Canadian-made Triton(TM) V-8 Powers Ford of Australia
For the first time ever, engines made atFord of Canada's Essex Engine Plant are being exported to Australia. TheCanadian-made Triton(TM) V-8 is powering models in the new unique-to-AustraliaFord Falcon range of sedans.
Since it opened in 1981, Essex Engine Plant has produced V-6 engines forFord Windstar, Mustang, F-150 and Econoline. A recently launched state-of-the-art assembly line has added V-8 production too - a 3-valve version of Ford'saward winning 5.4-litre Triton(TM).
Initial V-8 production is earmarked for Australia where the engine isstandard on the Ford Fairmont Ghia, and optional on other models in the Falconrange. By 2003, production will increase significantly as the new engine willbe fitted to the next generation Ford F-150 pickup.
Exports have been a mainstay of Essex Engine Plant's output for twodecades with engines and crankshafts being produced for 10 Ford facilities inNorth and South America. The new 3-valve 5.4-litre Triton(TM) V-8 engines areshipped primarily by sea for the 30-day voyage to Ford's Broadmeadows AssemblyPlant in Campbellfield, Victoria, Australia.
Located in Windsor, Ont., Ford's Essex Engine Plant (EEP) opened in 1981.It produces the 3.8-litre V-6 engine for the Ford Windstar and Mustang, aswell as the 4.2-litre V-6 engine for the Ford F-150 pickup and the EconolineVan and Clubwagon. In 2001 EEP began producing V-8 crankshafts for theTriton(TM) 5.4-litre V-8 and 6.8L V-10 engines. During the summer of 2002,limited production of Ford's new Triton(TM) 5.4-litre 3-valve V-8 was launchedfor use in the Ford Falcon range of sedans in Australia.