Ford Territory – FAQs

The Ford Territory was a smash-hit when it was launched in April 2004 and became the first and last SUV ever to be produced in Australia. Its success was partly to blame for the demise of the iconic Ford Falcon wagon in 2010.

The original Ford Territory employed the 2002 BA Falcon’s platform and six-cylinder engines, and was continually upgraded – including the major SZ redesign in 2011 – until Ford ceased Australian manufacturing in October 2016.

Unlike the Ford Falcon, the Ford Territory was available with all-wheel drive and, from 2011, a Land Rover-sourced 2.7-litre V6 turbo-diesel engine that attracted almost 75 per cent of sales in its first year on the market.

Apart from car-like dynamics and its suitability to Australian conditions, highlights were the 245kW/480Nm Territory Turbo and the even more powerful FPV F6X (270kW/550Nm).

From its launch in 2004, the Ford Territory was priced between $38,990 and $53,290.

Today, a good early used example can be had for less than $5000, while low-mileage late-model diesels can fetch up to $35,000.

What replaced Ford Territory?
The Ford Territory has no direct successor, given the Ford Endura is only available with five seats and the Ford Everest is a rugged off-road SUV based on the T6 Ranger ute’s ladder-frame platform.

A seven-seat version of the Ford Edge, on which Australia’s Canadian-built Endura is based, is made in China only for domestic consumption.

Diesel versions of the Ford Territory consume between 8.2L/100km (RWD) and 9.0L/100km (AWD), offering a driving range of more than 1150km.

Six-cylinder petrol Ford Territory models are up to one-third thirstier, meantime, officially averaging at least 10.9L/100km. In the real world they are typically 3-4.0L/100km thirstier.

The Ford Territory ceased production at the Broadmeadows factory outside Melbourne in October 2016, when Ford also ended 56 years of Falcon production and more than 90 years of vehicle manufacturing in Australia.