Ford T platforms
The Ford T platform is a series of Ford Motor Company's body-on-frame automobile platform.
T1
[edit]The T1 platform debuted in 2006 with the 2007 model year Ford Expedition, and shares elements with the 2004–2008 Ford F-150's chassis.[1] For the 2007 model year, the Lincoln Navigator moved to the T1 as well.
Applications:
- 2007–2017 Ford Expedition / Ford Expedition EL (U324 / U354)
- 2007–2017 Lincoln Navigator / Lincoln Navigator L (U326 / U418)
- 2009–2014 Ford F-150 / Ford Lobo (P415)
- 2009–2014 Lincoln Mark LT (P415)
T3
[edit]The T3 is Ford's incumbent large truck platform, which began production in November 2014, starting with the 2015 model year P552 F-150. The fourth generation Expedition, Expedition Max (formerly Expedition EL), Navigator and Navigator L are also built on this platform, shared with the Ford F-Series thirteenth generation chassis design from the P552 F-150 and P558 Ford Super Duty.[2]
Applications:
- 2015–2020 Ford F-150 / Ford Lobo (P552)
- 2017–2022 Ford Super Duty (P558)[3][4]
- 2018–present Ford Expedition / Ford Expedition Max (U553)[5]
- 2018–present Lincoln Navigator / Lincoln Navigator L (U554)
- 2021–present Ford F-150 / Ford Lobo (P702)
- 2023–present Ford Super Duty (P708)
T5
[edit]The T5 platform is what Land Rover calls an Integrated Body Frame, which joins both a monocoque section for the engine bay and passenger compartment, and a ladder frame section for the gearbox and suspension.[6] Compared to the all unibody 2001 Range Rover, the heavier frame construction was chosen for lower costs, with the intent to use it on a new redesigned Defender and various other models, but many of these plans did not transpire.[7]
- 2004–2009 Land Rover Discovery 3 / Land Rover LR3 (L319) - Use of the 2002 Ford Explorer's chassis was considered, but ruled out over unfavourable off-road clearances.[6]
- 2006–2013 Range Rover Sport (L320)
- 2010–2016 Land Rover Discovery 4 / Land Rover LR4 (L319)
Cancelled models:
- Land Rover Defender (L317)[8][9]
- Ford Explorer - Cancelled replacement.[8]
- Ford Bronco - Rejected for T6 platform (as U260) when T5 was considered too costly, before being cancelled altogether.[8][10]
T6
[edit]The T6 is the smallest of the new T platforms, designed for midsize trucks and SUVs.
Applications:
- 2011–2023 Ford Ranger (P375)
- 2011–2020 Mazda BT-50 (UP, UR)
- 2015–2022 Ford Everest (U375)
T6.2
- 2021–present Ford Bronco (U725)[11]
- 2022–present Ford Ranger (P703)[11][12]
- 2022–present Volkswagen Amarok (J73)
- 2022–present Ford Everest (U704)
References
[edit]- ^ Bryant, Eric. "In the Autoblog Garage: 2007 Ford Expedition EL". Autoblog. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ^ "Ford T3 platform profile" (PDF). IHS Markit.
- ^ https://investors.tenneco.com/~/media/Files/T/Tenneco-IR/reports-and-presentations/nov-2020-ten-investor-presentation-update-11-18-20.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Ford and Lincoln future models into the 2020s". 18 July 2016.
- ^ "2018 Ford Expedition Limited 4×4 – Bottom Line Review | RoadBlazing". 4 December 2018.
- ^ a b Taylor, James (2019). Range Rover Sport 2005-2013 : the Complete Story. La Vergne: Crowood. ISBN 978-1-78500-660-9. OCLC 1129224068.
- ^ Hull, Nick (20 October 2021). Land Rover Design. Veloce Publishing Ltd (published 2021-10-20). ISBN 9781787118119.
- ^ a b c "Nick Rogers: el padre del nuevo defender que vive entre 4x4 británicos". Revista Car (in Spanish). 2021-05-24.
- ^ "Past Experience". cavt-ltdprototype.
- ^ Naughton, Keith (2020-07-14). "The Bronco Is Back, Thanks to a Group of Obsessed Ford Employees". Bloomberg Businessweek. Archived from the original on 2020-10-18.
- ^ a b Ottley, Stephen (2021-01-24). "Ford Australia can't afford the new 2022 Ranger ute to be a failure". CarsGuide. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
- ^ "Ford Ranger 2022 revealed: V6 diesel, wider track and bold styling, release date mid-next year". Chasing Cars. 2021-11-24. Retrieved 2021-11-25.
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