Ford C1 platform
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The C1 platform (for "Compact-class") is Ford's global compact car automobile platform. It replaces (and is loosely based on) Ford's C170 platform and Mazda's BJ platform. The C1 platform debuted with the European Ford Focus C-Max MPV in early 2004. It will be extended as the EUCD for future midsize cars.
The C platform was designed in Cologne, Germany as the "C Technologies Program". 30 engineers each from Mazda, Ford, and Volvo worked to combine the small-car engineering from all three automakers.
The platform is designed for either front- or all wheel drive. It is very adaptable, though, and will be stretched as the EUCD for use in future Volvo vehicles. It was even modified for rear wheel drive to create the Ford D2C platform for the next Ford Mustang. Volvo's plans call for all of their cars to be C1, EUCD, or D3-based in the coming years.
Among all of the cars, the floorpan is different, but the front- and rear-subframes, suspension, steering, braking, safety, and electrical components are shared.
Vehicles currently using this platform include the following:
- 2004– Mazda Mazda3 (Code name J48)
- 2005– Ford Focus (European - American Focuses will continue on the Ford C170 platform)
- 2005– Volvo S40 sedan (code name P11)
- 2005– Volvo V50 station wagon (code name P11)
- 2006– Mazda Mazda5
- 2006– Volvo C70 coupe/convertible
- 2007– Volvo C30
- 2010– Ford Focus (North American C307)
See also
Current Ford platforms:- B3 - subcompact FWD (ex: Mazda2)
- C1 - compact FWD (ex: Mazda3)
- CD2 - small SUV FWD/AWD (ex: Ford Escape)
- CD3 - mid-size FWD/AWD (ex: Mazda6)
- EUCD - mid-size FWD/AWD (ex: Volvo S80)
- D2C - sports RWD (ex: Ford Mustang)
- P2/P3 - full-size pickup (ex: Ford F-Series)
- U2/U3 - mid-size SUV (ex: Ford Explorer)
- T1 - full-size SUV (ex: Ford Expedition)
- V2 - minivan (ex: Ford Freestar)
- VN - full-size van (ex: Ford Econoline)
- D3 - full-size FWD/AWD (ex: Volvo S60)
- DEW98 - mid-size RWD (ex: Jaguar S-Type)
- Panther - full-size RWD (ex: Ford Crown Victoria)
- VH - sports RWD (ex: Aston Martin DB9)
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