Ford Tempo

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Ford Tempo (1983–1985)
Ford Tempo (1983–1985)
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Production period: 1983-1994
Class : Middle class
Body versions : Limousine , coupe
Engines:
Otto engines : 2.3-3.0 liters
(62.5-104 kW)
Diesel engines :
2.0 liters (39 kW)
Length: 4483-4496 mm
Width: 1681-1735 mm
Height: 1334-1344 mm
Wheelbase : 2535 mm
Empty weight : 1048-1227 kg
Previous model Ford Fairmont
successor Ford Contour

The Ford Tempo was a mid-range model produced by the US car manufacturer Ford from mid-1983 to spring 1994 and the successor to the Ford Fairmont . Mercury's identical sister model was the Topaz .

Model history

In May 1983 Ford presented the Tempo, which was technically related to the US Escort but had a longer wheelbase (253 instead of 239 cm) as a two-door coupé and four-door sedan , each with a notchback . In terms of style, the Tempo was based very much on the design language of the Ford Sierra, which appeared a year earlier .

The equipment levels L, GL and GLX were available. The models initially had an 85 PS (62.5 kW) 2.3-liter four-cylinder with carburettor , from 1984 either an 87 PS (64 kW) or 101 PS (74 kW) 2.3-liter four-cylinder Manifold injection or a Mazda 2-liter diesel engine with 53 HP (39 kW).

In autumn 1985 the front and rear facelifted, recognizable by the flush headlights, at the same time the Tempo L was discontinued. In 1987 an all-wheel drive version called Tempo AWD was introduced and the diesel engine was no longer available . At the same time the production of the sedan was stopped.

In 1988 the Tempo was visually revised again and received a modified radiator grille and, in the case of the sedan, a new roof with three side windows. The GLX has been renamed GLS.

From 1992, a three-liter V6 with 142 hp (104 kW) was available at Tempo, while the all-wheel drive version was deleted at the same time. In 1993 the range was further thinned out, there was only the two- and four-door GL and the four-door LX.

By the end of production in the spring of 1994, Ford had made 2,816,721 copies of the Tempo. It was replaced by the Ford Contour .

  • Ford Tempo (1985–1988)

  • Ford Tempo (1988-1992)

  • Ford Tempo Coupé
    (1992-1994)

literature

  • Flammang, James M. and Kowalke, Ron: Standard Catalog of American Cars 1976-1999 . Krause Publications, Iola 1999. ISBN 0-87341-755-0 , pp. 514-552 and 659-685.

Web links

Commons : Ford Tempo  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files