Ford Fox platform

Ford Fox platform
1990 Ford Mustang GT hatchback
Overview
Manufacturer	Ford Motor Company
Production	1978-1993
Body and chassis
Class	Compact Mid-size Personal luxury car Pony car
Layout	FR layout
Body style(s)	2-door convertible 2-door coupe 3-door hatchback 2-door sedan 4-door sedan 5-door station wagon 2-door coupe utility
Vehicles	see below
Dimensions
Wheelbase	100.5–108.5 in (2,550–2,760 mm)
Chronology
Predecessor	Ford Falcon platform (Ford Maverick/Ford Granada/Mercury Comet/Mercury Monarch) Ford Pinto platform (Ford Mustang II) Ford Torino platform (Ford LTD II/Ford Thunderbird/Mercury Cougar) Ford Panther platform (Lincoln Continental/Continental Mark VI)
Successor	Ford SN-95 platform Ford D2C platform Ford MN12 platform Ford DN5 platform Ford CE14 platform

The Ford Fox platform is an automobile platform that was used by Ford Motor Company from the 1978 to 1993 model years. Originally introduced to underpin compact sedans, the Fox architecture was utilized for a wide variety of vehicle designs for Ford and Lincoln-Mercury vehicles. Serving as the direct replacement for the long-running Ford Falcon architecture, the downsizing of intermediate-size cars expanded its use, with the Fox platform also replacing the Ford Torino platform. For the 1980s, the chassis came into wider use, supporting both the Ford Mustang and the Ford Thunderbird.

Designed to be relatively lightweight and simple, the Fox platform was a rear-wheel drive chassis that utilized a wide variety of powertrains. Along with the sedans, coupes, and station wagons introduced by the inaugural Ford Fairmont and Mercury Zephyr, models were offered as hatchbacks, convertibles, and as a coupe utility. In addition to pony cars and economy cars, the Fox architecture supported personal luxury cars and luxury sedans.

As Ford transitioned its compact and mid-size vehicle lines to front-wheel drive, the usage of the Fox platform began to decline during the mid-1980s. In its original form, the architecture was produced through the 1993 model year, with a substantial redesign of the Ford Mustang extending its life into the 21st century, ultimately ending production in 2004. Produced across 26 model years, the Fox platform is the second-longest car architecture ever designed by Ford Motor Company (behind the 33 model years for the Panther platform).