edition was produced in 2009.
In 2010 the Boss V8 was replaced by the supercharged 5.0-litre Miami V8, available in the GS at 315 kW (422 hp) and the GT at 335 kW (449 hp). A GT Black edition was produced in 2011. The Pursuit was dropped in 2010.
The power of the FG MkII-based FPV models remained unchanged for the December 2011. In 2012 the Pursuit model was brought back as a limited-edition model.
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The purchase from Prodrive also saw a factory backed V8 Supercar outfit in Ford Performance Racing.
In August 2012, Ford Australia announced its purchase of FPV assets to continue the engineering, manufacturing and marketing of that performance brand in Australia. In preparation for Ford Australia's manufacturing shutdown, the FPV brand and its range were discontinued in 2014, after 12 years of production and marketing.
Nameplates
F6
The FPV F6 is a full-size sedan and coupé utility, offered from 2004 to 2014, based on the XR6 Turbo. In the BA and BF series the "Typhoon" and "Tornado" monikers were used for the sedan and Ute respectively. An executive variant 'F6E' was launched in 2009.
F6X
The FPV F6X is a crossover SUV offered from 2008 to 2009.
Force 6 / Force 8
The Force 6 is a luxury-oriented variant based on the F6, the Force 8 is a variant sedan based on the GT. Offered from 2006 to 2007.
GS
The FPV GS is a full-size sedan and Ute, offered from 2011 to 2014, based on the GT. It was the entry-level offering from its introduction.
GT
The FPV GT is a full-size sedan, offered from 2003 to 2014, based on the XR8. The luxury and performance variants, the GT-E and GT-P were launched alongside the GT. It was the entry-level offering before the release of the GS in 2011.
Pursuit
The FPV Pursuit is a Ute, offered from 2003 to 2014, based on the GT. A Super Pursuit variant based on the GT was launched in 2004, based on the GT-P.
From Wikipedia’s article on Ford Performance Vehicles, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4