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Ford C2 Platform
C2 is the name of a Ford Motors scalable vehicle architecture designed to underpin front-wheel-drive and all-wheel-drive vehicles of various types and sizes. It succeeds the Ford C1 platform and is currently used for compact applications. However, Ford plans on expanding it to midsize cars and crossovers as well.
One of the primary purposes of the Ford C2 platform is to drive scale economies even further by sharing parts with other vehicles. The platform will share a plethora of parts sharing technologies, including suspension structures, seat structures, electric parking brakes, air conditioning units, transmissions, electrical systems, infotainment screens and systems, connectivity modems, and more.
This platform is currently in production for vehicles sold under the Ford nameplate worldwide. Here are the Ford and Lincoln vehicles currently sold in the U.S. and Canada that ride on the Ford C2 platform:
The first vehicle to have been launched on this architecture was the fourth-generation Ford Focus (2019 model year and newer), a car that is not sold in North America.
Platform Vitals
Metric | Value |
---|---|
Type | Unibody welded steel |
Size | Subcompact, compact, midsize |
Supported Vehicle Type | Car, crossover / CUV, van |
Suspension Type (front) | MacPherson strut |
Suspension Type (rear) | Multi-link independent |
Layout | Front-engine FWD/AWD |
Powerplant Layout | Transverse |
Predecessor | Ford C1 platform |
Successor | Currently none |
Supported Engines
Engine | Horsepower @ RPM | Torque @ RPM | Transmission | Vehicle Applications |
---|---|---|---|---|
1.5L EcoBoost I3 | 180 @ N/A | 177 @ N/A | Eight-speed automatic | 2020 Ford Escape |
2.0L EcoBoost I4 | 250 @ 5,500 rpm | 275 @ 3,000 rpm | Eight-speed automatic | 2020 Ford Escape / Lincoln Corsair |
2.5L hybrid I4 | 198 @ N/A | N/A | Continuously Variable Automatic (CVT) | 2020 Ford Escape |
2.5L plug-in hybrid I4 | 209 @ N/A | N/A | Continuously Variable Automatic (CVT) | 2020 Ford Escape / Lincoln Corsair |
2.3L EcoBoost I4 | 285 @ N/A | 305 @ N/A | Eight-speed automatic | Lincoln Corsair |
Future Models
The 2020 Ford Escape and 2020 Lincoln Corsair are currently the two new models expected from this platform in the U.S. and Canadian markets.
Availability
The 2020 Ford Escape will hit the market at the fourth quarter of the 2019 model-year, while the 2020 Lincoln Corsair is scheduled some time between the first and second quarter of the 2020 model-year.
Discussion
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News
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