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| Ford D3 Platform | |
|---|---|
 2010 Ford Taurus SHO | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Ford Motor Company |
| Production | 2004–2019 |
| Assembly | Ford: Chicago, Illinois (Chicago Assembly) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Mid-size SUV/Full-size car |
| Layout | Transverse Front-wheel drive, all-wheel drive |
| Body style(s) | 4-door Sedan 5-door Full-size CUV 5-door Mid-size Crossover SUV |
| Vehicles | See listing |
| Related | Ford D4 platform Ford CD3 platform Ford EUCD platform Ford V platform |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 112.9 inches (D3 sedans) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Ford Panther platform Ford D186 platform Ford DEW platform |
| Successor | Ford CD4 platform (Sedan) Ford CD6 platform[1] (SUV) |
The Ford D3 platform is an automobile platform used by Ford Motor Company for model years 2005-2019, as the fifteenth generation of full-size North American cars.
The platform used unibody chassis construction with a transverse V6 engine and front-or all-wheel drive, deriving it from the 1998-2016 Volvo P2 architecture designed prior to Ford's 1999 acquisition of Volvo. From model year 2008 on, the related D4 platform has served as a basis for crossover SUVs.
While the vehicles of the D3 platform were officially introduced as the replacement for the 1999-2007 D186 platform (Ford Taurus), in terms of market position and interior volume, they effectively superseded the Ford and Mercury vehicles of the 1978-2012 Panther platform.
Between 2004 and 2019. All D3 vehicles have been assembled at Chicago Assembly in Chicago, Illinois along with the D4 Ford Explorer; the D4 Ford Flex and Lincoln MKT are assembled at Oakville Assembly in Oakville, Ontario, Canada.