signals, bronze-tinted glass replaced green, and a larger trunk by reconfiguring the trunk floor and repositioning the spare tyre, and other minor cosmetic changes. The Rural continued to use the original taillights. The Taxi and Sprint versions were dropped, and the Futura was changed into the Ghia. A 2.3-litre four-cylinder petrol engine was available, as was, as of 1988, a rare 2.4-litre diesel. The diesel, a Italian-made VM HR492, was installed by Borward Puntana, but as they were unable to provide engines at the pace needed by Ford, the project soon came to a halt. Most of the diesels built were Ranchero pickups. The pickup truck, capable of a max load, continued to be available with the 3.3- and 3.6-litre sixes, as well as the new four. The 2.3 offered , while the smaller six has only , albeit with a higher torque and at a more leisurely engine speed. The unpopular (due to fuel economy worse than that of the 3-litre six) four-cylinder was available only with a four-speed manual, rather than the three-speed manual of the sixes. The four-cylinder was shared with the Argentinian-built Taunus and Sierras. The larger 3.6, the only engine available to the Ghia, has except in the high-performance Ghia SP, where were on tap due to twin carburettors. Introduced in 1982, there was also a low-compression version of the 3.6 with . In 1989, the new Max Econo version of the 188 cid/3-litre engine became available, with better fuel economy at the cost of performance. Chrome was removed in 1990, and the Falcon was finally discontinued after 1991. It reached about 98% of local parts integration. Production * Note: Not included in above chart are 33,493 station wagons (Falcon Rural) for a total of 494,209 Ford Falcons sold See also Ford Falcon (North America) Ford Falcon (Australia) References External links Todo Falcon (fansite) The open road, the dusty highway By Chris Moss on The Telegraph, 22 Oct 2005 Fana Falcon (forum) (archived, 25 Feb 2021) IMDB- Vida en Falcon (Living in a Falcon) (2005) Ford Falcon Falcon Coupé utilities Police vehicles Cars of Argentina Cars introduced in 1962 1970s cars 1980s cars 1990s cars