Ford T platforms

The Ford T platform is a series of Ford Motor Company's body-on-frame automobile platform.

T1

The T1 platform debuted in 2006 with the 2007 model year Ford Expedition, and shares elements with the 2004–2008 Ford F-150's chassis.^[1] For the 2007 model year, the Lincoln Navigator moved to the T1 as well.

Applications:

2007–2017 Ford Expedition / Ford Expedition EL (U324 / U354)
2007–2017 Lincoln Navigator / Lincoln Navigator L (U326 / U418)
2009–2014 Ford F-150 / Ford Lobo (P415)
2009–2014 Lincoln Mark LT (P415)

T3

The T3 is Ford's incumbent large truck platform, which began production in November 2014, starting with the 2015 model year P552 F-150. The fourth generation Expedition, Expedition Max (formerly Expedition EL), Navigator and Navigator L are also built on this platform, shared with the Ford F-Series thirteenth generation chassis design from the P552 F-150 and P558 Ford Super Duty.^[2]

Applications:

2015–2020 Ford F-150 / Ford Lobo (P552)
2017–2022 Ford Super Duty (P558)^[3]^[4]
2018–present Ford Expedition / Ford Expedition Max (U553)^[5]
2018–present Lincoln Navigator / Lincoln Navigator L (U554)
2021–present Ford F-150 / Ford Lobo, 2022-present Ford F-150 Lightning (P702)
2023–present Ford Super Duty (P708)

T5

The T5 platform is what Land Rover calls an Integrated Body Frame, which joins both a monocoque section for the engine bay and passenger compartment, and a ladder frame section for the gearbox and suspension.^[6] Compared to the all unibody 2001 Range Rover, the heavier frame construction was chosen for lower costs, with the intent to use it on a new redesigned Defender and various other models, but many of these plans did not transpire.^[7]

2004–2009 Land Rover Discovery 3 / Land Rover LR3 (L319) - Use of the 2002 Ford Explorer's chassis was considered, but ruled out over unfavourable off-road clearances.^[6]
2006–2013 Range Rover Sport (L320)
2010–2016 Land Rover Discovery 4 / Land Rover LR4 (L319)

Cancelled models:

Land Rover Defender (L317)^[8]^[9]
Ford Explorer - Cancelled replacement.^[8]
Ford Bronco - Rejected for T6 platform (as U260) when T5 was considered too costly, before being cancelled altogether.^[8]^[10]

T6

The T6 is the smallest of the new T platforms, designed for midsize trucks and SUVs.

Applications:

2011–2023 Ford Ranger (P375)
2011–2020 Mazda BT-50 (UP, UR)
2015–2022 Ford Everest (U375)

T6.2

2021–present Ford Bronco (U725)^[11]
2022–present Ford Ranger (P703)^[11]^[12]
2022–present Volkswagen Amarok (J73)
2022–present Ford Everest (U704)

References

^ Bryant, Eric. "In the Autoblog Garage: 2007 Ford Expedition EL". Autoblog. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
^ "Ford T3 platform profile" (PDF). IHS Markit.
^ https://investors.tenneco.com/~/media/Files/T/Tenneco-IR/reports-and-presentations/nov-2020-ten-investor-presentation-update-11-18-20.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ "Ford and Lincoln future models into the 2020s". 18 July 2016.
^ "2018 Ford Expedition Limited 4×4 – Bottom Line Review | RoadBlazing". 4 December 2018.
^ ^a ^b Taylor, James (2019). Range Rover Sport 2005-2013 : the Complete Story. La Vergne: Crowood. ISBN 978-1-78500-660-9. OCLC 1129224068.
^ Hull, Nick (20 October 2021). Land Rover Design. Veloce Publishing Ltd (published 2021-10-20). ISBN 9781787118119.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Nick Rogers: el padre del nuevo defender que vive entre 4x4 británicos". Revista Car (in Spanish). 2021-05-24.
^ "Past Experience". cavt-ltdprototype.
^ Naughton, Keith (2020-07-14). "The Bronco Is Back, Thanks to a Group of Obsessed Ford Employees". Bloomberg Businessweek. Archived from the original on 2020-10-18.
^ ^a ^b Ottley, Stephen (2021-01-24). "Ford Australia can't afford the new 2022 Ranger ute to be a failure". CarsGuide. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
^ "Ford Ranger 2022 revealed: V6 diesel, wider track and bold styling, release date mid-next year". Chasing Cars. 2021-11-24. Retrieved 2021-11-25.

[1] Bryant, Eric. "In the Autoblog Garage: 2007 Ford Expedition EL". Autoblog. Retrieved 9 April 2016.

[2] "Ford T3 platform profile" (PDF). IHS Markit.

[3] ttps://investors.tenneco.com/~/media/Files/T/Tenneco-IR/reports-and-presentations/nov-2020-ten-investor-presentation-update-11-18-20.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

[4] "Ford and Lincoln future models into the 2020s". 18 July 2016.

[5] "2018 Ford Expedition Limited 4×4 – Bottom Line Review | RoadBlazing". 4 December 2018.

[:0-6] Taylor, James (2019). Range Rover Sport 2005-2013 : the Complete Story. La Vergne: Crowood. ISBN 978-1-78500-660-9. OCLC 1129224068.

[7] Hull, Nick (20 October 2021). Land Rover Design. Veloce Publishing Ltd (published 2021-10-20). ISBN 9781787118119.

[:75-8] "Nick Rogers: el padre del nuevo defender que vive entre 4x4 británicos". Revista Car (in Spanish). 2021-05-24.

[:38-9] "Past Experience". cavt-ltdprototype.

[:152-10] Naughton, Keith (2020-07-14). "The Bronco Is Back, Thanks to a Group of Obsessed Ford Employees". Bloomberg Businessweek. Archived from the original on 2020-10-18.

[:1-11] Ottley, Stephen (2021-01-24). "Ford Australia can't afford the new 2022 Ranger ute to be a failure". CarsGuide. Retrieved 2021-11-12.

[12] "Ford Ranger 2022 revealed: V6 diesel, wider track and bold styling, release date mid-next year". Chasing Cars. 2021-11-24. Retrieved 2021-11-25.

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