Price Car Falcon EcoLPi

Falcon EcoLPi Design

The Ford Falcon EcoLPi is leading the charge for a potential resurgence in the large car segment. With better performance than its petrol equivalent, significantly lower running costs and a marginal price increase, there is hardly any real reason not to opt for the LPi Falcon.

The large car segment has been punished by the ever-increasing price of fuel and the changing perception that bigger isn’t necessarily better. Nonetheless, what if you could buy a Ford Falcon and have lower running costs than a Ford Fiesta? That’s what Ford Australia is promising with its Falcon EcoLPi.

For an extra $2,500 on top of the normal Falcon price, buyers can opt out for the new LPI system, out of that, the federal government will refund $2,000 as part of the LPG Vehicle Scheme. Hence to LPI enable your Falcon is a mere $500 on top of the purchase price. So the question becomes, why wouldn’t you tick the box?

Falcon EcoLPi Engine

Current LPG owners would no doubt jump out of their seats to point out that LPG is less gutsy and cumbersome to drive. I am here to tell you otherwise.

The new dedicated LPI system has 198kW (5000rpm) and 409Nm (3250rpm) which represents a 27% increase in power and 10% increase in torque over the Falcon e-gas it replaces. What that means is that for the first time in the Falcon LPG history, the alternate fuel is now producing the same amount of power and torque as the standard I6 petrol (it also happens to get the ZF6 speed automatic transmission). Best yet, it costs significantly less to run. Not only has performance gone up, but fuel economy has also come down to 12.5L/100km from 14.9L/100km (remember LPG is less than half the price of petrol). If you happen to be a fan of Bob Brown, you’ll also be pleased to know emissions have also been reduced, down from 240 g/km to 203 g/km of CO2 (a petrol Mazda3 produces 193 g/km CO2)