Ford DEW platform
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The Ford DEW platform (or DEW98) is Ford Motor Company's midsize rear wheel drive automobile platform. The D/E nomenclature was meant to express an intermediate size between D and E class vehicles, while the W denoted a worldwide platform. The platform was developed by both Ford and Jaguar engineers, and debuted in the Lincoln LS sedan.
A less-expensive variant known as DEW Lite was originally to be used for the 2005 Ford Mustang, but the platform was significantly redesigned to become the Ford D2C platform instead.
[edit] Vehicles
This platform is used in the following vehicles:
- 2008-???? Jaguar XF
- 2000-2006 Lincoln LS
- 2000-2008 Jaguar S-Type
- 2002-2005 Ford Thunderbird
Cancelled vehicles that were to use this platform:
- 2004 Ford Fairlane - Became the CD3-based Ford Fusion
- 2004 Lincoln D310 - Became the CD3-based Lincoln Zephyr
- 2005 Ford Mustang - Used the D2C platform instead
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| B3 (subcompact FWD) · C1 (compact car FWD) · CD2 (compact SUV FWD/AWD) CD3 (mid-size car FWD/AWD) · D3 (full-size car FWD/AWD) · EUCD (mid-size car FWD/AWD) |
