Ford EUCD platform

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Ford EUCD platform
2011 Ford Mondeo (MC) LX hatchback (2015-07-14) 01.jpg
Overview
Manufacturer
Also called
  • Volvo P3 platform
Production2006–2018
Assembly
Body and chassis
Class Mid-size car
Layout
Related Ford C1 platform
Ford CD4 platform
Powertrain
Engine(s)
  • I4
  • I5
  • I6
  • V8
Transmission(s)
Chronology
Predecessor
Successor

The Ford EUCD platform (for "European Class D") is Ford's global midsize car automobile platform launched in 2006.

Contents

EUCD was chosen by Ford's European operations instead of the Ford CD3 platform due to the large number of components shared with the smaller C1. Another factor was reportedly the inability of the CD3 to accept Volvo's straight-5 engines.

The first EUCD cars were introduced at the 2006 Geneva Motor Show: Volvo's S80 (Volvo P3 platform) and Ford's S-MAX and Galaxy share about half of their total parts; for example, the steering columns on the Galaxy, S-Max and S80 share 80 percent of their parts. [2]

The Jaguar Land Rover D8 platform is a heavily modified derivative of the EUCD.

Vehicles

EUCD platform vehicles
Vehicle NameImageProductionBodystyle(s)Model CodeNotes
Ford
Ford S-MAX Ford S-Max front 20100815.jpg 2007–20165-door MPV CD340
Ford Galaxy Ford Galaxy front 20080625.jpg 2007–20165-door MPVCD340 [3]
Ford Mondeo Ford Mondeo III Turnier TDCi.JPG 2007–2014
CD345 [4] [5] [6]
Land Rover
 2008 Land Rover Freelander HSE TD4 Automatic 2.2 Front.jpg 2007–20145-door SUV L359 [7]
Volvo
Volvo S80 Volvo S80 diesel 2400cc registered September 2013.JPG 2006–20164-door saloon
facelift model shown
Volvo S80L Volvo S80L AS China 2014-04-14.jpg 2010–20164-door saloonY483China-only
Volvo V70 Volvo V70 D3 Linje Svart (III, Facelift) - Frontansicht, 2. Mai 2015, Dusseldorf.jpg 2007–20165-door estateY285 [12]
135 [10] [11] 		facelift model shown
Volvo XC70 Volvo XC70 D5 AWD.JPG 2007–20165-door estate
Volvo XC60 Volvo XC60 D5 AWD Summum (Facelift) - Frontansicht, 25. August 2013, Dusseldorf.jpg 2008–20175-door SUV
facelift model shown
Volvo S60 Volvo S60 Y20 facelift China 2014-04-14.jpg 2010–20184-door saloon
facelift model shown
Volvo S60L Volvo S60L facelift Sanming 01 2022-11-23.jpg 2014–20184-door saloon
Volvo S60 Cross Country Volvo S60 Cross Country fl.jpg 2015–20184-door saloon
Volvo V60 Volvo V60 D5 Summum (Facelift) - Frontansicht, 12. August 2013, Dusseldorf.jpg 2010–20185-door estate
facelift model shown
Volvo V60 Cross Country Volvo V60 Cross Country fr.jpg 2015–20185-door estate
Volvo XC90cancelled [17] 5-door SUVY305 [18]
  • project was cancelled
  • during development

After separation from Ford, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) continued to develop the EUCD platform; deriving the heavily modified LR-MS/JLR D8 platforms from it. Variations of the D8 are used for the 2011 Range Rover Evoque, the 2015 Land Rover Discovery Sport and the 2017 Jaguar E-Pace. [19] [20] [21]

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For the 2013MY, the Fusion mid-size (C/D) car migrated to the Ford CD4 platform, a new common global platform. [22] Its European counterpart, the Mondeo, made the transition to CD4 when the fifth generation hit the market for the 2015MY.

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