United States: Claycomo, Missouri (Kansas City Assembly)
Canada: Oakville, Ontario (Oakville Assembly)
Mexico: Cuautitlán Izcalli (Cuautitlán Assembly)
Designer
Jack Telnack
Body and chassis
Class
Compact
Layout
FF layout AWD layout
Chronology
Predecessor
Ford Fairmont / Mercury Zephyr
Successor
Ford Contour / Mercury Mystique[1]
The Ford Tempo is an automobile that was produced by Ford from the 1984 to 1994 model years. The successor of the Ford Fairmont, the Tempo marked both the downsizing of the Ford compact car line and its adoption of front-wheel drive. Through its production, the model line was offered as a two-door coupe and four-door sedan, with the Mercury Topaz marketed as its divisional counterpart (no Lincoln version was sold).
Deriving its chassis underpinnings and powertrain from the Ford Escort, the Tempo was the first aerodynamically styled sedan introduced by Ford. First seen on the 1982 Ford Sierra hatchbacks (designed by Ford of Europe) and the 1983 Ford Thunderbird, the model line was followed by the 1986 Ford Taurus.[2]
Produced across multiple facilities in North America, the Tempo/Topaz was produced in a single generation of two-doors; two generations of four-door sedans were produced. For the 1995 model year, the Tempo/Topaz four-door sedan was replaced by the Ford Contour (and Mercury Mystique), developed from the Ford Mondeo;[3][4] the two-door Tempo was not directly replaced.
^Cite error: The named reference mfc-kansascity was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Cite error: The named reference usitc-1712 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Cite error: The named reference digmanbook was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Cite error: The named reference wc-sep1995 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
The FordTempo is an automobile that was produced by Ford from the 1984 to 1994 model years. The successor of the Ford Fairmont, the Tempo marked both...
Ford Probe, the FordTempo and Mercury Topaz from 1992 to 1994 (optional, but standard in the 1992 GLS, XR5, and LTS models, respectively), the Ford Aerostar...
millionth vehicle assembled by Ford Motor Company. For 1984, the model line was replaced with the front-wheel drive FordTempo. In April 1973, the American...
changes to the Ford product range, the Ford Fairmont and Mercury Zephyr were phased out in favor of the front-wheel drive FordTempo/Mercury Topaz, introduced...
intended to consolidate several Ford model lines worldwide (the European Sierra, the Telstar in Asia and Australia, and the Tempo/Mercury Topaz in North America)...
used in only two model lines: the FordTempo/Mercury Topaz and the Ford Taurus/Mercury Sable. In the late 1970s Ford began planning a new smaller front...
American FordTempo. It was progressively replaced by the Ford Mondeo. The car was named after the Telstar satellite. Like the smaller Ford Laser, the...
a series of turbocharged, direct-injection gasoline engines produced by Ford and originally co-developed by FEV Inc. (now FEV North America Inc.). EcoBoost...
Ford EXP (also called Ford Escort EXP) is a sports compact coupe that was produced by Ford Motor Company from 1982 to 1988. The first two-seat Ford since...
3.0 L "Vulcan" V6 engine, that was also used in the Ford Taurus, Ford Ranger, FordTempo, and Ford Aerostar. The LX package offered optional equipment...
A-body Chevrolet Celebrity. With the introduction of the Escort and Tempo, Ford was making a transition to front-wheel drive. The Taurus displayed a...
Cronos/626 and the Mazda MX-6/Ford Probe), the platform replaced the DE-1 platform (Ford Sierra) and the CE14 platform (FordTempo/Mercury Topaz) under a single...
transaxle Ford Escort, FordTempo, Mercury Topaz, Ford Taurus, Mercury Sable, and Ford EXP 1989–1997 4EAT-G—4-speed Mazda design transaxle Ford Probe 1990–2003...
The Ford Freestyle is a crossover utility vehicle that was sold by Ford from 2005 to 2009. Largely marketed as the successor to the Ford Taurus station...
The Ford Taurus SHO (Super High Output) is the high-performance variant of the Ford Taurus. Originally intended as a limited-production model, the SHO...
Ford Motor Company (commonly known as Ford) is an American multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, United States. It...
The Ford Duratec V6, is an aluminum DOHC V6 engine with a 60° bank angle introduced in 1993 with the Ford Mondeo. The primary engineering input came from...
1981-1990 Ford Escort (North America) 1983-1990 Ford Escort (Europe) / Ford Orion 1982-1988 Ford EXP 1982-1983 Mercury LN7 1984-1994 FordTempo 1984-1994...
Ford MTX transmission is a 4 or 5-speed manual transaxle used in some of Ford's front-wheel-drive North American passenger cars (Escort, EXP, Tempo,...
branded Duratec, is Ford Motor Company's latest DOHC family of gasoline V6 engines introduced in 2006. The Cyclone succeeds Ford's previous V6 engine families...
Global Information