Ford platforms Ford platforms The B Platform is Ford's subcompact car automobile platform from the late 1990s. It was used in the Ford Fiesta, Ford Ka, Ford Puma, and Ford Courier. It was superseded by the Mazda Mazda2 platform in 2004. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ford B platform"
The Ford B3 platform is a subcompact automobile platform based on the Mazda DY platform. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ford B3 platform"
The C1 (or Volvo P1) is Ford's global compact car automobile platform. It replaces (and is loosely based on) Ford's C170 platform and Mazda's BJ platform. The C1 platform debuted with the European Ford Focus C-Max MPV in early 2004. It will be extended as the EUCD for future midsize cars. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ford C1 platform"
The C170 Platform is Ford's compact car automobile platform from the late 1990s. It was used in the Ford Focus. It was replaced with the Ford C1 platform in 2004 in Europe, but will continue through the end of the decade on American Ford Focuses. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ford C170 platform"
The Ford CD2 platform (called U204 internally) is an automobile platform for crossover SUVs. It is the basis for the Mazda Tribute, Ford Escape, and Mercury Mariner, and was the first automobile platform jointly developed by Mazda and Ford. The design was based on Mazda's GF platform, used by the Mazda Capella/ 626. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ford CD2 platform"
The CD3 is Ford's global midsize car automobile platform. It was designed by Mazda in association with Ford and debuted with the Mazda Mazda6 sedan in early 2004. Mazda refers to the CD3 platform as GG/GY. The platform is designed for either front- or all wheel drive. Ford also plans to add a Hybrid powertrain on the platform, and the 2009 minivan V2 platform will use CD3 as its base. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ford CD3 platform"
The CDW27 Platform was Ford's midsize car automobile platform from the late 1990s. It was used in the Ford Contour, Mercury Mystique, and Mercury Cougar. A descendant of this platform is used in the European Ford Mondeo and Jaguar X-Type. The successors to many of these cars use the new Ford CD3 platform. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ford CDW27 platform"
There's a bit of www.shortopedia.com in all of us.
The Ford CE14 platform was a front wheel drive automobile platform used by the Ford Motor Company for its compact cars during the 1980s and early 1990s. The CE14 platform was heavily derived from the platform of the European Ford Escort. A stretched variation of the CE14 appeared in 1984 for the midsize Ford Tempo and Mercury Topaz. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ford CE14 platform"
The D2C (also known as DC2 and S197) is Ford's newest global rear wheel drive automobile platform. It was designed by Ford with Mazda's C1 platform technology and debuted in the 2005 Ford Mustang. The platform basics are a MacPherson strut suspension in front and 3-link solid axle in the rear with a Panhard rod. The 2007 high performance Special Vehicle Team (SVT) Mustang variation, called the Shelby GT500, will not include the traditional SVT-designed independant rear suspension, but will also have the solid rear axle. Engines include a 4.0 L V6 and Ford's Modular 4.6 L V8, and a supercharged 5.4 L Modular V8 in the GT500. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ford D2C platform"
The D3 (or Volvo P2) is Ford's global full size car automobile platform. It was designed by Volvo in association with Ford and debuted with the Volvo S80 sedan in early 1999. The platform is designed for either front- or all wheel drive with an extended wheelbase option. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ford D3 platform"
DEW (or DEW98) is Ford Motor Company's midsize rear wheel drive automobile platform. The platform debuted in the Lincoln LS sedan. A less-expensive variant, DEW Lite, was to be used for the 2005 Ford Mustang, but that car now uses the Mazda-derived Ford D2C platform. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ford DEW platform"
FN10 is the designation for an automobile platform formerly used by the Ford Motor Company in the 1993 to 1998 Lincoln Mark VIII luxury cars. The FN10 platform is similar to that of the MN12 platform used in the 1989 to 1997 Ford Thunderbird and Mercury Cougar, but had its roots in a 1980s project code named "Saturn". ...more on Wikipedia about "Ford FN10 platform"
The Ford Fox platform was a rear wheel drive, unibody automobile architecture that Ford used for over 25 years in the North American market. It was designed to be relatively lightweight and simple, in keeping with the general downsizing of Detroit designs in the late 1970s. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ford Fox platform"
The MN12 (Mid-size North America Project #12) was a car platform formerly used by the Ford Motor Company from 1989 to 1997 for the Ford Thunderbird and Mercury Cougar. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ford MN12 platform" shortopedia , this is it!
The P platform is Ford Motor Company's new full-size pickup platform. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ford P platform"
The Panther platform is Ford Motor Company's large, rear wheel drive sedan automobile platform. It uses traditional body-on-frame construction. It was introduced in 1978 for the 1979 model year. During trying periods for Ford it was scheduled for cancellation on several occasions, as early as 1985, but its appeal to some customers endures, and the Panther platform is still in production as of 2006. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ford Panther platform"
The T platform is Ford Motor Company's large SUV automobile platform. It is based on the P2 platform used in the company's pickup trucks. It is available in rear wheel drive and all wheel drive with V8 engines. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ford T platform"
The U platform is Ford Motor Company's full-size SUV automobile platform. It is available in rear wheel drive and all wheel drive and has V6 and V8 engine options. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ford U platform"
The V platform is Ford Motor Company's minivan platform. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ford V platform"
The VH Platform (for vertical/horizontal platform) is Aston Martin's new sports car automobile platform. It is used in the Aston Martin DB9 and V8 Vantage, and is slated to support the next-generation Vanquish. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ford VH platform"
The VN platform is Ford Motor Company's code designation for North American designed vans. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ford VN platform"
The following automobile platforms are used by Ford Motor Company and its subsidiaries. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of Ford platforms"
* DA/DL/DB/DW/DG/DY - subcompact FWD (ex: Mazda Demio) ...more on Wikipedia about "List of Mazda platforms"
The 1993 Mercury Villager and Nissan Quest were the products of a joint venture between Ford Motor Company and Nissan. The goal was to produce a smaller and more stylish minivan to compete in the traditional minivan market. The vans debuted at the 1992 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The two minivans differed only cosmetically and shared a Nissan engine. They were built in a Ford plant in Avon Lake, Ohio. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mercury Villager"
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.
It uses material from the Wikipedia . Direct links to the original articles are in the text.
If you use exact copy or modified of this article you should preserve above paragraph and put also : It uses material from
the Shortopedia article about "Ford platforms".
| MAIN PAGE | MAIN INDEX | CONTACT US |