Ford D3 Platform

Lincoln MKS sedan
Manufacturer	Ford Motor Company
Also called	Volvo P2 platform
Production	2005–present
Predecessor	Ford Panther platform Ford D186 platform
Class	Full-size car Full-size luxury car
Layout	Front-wheel drive, all-wheel drive
Body style(s)	Sedan Station wagon Large CUV Crossover SUV
Vehicles	See listing
Related	Ford D4 platform

The Ford D3 platform (called P2 by Volvo) is a Ford global full-size car automobile platform. It was designed by Volvo before the Ford purchase and debuted with the Volvo S80 sedan in early 1999. The platform is designed for either front- or all wheel drive with an extended wheelbase option.

Overview

2008 Mercury Sable

Ford's D3 platform is slightly different from Volvo's original P2. For example, D3 features steel suspension arms, rather than aluminum, and other material cost-saving measures. Ford's current D3 vehicles are built at the Chicago Assembly plant in Chicago, Illinois, while Volvo's are built in Torslanda, Sweden.

P2 Vehicles

• 1999–2006 Volvo S80 sedan (P23)
• 2001–2009 Volvo S60 sedan (P24)
• 2001–2007 Volvo V70 station wagon (P26E)
• 2002–2007 Volvo XC70 station wagon (P26L)
• 2003– Volvo XC90 crossover SUV (P28)

D3 Vehicles

• 2005–2007 Ford Five Hundred sedan (D258)
• 2005–2007 Ford Freestyle crossover SUV (D219)
• 2005–2007 Mercury Montego sedan (D333)
• 2008– Ford Taurus sedan (D258)
• 2008–2009 Ford Taurus X crossover SUV (D219)
• 2008–2009 Mercury Sable sedan (D333)
• 2009– Lincoln MKS sedan (D385)

D4

Ford Flex

D4 is a revision of D3 created to underpin the Ford Flex and Lincoln MKT crossover SUVs.

Current D4 vehicles:

• 2009– Ford Flex crossover SUV — D471
• 2010– Lincoln MKT crossover SUV — D472
• 2011– Ford Explorer — U502

D4 based concepts:

Ford Explorer America (concept car)

• 2008 Explorer America crossover SUV
• 2008 Lincoln MKT luxury crossover SUV