The Ford Taunus V4 engine is a 60° V4

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with one

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, introduced by

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in Germany in 1962. The German V4 was built in the

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plant and powered the

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and German versions of the

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, and

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Design

In common with other V4 and

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s, but unlike longer V engines with more cylinders, the

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s do not share a crankpin on the

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. The V4 was later expanded into the

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that was used in the

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, Ford Granada,

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, and many other cars. The V4 engine was also used in industrial applications: pumps,

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s. In automobiles, the Taunus V4 was replaced by the Ford OHC/Pinto engine. Initially the V4 engine was designed by Ford for a new entry compact car intended for the US market to be called the Ford "Cardinal", which eventually evolved into the Taunus 12m P4. Ford abandoned the "Cardinal" project and instead built the

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for North America. Ford then sought other uses for the V4 engine which was initially tested in the

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. Ford bought several Saab 96s for testing and eventually sold the cars back to Saab with the V4 engines in them. Saab tested the V4s at their

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test track which stimulated Saab to acquire the V4 engine for their 95, 96, and 97 (Sonett) introduced in August 1966 (1967 production model). The V4 engine eliminated the need to mix oil with fuel for the two-cycle Saab "Shrike" engine and provided better low end torque. Saab dealers offered the first owner a "Lifetime

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" for the V4 for US$50. Applications: *

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(II-V4 and III) *

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* Ford Mustang I

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The version features an bore and stroke. Output was and or and . Applications: * 1962 - 1966 Ford Taunus 12M P4 * 1967 - 1968 Ford Taunus 12M P6

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The version had an bore and stroke. Output was and or and . Applications: * 1966 - 1970 Ford Taunus 12M P6 * 1969 - 1972

(

) *

600

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The V4 had a bore and stroke. It produced and , and or and at 2500 rpm. * 1962-1966 Ford Taunus 12M P4 * 1966-1970 Ford Taunus 12M P6 * 1966-1970 Ford Taunus 15M P6 * 1964-1967 Ford Taunus 17M P5 * 1967-1971 Ford Taunus 17M P7 * 1969-1972

1000 * 1967-1980

and

(European market) * 1967-1974

and

(USA market) * The 1962 "Mustang I" Concept car (tuned to ) * 1970s

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The V4 had a bore and stroke. It produced and , and or and . * 1966-1970 Ford Taunus 12M P6 * 1966-1970 Ford Taunus 15M P6 * 1964-1967 Ford Taunus 17M P5 * 1967-1971 Ford Taunus 17M P7 * 1965-1972

Mark I * 1967-1972

* 1969-1972

* 1972-1975

(German version) * 1975-1981 Ford Granada (German version) * 1971-1974

and

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, a

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like vehicle used in the German army were

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fitted with this Ford V4, to replace its standard

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engine. Since the Saab 96 was used for rallying it was also tuned. In the rally versions it was

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and stroked to giving around in the naturally aspirated version and

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at 7000 rpm in the Saab 96 RC

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version, doing 0 to in five seconds. SAAB also tuned the engine to .

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