Ford Scorpio - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The Ford Scorpio is an executive car that was produced by Ford Europe from 1. It was the replacement for the European Ford Granada line (although in the UK and Ireland the Scorpio was marketed under the Granada name until 1. Like its predecessor, the Scorpio was targeted at the executive car market.
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A variant known as the Merkur Scorpio was sold briefly on the North American market during the late- 1. First generation (1. First generation.
Ford Scorpio Mk I Saloon. Overview. Also called.
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Ford Granada. Merkur Scorpio. Production. 19. 85–1.
Body and chassis. Body style. 4- door saloon. Layout. Front- engine, rear- wheel- drive / four wheel drive. Platform. Ford DE- 1 platform.
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Powertrain. Engine. Petrol: 1,7. 96 cc Pinto. OHCI4. 1,9. 93 cc Pinto. OHCI4. 1,9. 98 cc DOHCOHCI4. Cologne. OHVV6. 2,7. Cologne. OHVV6. 2,9.
Cologne. OHVV6. 2,9. Cosworth BOADOHCV6. Diesel: 2,3. 04 cc Peugeot XD2. I4. Transmission. Type 9manual. 5- speed MT- 7. A4. LDautomatic. Dimensions. Curb weight. 1,3.
Ford Scorpio Mk I Hatchback (1. Ford Scorpio Mk I Hatchback (1. Codenamed DE- 1 during its development, the Scorpio was heavily based on the Sierra, sitting on a stretched version of its floorpan, and using a similar styling philosophy set by both the Sierra and the third generation Escort.
Under the bonnet were well- proven engines, starting with the venerable Pinto engine unit in 1. L and 2. 0 L capacities, as well as the V6.
Cologne engine in 2. L, 2. 8 L, and later 2. L displacements. By 1. Pinto engines had been dropped, with an 8- valve DOHC engine replacing the 2.
L model. The Scorpio was intended to maintain Ford's position in Europe as the principal alternative to a Mercedes or BMW for those looking to own an executive car. It was also launched more than a year ahead of new competitors from Rover and Vauxhall.[2] To this end Ford built on the already extensive specification available on the outgoing Mk. II Granada (which for the period, was very well equipped, with features such as leather heated electrically adjustable seats, air conditioning, electric sunroof and trip computer either standard or available as options) by adding some additional features unusual on a mass- market car.
Improvements available included: heated windscreen, Cruise Control and, later all wheel drive. The most notable advance was the fitment of anti- lock braking system, the first time this feature had been made standard across the whole range on a mass- produced car. The car was widely praised as being very comfortable and spacious, particularly in respect of its rear legroom. Unlike the Granada, it was initially only available as a hatchback, and not as a saloon or estate.
This proved to be a mistake for Ford, which later introduced a saloon version early in 1. There were few engineering changes over the years, notably the introduction of the DOHC engines in 1.
Scorpio Cosworth with a 2. L 2. 4- valve Cosworth V6 in December 1. The Cosworth was both large and fast, which consequently gave it poor fuel consumption. Many owners often commented at the fact that 2. Prop- shaft deterioration over time was also considered to be a problem on early Mark I and II Cosworths. In the UK and Ireland, following the mixed sales success of the similar- styled Sierra - something which had been attributed to its radical styling - Ford took no chances and instead retained the Granada name in those markets, making the Scorpio effectively a Mk III Granada. The Scorpio name was still used, but as a trim designation, positioned higher than the traditional "Ghia" top of the range model, and were marketed as a premium offering badged as "Granada Scorpio" (although the "Granada" was later dropped) and Scorpio became a sub brand in itself.
Merkur Scorpio[edit]Main article: Merkur Scorpio. The Merkur Scorpio was a North American version of the European Scorpio Mk I. The car was offered at select Lincoln–Mercury dealerships from 1. The Merkur Scorpio was only offered with the Cologne 2. L V6 engine with some detail differences from the contemporary Fords. Adapted to meet American emissions requirements, the Merkur version of the Scorpio produced 1. W) when introduced to the North American market in 1.
The vast majority were fitted with the A4. LD 4- speed automatic transmission, and the rest received the T- 9 5- speed manual transmission. Only automatic versions of the Scorpio were available in Canada. The car was marketed as an upscale, mid- sizeluxury car, but never achieved the market impact that the Ford Motor Company hoped for. Ford dropped the Merkur nameplate altogether after 1. Facelifted model[edit].
Facelifted Ford Scorpio Mk I Hatchback. The model was a facelifted Mark I with changed grille, headlights, rear lights, bonnet and dashboard. It went on sale in early 1.
London at the October 1. British Motor Show) was added to the range.
