Ford Orion
The Ford Orion is a saloon caur biggit bi the automaker Ford for the European mercat frae 22 Julie 1983 till 19 September 1993. A tot o 534,239 Orions wur sauld throughoot the caur's 10-year life.
| Ford Orion | |
|---|---|
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| Owerview | |
| Manufacturer | Ford Motor Company |
| Production | 1983 — 1993 |
| Assembly | Halewood, UK Saarlouis, Germany[1] Almussafes, Valencia, Spain[2] General Pacheco, Buenos Aires Valencia, Venezuela |
| Bouk an chassis | |
| Cless | Small family car |
| Body style | 4-door saloon |
| Relatit | Ford Escort Ford Verona |
| Powertrain | |
| Ingine | 1296 cc OHV "Valencia/HCS" Straight-4 1296 cc OHC "CVH" Straight-4 1596 cc OHC "CVH" Straight-4 1753 cc OHC "Endura-D" Straight-4 Diesel |
| Transmission | Ford BC4 4-speed manual Ford BC5 5-speed manual Ford ATX 3-speed automatic |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Ford Escort (1968-80) Ford Cortina |
| Successor | Ford Escort Saloon (1993) |
The Orion is based on the Ford Escort, but at the back, insteid o the Escort's hatchback, the Orion features a separate trunk / boot. Visually the Orion's notch-back rear end an greater rear overhang mak it readily distinguishable frae its better sellin sibling.
Interniational variants
eeditThe Brazilian Ford Verona wis seemilar tae the Orion (the 1993 model wis identical, except for the bootlid badge), but it uised the Ford CHT ingine pouer unit in place o the CVH an Zetec installed in the Orion.
Ither Ford Orions
eedit- The 2008 model o the muckle rear-wheel drive Ford Falcon FG in Australie, the FG, wis code-named 'Orion'.
- The Orion name wis uised in New Zealand for the seicont generation Ford Telstar, when sauld alangside the replacement third generation Telstar range.
| Wikimedia Commons haes media relatit tae Ford Orion. |
- ↑ "Facilities | Ford Motor Company Newsroom". Media.ford.com. Archived frae the original on 2 September 2010. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
- ↑ "Facilities | Ford Motor Company Newsroom". Media.ford.com. Retrieved 21 October 2011.