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The Ford Orion is a saloon caur biggit bi the automaker Ford for the European mercat frae 22 Julie 1983 till 19 September 1993. A tot o 534,239 Orions wur sauld throughoot the caur's 10-year life.
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-door saloon |
Relatit | Ford Escort Ford Verona |
Powertrain | |
Ingine | 1296 cc OHV "Valencia/HCS" Straight-4 1296 cc OHC "CVH" Straight-4 1596 cc OHC "CVH" Straight-4 1753 cc OHC "Endura-D" Straight-4 Diesel |
Transmission | Ford BC4 4-speed manual Ford BC5 5-speed manual Ford ATX 3-speed automatic |
Chronology | |
Predecessor | Ford Escort (1968-80) Ford Cortina |
Successor | Ford Escort Saloon (1993) |
The Orion is based on the Ford 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.
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