Ford CDW27 platform

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Ford CDW27 platform
Ford Mondeo MK2 (1997-2000) front.jpg
Overview
ManufacturerFord Motor Company
Also calledFord 'World Car' platform (1993-2000)
Ford CD162 (1996-2000, outside North America)
Ford CD132 (2000-2009, outside North America)
Production1993–2009
Body and chassis
ClassCompact (C/D) platform
RelatedMazda GE platform
Chronology
PredecessorFord DE-1 platform
Ford CD14 platform (Tempo/Topaz)
SuccessorFord CD3 platform
Ford EUCD platform

The Ford CDW27 platform is a former automobile platform produced by Ford in worldwide markets from 1993 to 2007. Used for midsize cars, the CDW27 architecture was a "world car"[1] (co-designed by Ford and Mazda), becoming the second Ford world car (after the 1980 Ford Escort).

The CDW architecture was developed over six years, costing $6 billion at the time of its 1993 launch;[2][3] the shared development saved approximately 25% over developing separate vehicles for Ford and Ford of Europe.[3] The Global and the American versions were to have about 75 percent parts commonality.[4]

Derived from the Mazda GE platform (used by the Mazda Cronos/626 and the Mazda MX-6/Ford Probe), the platform replaced the DE-1 platform (Ford Sierra) and the (Ford Tempo/Mercury Topaz) under a single product range. First used for the 1993 Ford Mondeo,[5] North America began usage of the CDW27 for 1995 with the Ford Contour.

During the 2000s, the architecture was phased out in favor of two midsize platforms developed separately; the CD3 architecture (developed with Mazda) was used in North America and the EUCD architecture (shared with Volvo) was used by Ford of Europe.

Models[]

CDW27 (first generation)[]

  • Ford Mondeo Mk I (1993-1996)
  • Ford Contour (1995-2000)
  • Ford Cougar (1999-2002)
  • Mercury Mystique (1995-2000)
  • Mercury Cougar (1999-2002)

CD162 (second generation)[]

  • Ford Mondeo Mk II (1996-2000)

CD132 (third generation)[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Has Ford killed its world car?". www.am-online.com. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ^ Popular Science March 1995 page 67
  3. ^ a b Stevenson, Richard W. (1993-09-27). "Ford Sets Its Sights on a 'World Car'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  4. ^ Plumb, Stephen E. (February 1993). "Forget the Escort fiasco, Ford wants a World Car". Ward's Auto World. 29 (2): 26.
  5. ^ "Ford Mondeo (1993 - 1996)". Honest John. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
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