This facelift realigned the look of the Granada with the forthcoming Mondeo, and kept styling cues coherent across the model range. Second generation (1. Second generation. Ford Scorpio Mk II Saloon. Overview. Production. Body and chassis. Body style. 4- door saloon.
Layout. Front- engine, rear- wheel- drive. Powertrain. Engine. Petrol: 2. 0 L NSD 8. V I4. 2. 0 L N3. A 1. V I4. 2. 3 L Y5. A/Y5. B 1. 6V I4. 2. 9 L BRG 1. V V- 6. 2. 9 L BOB (Cosworth) 2.
V V- 6. Diesel: 2. L SCD[disambiguation needed] TDI4.
Transmission. 5- speed manual. Dimensions. Wheelbase.
Length. 4,8. 25 mm (1. Width. 1,7. 60 mm (6. Height. 1,3. 88 mm (5. Curb weight. 1,5.
The second generation Scorpio was made available in saloon or estate styles only, and had largely the same floorpan as its predecessor as well as all of the same engines that were in use at the end of the first generation's run. Many suspension and handling improvements were made between the first and second generations (including self- levelling rear suspension on the estates).
It was also radically re- styled both inside and outside, with new design of headlights, grille and door handles. Unlike the previous generation Scorpio models, there was no five- door hatchback body style in this line- up. Ford Scorpio Mk II Saloon.
In addition, the "Granada" name, which had been retained in the UK and Ireland for the Mk. I Scorpio (AKA Mk.
III Granada) was finally dropped and the "Scorpio" name – already used elsewhere – was adopted. Inside the car were new arm- chair style seats and improved interior quality, but outside the new look was controversial. The car sported bulbous headlights and its tail lights were arranged in a thin line just above the bumper. Unusually, Ford never released the name of the designer and maintain to this day that the car outsold its expected figures (although they never released what those figures actually were). The bulging headlights and wide grille were defended by some who felt that this made it look less like a minicab,[citation needed] but the public and press reaction to the design was largely negative.
Jeremy Clarkson wrote in The Times at the time that this car ended any argument as to which was the ugliest on the road.[citation needed] In Richard Porter's 2. Crap Cars the Scorpio Mark II was listed as number 4. Quentin Willson said in a 1.
Top Gear episode that the "sad- eyed Scorpio is so heroically ugly, it was obviously designed by Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder.".[3] On the DVD special Clarkson: Heaven and Hell, Clarkson set up a jousting contest between a Scorpio – which he described as "a wide- mouthed frog" – and a Triumph TR7, eventually destroying both cars via head- on collision. In Germany, the satirical magazine Titanic noted the Scorpio's front's similarity to the facial features of politician Günter Verheugen, who would go on to become EU commissioner.[4]In 1. N- registered car (August 1. July 1. 99. 6) to own in United Kingdom from a Top Gear survey of 1. Facelifted Ford Scorpio Mk II Saloon.
In early 1. 99. 8 the Scorpio was facelifted, with darker headlight surrounds and a more subtle grille, to tone down the front end of the car. The rear lights were also revised to make the rear of the car less bulbous. This was to be the last development for the model, which finished production over the summer of 1. Whether or not the car genuinely made Ford's sales expectations, the shifting European car market at the end of the 1.
This was not unusual at the time, with the market trending towards either high- spec large family cars for executives or towards multi- purpose vehicles for families. Also, at that time Ford's owning Jaguar and Volvo made the Scorpio unnecessary.[6]The Dutch Royal Family used several Scorpios - some stretched ones, and all painted in Royal Blue.
There is still a custom build Scorpio landaulet in the royal stables. After Ford ended the production, the Volvo S8. Ford models. Trim levels and engines[edit]The Scorpio Mark II was available in the following levels of trim (each one being available as a saloon or an estate and with any engine).
Regardless of the trim level, any car with a 2. Cosworth engine was fitted with traction control, cruise control and an automatic gearbox as standard (a manual gearbox could not be specified at all). All other engines could be fitted with either a manual or automatic transmission although, in practice, the vast majority of Scorpios were automatic.
Executive: The base model, although even this had a high level of specification including electric windows, ABS, PAS as well as an alarm and immobiliser. Ghia: This level added air conditioning, alloy wheels, front fog lights and electric mirrors as well as a variety of minor additions. Ultima: The highest level added a CD autochanger, climate control, leather seats, cruise control and an automatically dimming mirror, and electrically operated seats as well as a variety of other minor improvements.
Unusually trim levels and engine sizes were not liveried on the backs of the cars. Rather the trim levels were liveried on the sides of the cars by the Scorpio badges on the rear window frames as such.