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Old 22-05-2012, 09:17 PM   #31
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Actually, XR was first used in the Mercury Cougar XR7 back in 1967.
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Old 22-05-2012, 09:27 PM   #32
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Old 22-05-2012, 09:29 PM   #33
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Old 22-05-2012, 09:34 PM   #34
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Old 22-05-2012, 09:35 PM   #35
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Old 22-05-2012, 09:40 PM   #36
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The term XR, first coined in 1991 on the EB Falcon, is a term used to describe some high-performance Ford vehicles in Australia. A common misconception about the designation is that it was borrowed from Ford Europe where it stands for 'Experimental Research', when, in fact, it was a tribute to the 1966 XR Falcon, the first Falcon model to offer a V8 engine option.[1] The first XR's were the XR6, S-XR6 and XR8 (these names were applied to the more performance oriented Ford Falcons)
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Old 22-05-2012, 10:36 PM   #38
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The first XR was Mercury Cougar XR7 in 1967
In 1980 Ford Europe released an XR3 Escort.
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Old 23-05-2012, 12:46 AM   #39
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Am I right to assume that the E in GT-E stands for 'EURO' or something along those lines.
I believe that it stands for "Executive".
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Off topic a bit - but I've always thought that "GT" meant "Gran Turismo" or "Grand Touring" and the "HO" meant either "High Output" or in the UK sense "Handling Options" (Jaguar). I think in the Aussie sense that it means "High Output". I'll squat to **** if I'm wrong... That's just my two cents worth guys & girls. No biggie!
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Old 23-05-2012, 04:59 AM   #41
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I was going to add: eXtra Radical?
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Old 23-05-2012, 09:00 AM   #42
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XR= cross(X) Roads?
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Old 23-05-2012, 11:38 AM   #43
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Ford had the RS Escorts in the 70's meaning "rally sport" There were also "rally pack" options on cortina. I always thought XR to mean something like"xtra rally"

Thought HO was for "homologation" as they only built 250 for racing purposes
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Old 23-05-2012, 12:07 PM   #44
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i may very well be corrected but i believe it was only the ho's that got spoilers
think it was an option for GT
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Old 23-05-2012, 12:20 PM   #45
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What does SR stand for? All these acronyms bring back memories of me wondering what GL, GLi, S stood for on the back of all those cars as a kid.
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I think SR means series runout. A few extra add ons before the arrival of a new model.
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Old 23-05-2012, 02:50 PM   #47
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Old 23-05-2012, 02:59 PM   #48
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instead of g6, the badge should be XW
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Old 23-05-2012, 05:10 PM   #49
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Like video or movie..
They couldn't make there minds up though ...
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I think SR means series runout. A few extra add ons before the arrival of a new model.
Series Runout, and SR2 means Series 2 Runout...
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"What does SR stand for?"

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just googled the question and that is what i found

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I'm with you Jason. I think that the XR from EB onwards was both a homage to the XR Falcon (where we first saw the GT badge), and also the XRs from Ford worldwide.
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Guess what Holden have on the Cruze

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How do you explain my 1985 XR4?
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Actually, XR was first used in the Mercury Cougar XR7 back in 1967.
Yep .. And I always thought it stood for eXperimental Racing in the XR7?

Couple of other weird ones from AMC (American Motors Corporation) ..
AMX = American Motors eXperimental
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Always thought it was eXperimental Racing inspired by the Cougar XR-7
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what about a Sierra XR8...
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What about the Gemini ZZ/Z ?
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What about the Gemini ZZ/Z ?


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Found something that says that in 1967 Ford (US) used XL to mean Deluxe, XR to mean Luxury. That led me to find this quote on another site.

"If the driver preferred luxury over performance, the XR-7 package was available."

http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z...ry-Cougar.aspx
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