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The European Ford Granada is a large executive car that was manufactured by Ford Europe from 1972 until 1994. The first generation model was produced from 1972 to 1976 at Ford’s German factory in Cologne and at its British factory in Dagenham. In 1976 production switched entirely to Germany. The original version was replaced in 1977 by a second generation model which was produced until 1985. From 1985 to 1994 the Granada name was used, in the United Kingdom only, for a third generation model which was sold in other European markets as the Ford Scorpio. ==Mark I (1972–1977)== The March 1972 released Granada succeeded the British Ford Zephyr, and the German P7-series as Ford's European executive car offering. At first, lower models in the range were called the Ford Consul. This may have been because of a lawsuit by Granada Group a major British conglomerate of the time; however their application for an injunction failed at appeal and they could not prevent Ford registering the name Granada as a trademark thus from 1975 on they were all called Granadas. The car soon became popular for taxi, fleet and police usage. It was also converted into limousine and hearse versions by the British companies Coleman Milne and Woodall Nicholson. Traditional four-door limousines were offered (both long and short versions) alongside an unusual four-door "coupé limousine" (only 12 built),〔(Martin Alford ("Albert S. Bite") ) on flickr.com〕 as well as hearses in either two- or four-door configurations. Mechanically, the European Granada conformed to Ford convention, the initial range using the Ford Essex V4 unit in 2.0 L displacement, and the "Essex" V6 engine in 2.5 and 3.0 L capacities. German models employed a Ford Taunus V4 engine in 1.7 L displacement, or the 3.0L Essex V6, or, more commonly the "Cologne" V6 in 2.0, 2.3 or 2.6 L capacities. The V4 was later replaced by the Pinto unit. The car generally followed mechanical layout of its predecessors Ford Zephyr/Zodiac, utilizing a coil sprung independent rear end, although front MacPherson struts were replaced by double wishbones, introduced 18 months earlier in smaller TC Cortina and Taunus. On the other hand, the Granada – like Ford 17M/20M/26M – featured drum brakes at rear, as opposed to the Ford Zephyr/Zodiac rear disc brakes. The car was available as a four-door saloon, a five-door estate (Turnier) and a two-door fastback coupé. The early (1972–73) coupé had slightly different sheet metal; a more pronounced coke bottle styling. In 1974 the coupé was revised, with more straight lines. A two-door saloon joined the range in May 1973, reducing the entry level advertised German price of the car by 415 Marks, but the two-door saloon version was never produced nor officially sold in the UK. A revised coupé was sold only in Ghia-trim in the UK; elsewhere in all trims with all engines available. This was the reverse of the situation with the TC Cortina and Taunus, where the British model had the "coke-bottle" styling. In South Africa, the Granada Perana V8, built by Basil Green Motors, was available through Ford dealers with the Windsor V8 engine, developing and at 2,600 rpm.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.africanmusclecars.com/GranadaPerana.html )〕 File:Ford_Granada_Consul_2_door_sedan.jpg|Ford Consul two-door Saloon File:Ford Consul 2000 first reg August 1975 1993cc.JPG|Ford Consul four-door Saloon File:Ford Granada 3.0 estate 2994cc registered April 1977.JPG|Ford Granada Mark I Estate File:Ford Granada Coupe with Alpine greenery.jpg|Ford Granada Mark I Coupé, later version 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ford Granada (Europe)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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