Ford CDW27 platform


The Ford CDW27 platform is a since-retired automotive platform designed and used by Ford in worldwide markets for 1993-2007. Used for midsize cars, the CDW27 architecture was a "world car", becoming the second Ford world car.
The CDW architecture was developed over six years, costing $6 billion at the time of its 1993 launch; the shared development saved approximately 25% over developing separate vehicles for Ford and Ford of Europe. The Global and the American versions were to have about 75 percent parts commonality.
Derived from the Mazda GE platform, the platform replaced the DE-1 platform and the CE14 platform under a single product range. First used for the 1993 Ford Mondeo, North America began usage of the CDW27 for 1995 with the Ford Contour.
During the 2000s, the architecture was phased out in favor of two midsize platforms developed separately; the CD3 architecture was used in North America and the EUCD architecture was used by Ford of Europe.

Models

CDW27 (first generation)