Ford D3 platform
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| Manufacturer | Ford Motor Company |
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| Also called | Volvo P2 platform |
| Production | 2005–present |
| Predecessor | Ford Panther platform Ford D186 platform |
| Class | Full-size car Full-size luxury car |
| Layout | Front-wheel drive, all-wheel drive |
| Body style(s) | Sedan Station wagon Large CUV Crossover SUV |
| Vehicles | See listing |
| Related | Ford D4 platform |
The Ford D3 platform (called P2 by Volvo) is a Ford global full-size car automobile platform. It was designed by Volvo before the Ford purchase and debuted with the Volvo S80 sedan in early 1999.[1] The platform is designed for either front- or all wheel drive with an extended wheelbase option.
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[edit] Overview
Ford's D3 platform is slightly different from Volvo's original P2. For example, D3 features steel suspension arms, rather than aluminum, and other material cost-saving measures. Ford's current D3 vehicles are built at the Chicago Assembly plant in Chicago, Illinois, while Volvo's are built in Torslanda, Sweden.
[edit] P2 Vehicles
- 1999–2006 Volvo S80 sedan (P23)
- 2001–2009 Volvo S60 sedan (P24)
- 2001–2007 Volvo V70 station wagon (P26E)
- 2002–2007 Volvo XC70 station wagon (P26L)
- 2003– Volvo XC90 crossover SUV (P28)
[edit] D3 Vehicles
- 2005–2007 Ford Five Hundred sedan (D258)
- 2005–2007 Ford Freestyle crossover SUV (D219)
- 2005–2007 Mercury Montego sedan (D333)
- 2008– Ford Taurus sedan (D258)
- 2008–2009 Ford Taurus X crossover SUV (D219)
- 2008–2009 Mercury Sable sedan (D333)
- 2009– Lincoln MKS sedan (D385)
[edit] D4
D4 is a revision of D3 created to underpin the Ford Flex and Lincoln MKT crossover SUVs.
Current D4 vehicles:
- 2009– Ford Flex crossover SUV — D471
- 2010– Lincoln MKT crossover SUV — D472
- 2011– Ford Explorer — U502[2]
D4 based concepts:
- 2008 Explorer America crossover SUV
- 2008 Lincoln MKT luxury crossover SUV
[edit] References
- ^ Our History, Volvo, http://www.volvo.com/vce/History/Application/HistoryContent.aspx?decade=1990&year=1998&article=0&history=/Channels/group/global/en-gb/Volvo%20Group/history/ourhistory/.
- ^ Explorer is latest test of Ford’s strategy, Detroit News, 2010-6-10, http://detnews.com/article/20100610/AUTO01/6100382/Explorer-is-latest-test-of-Ford-s-strategy.
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