Ford CDW27 platform
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| Manufacturer | Ford Motor Company |
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| Also called | Ford 'World Car' platform |
| Production | 1993–2006 |
| Predecessor | Ford Sierra platform |
| Successor | Ford CD162 platform Ford CD3 platform |
| Class | Compact (C/D) platform |
The Ford CDW27 platform was Ford's midsize car automobile platform from the early 1990s and was designed to be used as its 'World Car' platform.[1] The platform was developed over six years and at a huge expense totalling $6 billion,[2] but was expected to save 25% compared to developing separate models for Europe and North America.[3]
The CDW27 platform was used in the 1993 Ford Mondeo,[4] Ford Contour, Mercury Mystique, and Mercury Cougar.
Descendants of this platform were used in the second generation European Mondeo CD162, the third generation European Mondeo CD132 and Jaguar X-Type. The successors to many of these cars use the new Ford CD3 platform.
[edit] References
- ^ AM online 7 April 2004
- ^ Popular Science March 1995 page 67
- ^ New York Times 27 September 1993
- ^ Honest John 25 August 2010
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