Ford DEW platform

DEW (or DEW98) is Ford Motor Company's 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 engineers, and debuted in the Lincoln LS sedan. A less-expensive variant, DEW Lite, was to be used for the 2005 Ford Mustang, but that car now uses the Mazda-derived Ford D2C platform.

Vehicles

This platform is used in the following vehicles:

• 2000-2006 Lincoln LS
• 2000-present Jaguar S-Type
• 2002-2005 Ford Thunderbird

Cancelled vehicles that were to use this platform:

• 2004 Ford Fairlane - Became the CD3-based Ford Fusion
• 2004 Lincoln D310 - Became the CD3-based Lincoln Zephyr
• 2005 Ford Mustang - Used the D2C platform instead