Mazda3 built on same platform as S40 & Focus

[Majordan]

this is not news but when i read it, I dont understand what it means?

 

same chasis? same engine? what is "platform"?

 

Gurus please explain!

[Majordan]

haha oops... i found my answer at wiki

 

The Ford C1 platform (for "Compact-class") is Ford's global compact car automobile platform. It replaces Ford C170 platform. The C1 platform debuted with the European Ford Focus C-Max compact MPV in early 2004. The platform is designed for either front- or all wheel drive.

The C platform was designed in the Ford development center at Europe Cologne, Germany, as the "C Technologies Program" and is based on Ford C170 platform (front and rear-subframes and geometry etc.). Thirty engineers each from Ford, Mazda, and Volvo worked to combine the compact car engineering for all three automakers under the direction of Ford Director of C Technologies Derrick Kuzak, Ford of Europe vice president of product development.[1]

The C1 platform has been stretched creating the EUCD for use in future Volvo vehicles.[citation needed] Volvo's plans call for all of their cars to be C1, EUCD, or D3-based in the coming years.[citation needed]

Among all of the cars, the floorpan is different, but the front- and rear-subframes, suspension, steering, braking, safety, and electrical components are shared.[citation needed]

 

 

[Furrynadz]

u got your answer

 

the difference in platform is evident when u look at conti vs jap vans for example

 

conti vans are build on their car platforms, while japan vans are based on cheaper and simplier platforms for vans

 

this will affect their handling and performance

 

some jap cars are build on van chassis, eg suzuki apv

 

[5936]

Plaform is the superstructure where suspension, wheels, brakes are attached underslung; and where assemblies such as engine, body shell, doors, seats, are installed on top of it.

 

[Vivienshoshanna]

  On 9/26/2010 at 5:05 AM, Furrynadz said:

u got your answer

 

the difference in platform is evident when u look at conti vs jap vans for example

 

conti vans are build on their car platforms, while japan vans are based on cheaper and simplier platforms for vans

 

this will affect their handling and performance

 

some jap cars are build on van chassis, eg suzuki apv

 

oohhh... so that's what platform is... thanks for the info..

[Thugstercena]

hmm. any different from chassis?

[Majordan]

  On 9/28/2010 at 7:33 AM, 5936 said:

Plaform is the superstructure where suspension, wheels, brakes are attached underslung; and where assemblies such as engine, body shell, doors, seats, are installed on top of it.

 

 

does that mean that the skeletal dimensions (e.g. wheelbase) of s40, mz3, focus are exactly the same?

[Xers007]

  On 9/28/2010 at 7:50 AM, Majordan said:

does that mean that the skeletal dimensions (e.g. wheelbase) of s40, mz3, focus are exactly the same?

 

Yes...

 

S40

http://www.sgcarmart.com/new_cars/newcars_...p?CarCode=10285

 

MZ3

http://www.sgcarmart.com/new_cars/newcars_...p?CarCode=10710

[GoodCar]

Wah, like that I must take a second look at Mazda Liao.

But they sell expensive leh

[Cerealkiller]

my dream to drive an S40 or S80

 

but settled for a MZ3 instead

[Karoon]

does mz3 and ford focus also share same engine?