Ford CDW27 platform

Ford CDW27 platform

Overview
Manufacturer	Ford Motor Company
Also called	Ford 'World Car' platform
Production	1993–2006
Body and chassis
Class	Compact (C/D) platform
Related	Mazda GE platform
Chronology
Predecessor	Ford Sierra platform Ford CE14 platform
Successor	Ford CD162 platform Ford CD3 platform Ford EUCD platform

The Ford CDW27 platform was Ford's midsize car automobile platform from 1993 to 2006, It was co-designed by Ford and Mazda 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 design is based on Mazda's GE platform, used by the Mazda Cronos/626

The CDW27 platform was first 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 or EUCD platform.

References

Ford platforms

Ford Motor Company

Subcompact cars

Current	B3

Historic	B Mazda DA

Compact cars

Current	C1

Historic	CE14 Mazda B C170

Mid-size cars

Current	CD3 CD4 DEW EUCD

Historic	Fox D186 CDW27 Mazda G

Full-size cars

Current	E8 Ford D3

Historic	Full-size Ford Full-size Lincoln Panther EA169 EA26

Other cars

Current	S550 (pony car)

Historic	FN10/MN12 (personal luxury car) SN-95 (pony car) D2C/S197 (pony car)

Trucks/SUVs/
crossovers/Vans

Current	P2/P3(full-size pickup) T1 (full-size SUV) D4 (full-size CUV)

Historic	CD2 (compact CUV) U2 (mid-size SUV) V (front-wheel drive minivan) VN1 (rear/AWD mid-size van) VN (full-size van) Mazda S (minivan)

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