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{{short description|Automotive platform}}
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The '''Ford DEW platform''' (or '''DEW98''') was [[Ford Motor Company]]'s [[mid-size car|midsized]] [[rear-wheel drive]] [[automobile platform]]. The D/E nomenclature was meant to express an intermediate size between D- and E-class vehicles, while the W denoted a worldwide platform. The platform was developed by both Ford and [[Jaguar (automobile)|Jaguar]] engineers, and debuted in the [[Lincoln LS]] sedan.<ref name="Jewel">{{cite book |last1=Hutton |first1=Ray |title=Jewels in the Crown: How Tata of India transformed Britain's Jaguar and Land Rover |chapter=Jaguar's faded glory |publisher=Elliott & Thompson |date=2013 |isbn=978-1908739834 }}<!--|accessdate=26 March 2015 --></ref><ref name="Boca Raton 1">{{cite news |last=Connelly |first=Mary |title=New Blood Brings Pulse Of Change |work=Boca Raton News |date=7 August 1999 |page=RR11 }}</ref> Its de facto predecessor in Europe was the DE-1 platform which underpinned the 1985 [[Ford Scorpio]], however this vehicle was cancelled in 1998 without a direct replacement as in the European market, buyers were increasingly turning away from executive class cars manufactured by mainstream manufacturers.
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Ford's use of the platform ended in 2006, but Jaguar continued to use DEW98 after Jaguar was sold to [[Tata Motors]] in 2008, building the [[Jaguar XF (X250)|XF]] on it. Jaguar's use of the platform ended in 2015 with the introduction of the [[Jaguar XF (X260)|second-generation XF]] using the [[Jaguar Land Rover car platforms#D7a|Jaguar Land Rover iQ[Al] (D7a)]] modular platform.<ref name="Car Advice">{{cite news |last=Fung |first=Derek |url=http://www.caradvice.com.au/344337/2016-jaguar-xf-revealed/ |title=2016 Jaguar XF revealed |work=caradvice |date=26 March 2015 |accessdate=26 March 2015 }}</ref>
[[Image:Jaguar XF front 20080731.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Jaguar XF]]
The '''Ford DEW platform''' (or '''DEW98''') is [[Ford Motor Company]]'s [[mid-size car|midsize]] [[rear wheel drive]] [[automobile platform]]. The D/E nomenclature was meant to express an intermediate size between D and E class vehicles, while the W denoted a worldwide platform. The platform was developed by both Ford and [[Jaguar (automobile)|Jaguar]] engineers, and debuted in the [[Lincoln LS]] sedan.

Ford's use of the platform ended in 2006, however Jaguar continues to use DEW98 even after Jaguar was sold to [[Tata Motors]] in 2008.

A less-expensive variant known as ''DEW Lite'' was originally to be used for the 2005 [[Ford Mustang]], but the platform was significantly redesigned to become the [[Ford D2C platform]] instead.


==Vehicles==
==Vehicles==
This platform is used in the following vehicles:
This platform was used in these vehicles:
* 2000&ndash;2008 [[Jaguar S-Type]]
* 1999&ndash;2008 [[Jaguar S-Type (1999)|Jaguar S-Type]]<ref name="Jewel" />
* 2000&ndash;2006 [[Lincoln LS]]
* 2000&ndash;2006 [[Lincoln LS]]<ref name="Boca Raton 1" />
* 2002&ndash;2005 [[Ford Thunderbird]]
* 2002&ndash;2005 [[Ford Thunderbird (eleventh generation)|Ford Thunderbird]]<ref name="Boca Raton 1" />
* 2008&ndash; [[Jaguar XF]]
* 2008&ndash;2015 [[Jaguar XF]]<ref name="Jewel" />


Cancelled vehicles that were to use this platform:
Cancelled vehicles that were to use this platform:
* 2004 Ford Fairlane
* 2004 Ford Fairlane {{Citation needed|date=June 2018}}
* 2004 Lincoln D310 - Became the [[Ford CD3 platform|CD3]]-based [[Lincoln Zephyr]]{{Citation needed|date=September 2009}}
* 2004 Lincoln D310 - became the [[Ford CD3 platform|CD3]]-based [[Lincoln Zephyr/MKZ|Lincoln Zephyr]]<ref name="MIM 1996">{{cite journal |title=The Yanks are Coming |journal=Motor Industry Management: Journal of the Institute of the Motor Industry |year=1996 |last=Institute of the Motor Industry }}</ref>
* 2005 [[Ford Mustang]] - Used the [[Ford D2C platform|D2C platform]] instead
* 2005 [[Ford Mustang]]<ref name="Mustang">{{cite book |last1=DeLorenzo |first1=Matt |title=Mustang 2005: A New Breed of Pony Car |publisher=Motorbooks International |year=2004 |page=22 |isbn=978-0760320396 }}<!--|accessdate=26 March 2015 --></ref> - used the [[Ford D2C platform|D2C platform]] instead

<gallery>
File:2001 Jaguar S-Type.JPG|Jaguar S-Type
File:00-02 Lincoln LS.jpg|Lincoln LS
File:2002-2005 Ford Thunderbird.jpg|Ford Thunderbird
File:2009-2010 Jaguar XF (X250 MY10) Luxury sedan (2011-01-13).jpg|Jaguar XF
</gallery>

==References==

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Latest revision as of 23:06, 6 December 2024

The Ford DEW platform (or DEW98) was Ford Motor Company's midsized rear-wheel drive automobile platform. The D/E nomenclature was meant to express an intermediate size between D- and E-class vehicles, while the W denoted a worldwide platform. The platform was developed by both Ford and Jaguar engineers, and debuted in the Lincoln LS sedan.[1][2] Its de facto predecessor in Europe was the DE-1 platform which underpinned the 1985 Ford Scorpio, however this vehicle was cancelled in 1998 without a direct replacement as in the European market, buyers were increasingly turning away from executive class cars manufactured by mainstream manufacturers.

Ford's use of the platform ended in 2006, but Jaguar continued to use DEW98 after Jaguar was sold to Tata Motors in 2008, building the XF on it. Jaguar's use of the platform ended in 2015 with the introduction of the second-generation XF using the Jaguar Land Rover iQ[Al] (D7a) modular platform.[3]

Vehicles

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This platform was used in these vehicles:

Cancelled vehicles that were to use this platform:

  • Jaguar S-Type
    Jaguar S-Type
  • Lincoln LS
    Lincoln LS
  • Ford Thunderbird
    Ford Thunderbird
  • Jaguar XF
    Jaguar XF

References

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  1. ^ a b c Hutton, Ray (2013). "Jaguar's faded glory". Jewels in the Crown: How Tata of India transformed Britain's Jaguar and Land Rover. Elliott & Thompson. ISBN 978-1908739834.
  2. ^ a b c Connelly, Mary (7 August 1999). "New Blood Brings Pulse Of Change". Boca Raton News. p. RR11.
  3. ^ Fung, Derek (26 March 2015). "2016 Jaguar XF revealed". caradvice. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  4. ^ Institute of the Motor Industry (1996). "The Yanks are Coming". Motor Industry Management: Journal of the Institute of the Motor Industry.
  5. ^ DeLorenzo, Matt (2004). Mustang 2005: A New Breed of Pony Car. Motorbooks International. p. 22. ISBN 978-0760320396.
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