The AU Falcon can be divided up by series, which can be useful when dealing with the particulars of your specific vehicle. Details on the Series’ are listed below:
The information here is only a rough guide and does not explain every single difference between the models due to lack of resources. Manufacture dates may not be entirely accurate due to series overlap.
Series 1
Manufacture Dates (approx.): September 1998 to June 1999
- Original model of the AU, BCM and PCM more similar to EL Falcon, and Smartlock central locking system inherited from the E-Series Falcons.
Series 1.5
Manufacture Dates (approx.): June 1999 to April 2000
- Retained Series 1 sensors and connections but included a new central locking system, Smartshield
Series 2
Manufacture Dates (approx.): April 2000 to November 2001
- Most major refresh in the AU Falcon line of vehicles
- Front and rear bumper changes made
- Bonnet in all non-XR models replaced with Series 1 Fairmont-style high bonnet
- 15” wheel models upsized to 16” as standard
- Interior refresh redesigned all low/mid models to have darker colours and sharper design edges
- Inclusion of interior lock button standard in all models
- Darker interior colours
- Improved suspension and brake components, more akin to the later B-Series Falcon
- Changes in sensors from the previous series’
- PCM slightly upgraded, allowing for easier installation of piggyback tuning chips, such as the J3 chip by T.I Performance
Series 3
Manufacture Dates (approx.): November 2001 to September 2002
- Minor changes in body from the Series 2, including colour-matched side mirrors and side-skirts as standard in some models
- Serves more as a cosmetic refresh rather than a functionally upgraded AU Falcon