The Barra inline-six engine was built by Ford Australia at their Geelong, Victoria engine plant. It has an engine displacement of 4.0-litres, a dual overhead camshaft (DOHC), variable valve timing, variable camshaft timing (VCT), and contained 24 valves. It first debuted in 2002, with the BA Falcon. It was used in the Australian manufactured Ford Territory, Falcon, Fairmont and Fairlane. The Barra engine ended production 26 September 2016, coinciding with the end of production of the Falcon and Territory on 7 October. It is a development of the single overhead camshaft (SOHC) Intech produced from 1998 to 2002, ultimately derived from the 2.4-litre Thriftpower Six from the original 1960 American Ford Falcon.
The Barra 182 was released in 2002, and was standard in the BA Falcon, Fairmont, and Fairlane. It was also the standard engine in the SX Territory when it released in 2004. The Barra 190 was released in 2005, and was standard in the BF Falcon and SY Territory. The Barra 195 was released in 2008, and was the final revision of the naturally aspirated inline-six. It was used in the FG Falcon, FG X Falcon, and SZ Territory.
The Barra 240T engine was introduced in 2002, in the BA Falcon XR6 Turbo. It is based on the Barra 182. The Barra 245T engine was introduced in 2005, in the BF Falcon XR6 Turbo. It was also used in the 2006 to 2011 SY Territory Turbo. The Barra 270T (FPV) engine was used by Ford Performance Vehicles (FPV), in the BA and BF Falcon-based FPV F6 Typhoon and Tornado, and the SY Territory-based FPV F6X. The Barra 270T (FG) engine was used in the FG and FG X XR6 Turbo, and was introduced in 2008. The Barra 310T was used in the FG Falcon-based FPV F6, introduced in 2008. The Barra 325T was used in the FG X XR6 Sprint in 2016, it was the final and most powerful Barra engine.
The Barra E-Gas was launched in 2002, with the BA Falcon. It was an autogas (LPG) only engine. The Barra EcoLPi was launched in 2011 in the FG Falcon, and replaced the E-Gas engine.
The Barra V8s were manufactured at the Essex Engine Plant in Windsor, Ontario, and was based on the Ford Modular engine. It had a displacement of 5.4 litres, and was SOHC with VCT incorporating 3 valves per cylinder. It was introduced in 2002 with the BA Falcon, and discontinued in 2008 with the release of the FG Falcon.
The Barra 220 was an optional engine on the BA Falcon, and standard for the Fairlane G220 and LTD. It was produced between 2002 and 2005. The Barra 230 was an optional engine on the BF Fairlane and Falcon, and standard for the Fairlane G8 and LTD. It was in production from 2005 until 2008, with the release of the FG Falcon.
On 23 May 2013, Ford Australia confirmed that the Barra engine would be discontinued along with the Ford Falcon and Territory by October 2016. Ford Australia's engine manufacturing operations ceased on 26 September 2016 and car assembly on 7 October 2016.
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