Ford Fox platform (third generation)

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Ford vehicle platform automobile platform

The Ford Fox platform (third generation) is a rear-wheel-drive unibody automotive architecture used by Ford in the late 1970s through the early 1990s, underpinning various compact and mid-size models including the third-generation Mustang.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Ford Falcon platform	1
Ford Fox-4 platform	1
Fox-body platform	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Ford vehicle platform ⓘ automobile platform ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Ford Fox platform (third generation) ⓘ surface form: Fox-body platform
bodyConstruction	unibody ⓘ
bodyStyleSupported	convertible ⓘ coupe ⓘ hatchback ⓘ sedan ⓘ station wagon ⓘ
category	Ford platforms ⓘ automotive chassis ⓘ rear-wheel-drive vehicles ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
driveLayout	rear-wheel drive ⓘ
endOfProduction	1993 ⓘ
engineConfiguration	V6 compatible ⓘ V8 compatible ⓘ inline-4 compatible ⓘ inline-6 compatible ⓘ
frontSuspensionType	MacPherson strut ⓘ
layout	longitudinal front-engine, rear-wheel drive ⓘ
manufacturer	Ford Motor Company ⓘ
market	North America ⓘ
material	steel ⓘ
notableFor	lightweight construction for performance applications ⓘ wide range of body styles ⓘ
notableModel	Ford Capri (European Fox-based, Mercury Capri in North America) ⓘ Ford Fairmont ⓘ Ford Granada (North America, second generation) ⓘ Ford LTD (Fox-based, mid-size) ⓘ Ford Mustang ⓘ surface form: Ford Mustang (third generation) Ford Thunderbird ⓘ surface form: Ford Thunderbird (eighth generation) Lincoln Continental ⓘ surface form: Lincoln Continental (seventh generation) Lincoln Mark VII ⓘ Mercury Cougar ⓘ surface form: Mercury Cougar (Fox-body generation) Mercury Marquis (Fox-based) ⓘ Mercury Sable ⓘ surface form: Mercury Zephyr
predecessor	Ford Falcon platform ⓘ
productionPeriod	late 1970s through early 1990s ⓘ
rearSuspensionType	coil springs ⓘ live rear axle ⓘ
startOfProduction	1978 ⓘ
successor	Ford DEW98 platform ⓘ Ford Fox platform (third generation) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Ford Fox-4 platform
transmissionCompatibility	automatic transmission ⓘ manual transmission ⓘ
usedByBrand	Ford Motor Company ⓘ surface form: Ford Lincoln ⓘ Mercury ⓘ
usedFor	compact cars ⓘ mid-size cars ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ford Fox platform (third generation) → alsoKnownAs → Ford Fox platform (third generation) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fox-body platform

Mercury Cougar → firstGenerationPlatform → Ford Fox platform (third generation) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ford Falcon platform

Ford Mustang → platform → Ford Fox platform (third generation) ⓘ

Ford Fox platform (third generation) → successor → Ford Fox platform (third generation) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ford Fox-4 platform