FALCON F7
The Falcon
F7 debuted at the Detroit Auto Show in 2011 in concept form. Then, at the 2012
Detroit Auto Show, the Falcon displayed its first F7 destined for a customer's
garage. This sexy Midwest start-up hasn't gotten much press since the auto show
six months ago, so we decided to put it back into the limelight. Welcome to
America's new(ish) hand-built supercar.
The Falcon
F7 is powered by a mid-mounted GM 7.0-liter LS7 V-8 modified to 620 hp and 600
lb-ft — a huge improvement over the 505-hp, 481 lb-ft LS7 found in the
Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 and C6 Corvette Z06. The carbon-fiber/Kevlar-intensive
Falcon F7 weighs just 2,850 pounds. Brembo carbon-ceramic brakes are standard.
The Falcon
F7 has fully adjustable and independent pushrod suspension like that of an F1
car and the much more expensive Lamborghini Aventador. Once someone drives this
car, he can decide whether or not it can out-turn a 458 on the track.
The Falcon
F7 starts at $195,000 but can rise to $250,000 with custom options. Falcon boasts
that many of its components, like its expensive and complicated aluminum and
carbon-fiber chassis, are exclusive to cars costing hundreds of thousands of
dollars more. However, the F7's price places it in the crossfire of the
supercar king, the Ferrari 458.
Falcon will only build 10 cars during the
initial 2012 run. Its first year of full production should see 15 cars
produced, 25 in its second, and a steady 25 or more cars in the upcoming years.
In other words, Detox will probably drop before you organically see this car on
the streets.
Because the
power-to-weight ratio is so great, the F7 rockets to 60 in the 3.3-3.6 second
range and tops out between 190 and 200 mph. (Falcon won't give an average 0-60
time or definite top speed.)
