| Ford Pinto | |
|---|---|
 Ford Pinto | |
| Owerview | |
| Manufacturer | Ford Motor Company |
| Production | 1971–1980 (in Americae) |
| Assembly | St. Thomas, Ontario Edison, New Jersey Richmond, Californie |
| Bouk an chassis | |
| Cless | Subcompact caur |
| Body style | 2-doorcoupe 2-doorsedan delivery 2-doorstation wagon 3-doorhatchback |
| Layoot | FR layoot |
| Relatit | Mercury Bobcat,Mustang II |
| Powertrain | |
| Ingine | 1.6L, 2.0L & 2.3LI4, 2.8LV6 |
| Transmission | 4-speed manual; "Selectshift Cruise-O-Matic"[1] |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 94.0 in (2,390 mm)[2] |
| Lenth | 163 in (4,100 mm)[1] |
| Weenth | 69.4 in (1,760 mm) |
| Hicht | 50 in (1,300 mm) |
| Chronology | |
| Successor | Ford Escort |
TheFord Pinto debuted as acompact caur bi theFord Motor Company on September 11, 1970, derivin its name frae thePinto horse an competin in the nascent Unitit States sma caur mercat frae 1971-1980.
Initially offered as a twa-door coupe,[3] Ford ultimately offered the Pinto in coupe, wagon, anhatchback models tae compete wi theAMC Gremlin anChevrolet Vega, alang wi importit models fraeVolkswagen,Datsun,Toyota an ither manufacturers. Bi Januar 1971, the Pinto haed sauld ower 100,000 units.[4] In its last model year, Ford biggit 68,179 units.[5]
Arebadged variant, theBobcat, debuted in 1974 in Canadae an in Mairch 1975 in the US.[6] The Pinto an the smawerFord Fiesta wur ultimately replaced bi the front-wheel-driveFord Escort.
The Pinto's legacy wis affected bi controversy surroondin the safety o its gas tank design, Ford's 1978 recall o the caur, an a later study concludin the Pinto wis as safe or safer than ither caurs in its class.[7]
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