How many Ford XR6 interceptors were produced?
The exact production total of Ford XR6 Interceptors is not officially published; credible estimates generally place the number in the low thousands, roughly between 1,000 and 2,000 vehicles across the BA, BF, and FG generations.
What is the Ford XR6 Interceptor?
The XR6 Interceptor is the police-spec version of the Ford Falcon XR6 used by Australian state police forces from the early 2000s onward. These vehicles were adapted from civilian XR6 models with fitted policing equipment, such as radio systems, sirens and light bars, and in some cases reinforced components for fleet duty. The Interceptor variants were deployed by multiple states, including New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, and Western Australia, across several Falcon generations.
Production counts and what is known
Ford Australia and the participating police services have not released a consolidated, public production tally for XR6 Interceptors. As a result, the figure is derived from fleet lists, police vehicle registries, auction records, and automotive histories. Estimates across sources vary, but a commonly cited range places the total XR6 Interceptors in the low thousands when considering BA, BF, and FG-era vehicles combined.
Generation-by-generation context
The lineage spans multiple Falcon generations, beginning with early BA-era Interceptors and continuing into BF and FG deployments. Each generation saw updates to equipment and fleet management practices, and the exact counts per generation are dispersed across state records and car-enthusiast documentation rather than published as a single official figure.
Why the numbers are hard to pin down
Several factors complicate a precise count: fleet purchases occurred over many years and across different states, some units may have been retired or sold off, and not all records were publicly disclosed. In addition, variations in what different observers count as an “Interceptor” (full police-only builds vs. police-tleet-adapted XR6s) can shift totals.
Bottom line
While there is no single official tally, the consensus among automotive historians and police-vehicle registries suggests a total in the low-thousands range for XR6 Interceptors across the BA, BF, and FG generations. For enthusiasts and researchers, the question is often answered with a caveat: exact numbers remain uncertain due to the lack of a public, unified production figure.
Summary
The Ford XR6 Interceptor program produced a limited number of police-spec Falcons for Australian fleets, but no official, authoritative production total has been released. Most credible estimates place the overall count somewhere between 1,000 and 2,000 units, reflecting deployments across multiple states and generations. Researchers continue to rely on fleet records and auction data to refine the understanding of how many XR6 Interceptors were produced.
