The Ford DN5 platform is an automobile platform that was produced by

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. Serving as the front-wheel drive replacement for the mid-size sedans of the

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, the DN5 chassis was produced in its initial form for the 1986 to the 1995 model years. Developed as Ford transitioned its mid-size Ford and Mercury sedan ranges to front-wheel drive, the long-wheelbase FN9 variant of the platform was used by Lincoln; the 1988

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was the first front-wheel drive vehicle ever sold by the division. As Ford developed its second generation of minivans, the WIN88 variant was used by the 1994

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. In the late 1990s, the DN5 chassis was gradually replaced through model revisions and retirements.

Models

* 1986–1995

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* 1986–1995

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* 1988–2002

* 1995–1998

Replacement

For 1996 production, the DN5 chassis underwent a substantial revision, receiving the DN101 chassis code for the third-generation Taurus and Sable. For 1999, the Ford Windstar retired the WIN88 chassis (derived from the DN5) in favor of the Ford V platform. Retaining an identical powertrain configuration (and wheelbase), the V platform was developed specifically as a minivan. Following a substantial revision of the FN9 chassis for 1995 (to accommodate the 4.6L DOHC V8 for front-wheel drive), Lincoln produced the front-wheel drive Continental through the 2002 model year until the withdrawal of the model line.

References

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