Ford DEW98 platform
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The Ford DEW98 platform is a rear-wheel-drive automobile architecture developed by Ford for luxury and performance sedans and coupes, notably underpinning models like the Lincoln LS, Jaguar S-Type, and Ford Thunderbird.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ford DEW98 platform canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2199395 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ford DEW98 platform Context triple: [Ford Fox platform (third generation), successor, Ford DEW98 platform]
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A.
Ford D258 platform
The Ford D258 platform is an automotive chassis architecture developed by Ford for mid-size front-wheel-drive sedans and wagons in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
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B.
Ford D186 platform
The Ford D186 platform is an automotive chassis architecture developed by Ford for its mid-size sedans and wagons in the late 1980s and 1990s.
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C.
Ford CD2 platform
The Ford CD2 platform is a compact crossover SUV architecture co-developed with Mazda that underpinned vehicles like the Ford Escape, Mazda Tribute, and Mercury Mariner in the early 2000s.
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D.
Ford D3 platform
The Ford D3 platform is a full-size, front- or all-wheel-drive unibody automobile architecture developed by Ford for large sedans and crossovers in the mid-2000s.
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E.
Ford D2C platform (fifth generation)
The Ford D2C platform (fifth generation) is the rear-wheel-drive architecture developed by Ford to underpin the fifth-generation Ford Mustang, enabling its modernized yet retro-inspired pony car design and performance.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ford DEW98 platform Target entity description: The Ford DEW98 platform is a rear-wheel-drive automobile architecture developed by Ford for luxury and performance sedans and coupes, notably underpinning models like the Lincoln LS, Jaguar S-Type, and Ford Thunderbird.
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A.
Ford D258 platform
The Ford D258 platform is an automotive chassis architecture developed by Ford for mid-size front-wheel-drive sedans and wagons in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
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B.
Ford D186 platform
The Ford D186 platform is an automotive chassis architecture developed by Ford for its mid-size sedans and wagons in the late 1980s and 1990s.
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C.
Ford CD2 platform
The Ford CD2 platform is a compact crossover SUV architecture co-developed with Mazda that underpinned vehicles like the Ford Escape, Mazda Tribute, and Mercury Mariner in the early 2000s.
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D.
Ford D3 platform
The Ford D3 platform is a full-size, front- or all-wheel-drive unibody automobile architecture developed by Ford for large sedans and crossovers in the mid-2000s.
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E.
Ford D2C platform (fifth generation)
The Ford D2C platform (fifth generation) is the rear-wheel-drive architecture developed by Ford to underpin the fifth-generation Ford Mustang, enabling its modernized yet retro-inspired pony car design and performance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
automobile platform
ⓘ
rear-wheel-drive platform ⓘ |
| brakeConfiguration | four-wheel disc brakes ⓘ |
| developer | Ford Motor Company ⓘ |
| driveLayout | rear-wheel drive ⓘ |
| engineCompatibility |
V6 engines
ⓘ
V8 engines ⓘ |
| introducedForModelYear |
2000 model year (Jaguar S-Type, updated)
ⓘ
2000 model year (Lincoln LS) ⓘ 2002 model year (Ford Thunderbird) ⓘ |
| layout | front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout ⓘ |
| marketSegment | mid-size luxury segment ⓘ |
| materialUsage | extensive use of aluminum components ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
designed for sporty handling characteristics
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shared architecture between Ford, Lincoln, and Jaguar models ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
luxury cars
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performance cars ⓘ |
| productionStatus | discontinued ⓘ |
| regionOfUse |
Europe
ⓘ
North America ⓘ |
| steeringType | rack-and-pinion steering ⓘ |
| suspensionType |
independent front suspension
ⓘ
independent rear suspension ⓘ |
| usedByBrand |
Ford Motor Company
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surface form:
Ford
Jaguar ⓘ Lincoln ⓘ |
| usedByModel |
Ford Thunderbird
ⓘ
surface form:
Ford Thunderbird (eleventh generation)
Jaguar S-Type ⓘ Lincoln LS (partial market successor) ⓘ
surface form:
Lincoln LS
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| vehicleTypeSupported |
coupé
ⓘ
sedan ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Ford DEW98 platform Description of subject: The Ford DEW98 platform is a rear-wheel-drive automobile architecture developed by Ford for luxury and performance sedans and coupes, notably underpinning models like the Lincoln LS, Jaguar S-Type, and Ford Thunderbird.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.