| Ford Orion | |
|---|---|
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| Owerview | |
| Manufacturer | Ford Motor Company |
| Production | 1983 — 1993 |
| Assembly | Halewood, UK Saarlouis, Germany[1] Almussafes,Valencia,Spain[2] General Pacheco,Buenos Aires Valencia,Venezuela |
| Bouk an chassis | |
| Cless | Small family car |
| Body style | 4-doorsaloon |
| Relatit | Ford Escort Ford Verona |
| Powertrain | |
| Ingine | 1296 ccOHV "Valencia/HCS"Straight-4 1296 ccOHC "CVH"Straight-4 1596 ccOHC "CVH"Straight-4 1753 ccOHC "Endura-D"Straight-4Diesel |
| Transmission | Ford BC4 4-speedmanual Ford BC5 5-speedmanual Ford ATX 3-speedautomatic |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Ford Escort (1968-80) Ford Cortina |
| Successor | Ford Escort Saloon (1993) |
TheFord Orion is asaloon caur biggit bi theautomakerFord for theEuropean mercat frae 22 Julie 1983 till 19 September 1993. A tot o 534,239 Orions wur sauld throughoot the caur's 10-year life.
The Orion is based on theFord Escort, but at the back, insteid o the Escort's hatchback, the Orion features a separate trunk / boot. Visually the Orion's notch-back rear end an greater rear overhang mak it readily distinguishable frae its better sellin sibling.
The BrazilianFord Verona wis seemilar tae the Orion (the 1993 model wis identical, except for the bootlid badge), but it uised theFord CHT ingine pouer unit in place o theCVH an Zetec installed in the Orion.
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