Key facts
- Manufacturer
- Ford Europe
- Also called
- Merkur XR4Ti (North America, 1985–1989), Ford Sapphire (sedan, South Africa, 1990–1993)
- Production
- 1982–1993
- Designer
- Uwe Bahnsen , Bob Lutz , Patrick le Quément
- Class
- Mid-size car / Large family car ( D )
- Body style
- 3/5-door hatchback 4-door saloon 5-door estate 5-door car-derived van
- Layout
- Front-engine , rear-wheel drive / four-wheel drive
- Related
- Ford Scorpio , Ford P100 , Merkur XR4Ti
- Transmission
- 3-speed automatic , 4-speed automatic, 4-speed manual , 5-speed manual
- Wheelbase
- 2,609 mm (102.7 in)
- Length
- 4,531 mm (178.4 in)
- Width
- 1,727 mm (68.0 in)
- Height
- 1,367 mm (53.8 in)
- Predecessor
- Ford Cortina Mark V , Ford Taunus TC3
- Successor
- Ford Mondeo
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- car model
- Followed by
- Ford Mondeo
- Follows
- Ford Taunus
- Manufacturer
- Ford of Europe
- Image
- Ford Sierra Bj. ca 1985 photo Schaffen Diest 2017.jpg
- Height
- 1.398
- Width
- 1.698
- Length
- 4.53
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- Commons category
- Ford Sierra
- powered by
- gasoline engine
- wheelbase
- 2.608
- inception
- 1982-00-00
- discontinuation date
- 1993-00-00
- different from
- Merkur XR4Ti
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Encyclopedic overview
The Ford Sierra is a mid-size/large family car manufactured and marketed by Ford of Europe from 1982–1993. It was launched as a three-door or five-door hatchback or a five-door estate car, with a car-derived van variant added in 1984 and the four-door Sierra Sapphire saloon car introduced in 1987 when the range was facelifted. The engine is mounted in the front with rear-wheel drive on most models and four-wheel drive on certain models.
It was designed by Uwe Bahnsen, Robert Lutz and Patrick Le Quément, and was noted for its aerodynamic styling. It has a drag coefficient of 0.34, a significant improvement over its predecessors. The Sierra debuted at the 1982 British International Motor Show at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC), Birmingham, then appeared at the 1982 Paris Salon de l'Automobile. Sales began on 15 October 1982, replacing the Ford Taunus TC3 and Ford Cortina Mark V. The Sierra's aerodynamic styling and the initial absence of a saloon alienated many conservative buyers, including company car drivers.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ford Sierra” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.