Ford Territory 1st generation
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Make : | Ford |
Production period: | 2004 to 2016 |
Body versions : | SUV |
Engines: | Gasoline : 4.0 liters (182-195 kW) |
Length: | 4856 mm |
Width: | 1898 mm |
Height: | 1714 mm |
Wheelbase : | 2842 mm |
The Ford Territory is an SUV from Ford . Built between 2004 and 2016, the vehicle was sold in Australia .
History
The Australian Ford Territory is a crossover SUV released on BA Falcon's EA169 platform in April 2004. The code no. is E265. The first model was called SX and was manufactured from 2004 to 2005. Its engine was the Falcon's 4.0-liter R6 DOHC Ford Barra engine, which developed 182 kW (245 bhp).
Ford has demonstrably invested $ 500 million over four years in its development. It is made on the same assembly line as the Falcon. Many people expected the Territory to replace the Falcon station wagon, but both vehicles continue to be manufactured because the Territory is more desired by private buyers, while the Falcon station wagon is more likely to be ordered for vehicle fleets.There is a basic model with rear-wheel drive and a four-wheel drive variant as a simple TX model or better equipped TS or Ghia models. A DVD player is available on request in all models. The Territory has standard on the TS and Ghia models and the TX model on request as the first car from Australian production side airbags.
There are models with five seats (in two rows) or seven seats (in three rows). The rows of seats are arranged so that the rear is highest. They are collapsible and then disappear completely in the vehicle floor.
Four-wheel drive models have on request a HDC system that brakes the downhill with the help of ABS . The system was taken over by Land Rover .
The vehicles for Australia and New Zealand differ slightly: The New Zealand models have bumpers in body color and aluminum rims, even the basic model. The headlight arrangement reminds of jewels in a black box. In New Zealand, there is only the basic version with rear-wheel drive, the other versions have four-wheel drive, while in Australia, all versions with rear-wheel or four-wheel drive are available.
The appearance of the Territory is similar to that of the Ford Taurus X in the USA. Both vehicles have clear similarities in styling - a fact that is responsible in the opinion of the headquarters in Dearborn for the sales success of the Territory. Simon Butterworth , the architect of the Falcon 2003 revision, also designed the Territory, but also cooperated with J Mays in the US, creating a global Ford DNS . Marcus Hotblack created the interior of the Territory, taking the quality of the Swiss Army Knife as an example. So the car has details such as flexible cup holders and handbag holders for female drivers, as it was found that many buyers of SUVs are women.From 2005, the Territory was offered in South Africa , from 2006 in Thailand , where in Thailand, only the four-wheel model in Ghia equipment is sold.
A revised SY model came in October 2005 and was equipped with a 6-stage automatic transmission from ZF Friedrichshafen on all four-wheel models and an increased engine output of 190 kW (255 bhp). This model has a reversing camera (standard in the Ghia and on request in the TS). This camera was also offered for the first time on an Australian vehicle.
In mid-2006, Ford Australia introduced a turbo version of the engine. The turbo provided 245 kW (329 bhp) and a torque of 480 Nm.The fastest Ford Territory Turbo was developed by CV Performance ; This managed the quarter mile in 11.2 s, reaching a top speed of 196 km / h.
From January 2008 to June 2009, the Territory of FPV was also available as F6X . It has the turbo engine of the FPV F6 with 270 kW and accelerates in 5.9 s 0-100 km / h. The F6X is the FPV version of the Ford Territory Turbo Ghia; its full name is F6 X 270 .
In 2018, Ford introduced a new model under the same name in China .
