Ford EUCD platform
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| Manufacturer | Ford Motor Company |
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| Also called | Volvo P24 platform |
| Production | 2007–present |
| Predecessor | Ford D3 platform Volvo P2 platform |
| Class | Mid-size car |
| Related | Ford C1 platform |
The Ford EUCD platform (for "European D-class") is Ford's global midsize car automobile platform. It is loosely based on Ford's compact Ford C1 platform. EUCD and C1 share many suspension, brake, and electrical systems.
Originally known as "C1-Plus" due to its similarity, EUCD was chosen by Ford's European operations instead of the Ford CD3 platform due to the large number of components shared with the smaller C1. Another factor was reportedly the inability of the CD3 to accept Volvo's straight-5 engines.
The first EUCD cars were introduced at the 2006 Geneva Motor Show: Volvo's S80 and Ford's S-MAX and Galaxy, which share about half of their total parts, for example, the steering columns on the Galaxy, S-Max and S80 share 80 percent of their parts.[1]
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[edit] Current models
- 2007– Ford S-MAX large MPV (introduced at the 2006 Geneva Motor Show)
- 2007– Ford Galaxy (code name CD340) large MPV (introduced at the 2006 Geneva Motor Show)
- 2007– Freelander/LR2 (code name L359) compact SUV (introduced at the 2006 London Motor Show)
- 2007– Ford Mondeo introduced at the 2007 Geneva Motor Show
- 2007– Volvo S80 sedan (introduced at the 2006 Geneva Motor Show)[2]
- 2007– Volvo V70 station wagon
- 2008– Volvo XC70 compact SUV
- 2009– Volvo XC60 compact SUV
- 2011– Volvo S60 compact executive car[3]
- 2011– Volvo V60 station wagon
- 2011– Range Rover Evoque (code name L538)
[edit] Future models
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- 2012– Land Rover 7-seater SUV (code name L486)[4]
[edit] Ford's new global D-segment platform
Within a few years, the Fusion and Mondeo mid-size (C/D) cars will migrate to a new common global platform.[5]
[edit] References
- "Meet the next X-type". Autocar. March 7, 2006. http://www.autocar.co.uk/news_article.asp?na_id=214333.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Wim Oude Weernink and Bradford Wernle. "Building Blocks: Ford learns a lesson from Lego". AutoWeek. http://autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060330/FREE/60327009/1024/LATESTNEWS. Retrieved March 30, 2006.
- ^ Swiss Bliss, Ward's Auto World, March 1, 2006]
- ^ First Images of the New Volvo S60 Sedan Swedespeed.com, November 10, 2009
- ^ Paul Tan. "New 7-seater Land Rover L486 coming soon". Paul Tan. http://paultan.org/archives/2008/06/24/new-7-seater-land-rover-l486-coming-soon/. Retrieved June 24, 2008.
- ^ http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=30791
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