Just like its sedan sibling, the Ford Territory is getting one last refresh for its final year of sales in the Antipodes.
The Aussie-only SUV gets the same mild refresh as its Falcon platform-mate. No V8 was ever available, but Ford Australia's mega-powerful turbo I6s (putting down nearly 330 horsepower in top trim) will hopefully remain an option.
Sadly, CAFE, market demand and a host of other factors likely kept us from enjoying the Territory in North America. As cool as it is, the business case for a rear-drive SUV packing sports car power levels was probably not there in 2004, and likely isn't there today – unless you're SRT, and have all the components sitting around, and you need to spread development costs around a bunch of model lines.
Beyond that, the Territory is even cooler because it was a unique, locally-designed and built solution to local tastes. In an era of One Ford, economies of scale and global product lines, that is something we're likely never going to see again.
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