Ford D3 platform

Motor vehicle platform Ford D3 Platform2010 Ford Taurus SHOOverviewManufacturerFord Motor CompanyProduction2004–2019AssemblyFord: Chicago, Illinois (Chicago Assembly)Body and chassisClassMid-size SUV/Full-size carLayoutTransverse Front-wheel drive, all-wheel driveBody styles4-door Sedan5-door Full-size CUV5-door Mid-size Crossover SUVVehiclesSee listingRelatedFord D4 platformFord CD3 platformFord EUCD platformFord V platform]DimensionsWheelbase112.9 inches (D3 sedans)ChronologyPredecessorFord Panther platformFord D186 platformFord DEW platformSuccessorFord CD4 platform (Sedan)Ford CD6 platform (SUV) The Ford D3 platform is an automotive platform used by Ford Motor Company for model years 2005–2019, as the fifteenth generation of full-size North American cars. The platform used unibody chassis construction with a transverse V6 engine and either front -or all-wheel drive. The platform derived from the 1998–2016 Volvo P2 architecture, relating to a period when Ford owned Volvo as part of its Premier Automotive Group. From model year 2008 on, the related D4 platform served as a basis for crossover SUVs. While the vehicles of the D3 platform were officially introduced as the repla