# Ford T platforms

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{{Short description|Series of automobiles by Ford}}
{{distinguish|Ford Model T}}
{{More citations needed|date=April 2016}}
right|thumb|250px|2007-2008 Lincoln Navigator
The '''Ford T platform''' is a series of [Ford Motor Company](/source/Ford_Motor_Company)'s [body-on-frame](/source/body-on-frame) [automobile platform](/source/automobile_platform).

==T1==
The T1 platform debuted in 2006 with the 2007 model year [Ford Expedition](/source/Ford_Expedition), and shares elements with the 2004–2008 Ford F-150's chassis.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Bryant|first1=Eric|title=In the Autoblog Garage: 2007 Ford Expedition EL|url=http://www.autoblog.com/2007/05/30/in-the-autoblog-garage-2007-ford-expedition-el/|publisher=Autoblog|accessdate=9 April 2016}}</ref> For the 2007 model year, the [Lincoln Navigator](/source/Lincoln_Navigator) moved to the T1 as well.

Applications:
* 2007–2017 [Ford Expedition](/source/Ford_Expedition) / [Ford Expedition EL](/source/Ford_Expedition) (U324 / U354)
* 2007–2017 [Lincoln Navigator](/source/Lincoln_Navigator) / [Lincoln Navigator L](/source/Lincoln_Navigator_L) (U326 / U418)
* 2009–2014 [Ford F-150](/source/Ford_F-Series_(twelfth_generation)) / [Ford Lobo](/source/Ford_F-Series_(twelfth_generation)) (P415)
*2009–2014 [Lincoln Mark LT](/source/Lincoln_Mark_LT) (P415)

<gallery widths="168">
File:'15 Ford Expedition.jpg|Ford Expedition / Expedition EL (U324 / U354)
File:2014 Canadian International AutoShow 0122 (12645566113).jpg|Lincoln Navigator / Navigator L (U326 / U354)
File:2010 Ford F-150 Platinum -- 07-10-2010.jpg|Ford F-150 / Lobo (P415)
File:Lincoln P415 Mark LT.jpg|Lincoln Mark LT (P415)
</gallery>

==T3==
The T3 is Ford's incumbent large truck platform, which began production in November 2014, starting with the 2015 model year P552 F-150. The fourth generation Expedition, Expedition Max (formerly Expedition EL), Navigator and Navigator L are also built on this platform, shared with the [Ford F-Series thirteenth generation](/source/Ford_F-Series_thirteenth_generation) chassis design from the P552 F-150 and P558 Ford Super Duty.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ford T3 platform profile |url=https://cdn.ihsmarkit.com/www/pdf/0520/IHS-Markit-Automotive-Rapid-Response-Recovery-Assessment-Vol-2-15May2020.pdf |website=IHS Markit}}</ref>

Applications:
* 2015–2020 [Ford F-150](/source/Ford_F-Series_(thirteenth_generation)) / [Ford Lobo](/source/Ford_F-Series_(thirteenth_generation)) (P552)
* 2017–2022 [Ford Super Duty](/source/Ford_Super_Duty) (P558)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210120160738/https://investors.tenneco.com/~/media/Files/T/Tenneco-IR/reports-and-presentations/nov-2020-ten-investor-presentation-update-11-18-20.pdf] {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=18 July 2016|title=Ford and Lincoln future models into the 2020s|url=https://www.just-auto.com/analysis/ford-and-lincoln-future-models-into-the-2020s|access-date=17 August 2021|archive-date=16 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816025937/https://www.just-auto.com/analysis/ford-and-lincoln-future-models-into-the-2020s|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* 2018–2024 [Ford Expedition](/source/Ford_Expedition) / [Ford Expedition Max](/source/Ford_Expedition) (U553)<ref>{{Cite web|date=4 December 2018|title=2018 Ford Expedition Limited 4×4 – Bottom Line Review &#124; RoadBlazing|url=https://www.roadblazing.com/2018-ford-expedition-limited-4x4-bottom-line-review/}}</ref>
* 2018–2024 [Lincoln Navigator](/source/Lincoln_Navigator) / [Lincoln Navigator L](/source/Lincoln_Navigator_L) (U554)
* 2021–present [Ford F-150](/source/Ford_F-Series_(fourteenth_generation)) / [Ford Lobo](/source/Ford_F-Series_(fourteenth_generation)), 2022–2025 [Ford F-150 Lightning](/source/Ford_F-150_Lightning) (P702)
* 2023–present [Ford Super Duty](/source/Ford_Super_Duty) (P708)
* 2025–present [Ford Expedition](/source/Ford_Expedition) / [Ford Expedition Max](/source/Ford_Expedition) (U717)
* 2025–present [Lincoln Navigator](/source/Lincoln_Navigator) / [Lincoln Navigator L](/source/Lincoln_Navigator_L) (U718)

<gallery widths="168">
File:2018 Ford F-150 Lariat Crew Cab 3.5L EcoBoost front 4.22.19.jpg|Ford F-150 / Lobo (P552)
File:2019 Ford F-550 4WD, front right (NY).jpg|Ford Super Duty (P558)
File:2022 Ford Expedition Platinum unmarked unit, front 4.14.23.jpg|Ford Expedition / Expedition Max (U553)
File:2019 Lincoln Navigator 'Reserve', front 8.29.20.jpg|Lincoln Navigator / Navigator L (U554)
File:2024 Ford F-150 XLT front view.jpg|Ford F-150 / Lobo (P702)
File:2022 Ford F-150 Lightning Lariat in Atlas Blue Metallic, Front Right, 08-06-2022.jpg|Ford F-150 Lightning (P702)
File:2023 Ford F-350 Super Duty front view.jpg|Ford Super Duty (P708)
File:2025 Ford Expedition au SIAM 2025.jpg|Ford Expedition / Expedition Max (U703)
File:2025 Lincoln Navigator, front 5.16.25.jpg|Lincoln Navigator / Navigator L (U704)
</gallery>

== T5 ==
The T5 platform is what Land Rover calls an Integrated Body Frame, which joins both a monocoque section for the engine bay and passenger compartment, and a ladder frame section for the gearbox and suspension.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Taylor|first=James|title=Range Rover Sport 2005-2013 : the Complete Story.|date=2019|publisher=Crowood|isbn=978-1-78500-660-9|location=La Vergne|oclc=1129224068}}</ref> Compared to the all unibody 2001 [Range Rover](/source/Range_Rover_(L322)), the heavier frame construction was chosen for lower costs, with the intent to use it on a new redesigned Defender and various other models, but many of these plans did not transpire.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Hull|first=Nick|title=Land Rover Design|date=20 October 2021 |publisher=Veloce Publishing Ltd|isbn=9781787118119|publication-date=2021-10-20}}</ref>

* 2004–2009 [Land Rover Discovery 3](/source/Land_Rover_Discovery_3) / [Land Rover LR3](/source/Land_Rover_LR3) (L319) - Use of the [2002 Ford Explorer's](/source/Ford_Explorer) chassis was considered, but ruled out over unfavourable off-road clearances.<ref name=":0" />
* 2006–2013 [Range Rover Sport](/source/Range_Rover_Sport) (L320)
* 2010–2016 [Land Rover Discovery 4](/source/Land_Rover_Discovery_4) / [Land Rover LR4](/source/Land_Rover_LR4) (L319)

<gallery widths="168">
File:2008-2009 Land Rover Discovery 3 (MY09) TDV6 SE wagon (2010-09-23) 01.jpg|Land Rover Discovery 3 / LR3 (L319)
File:Range Rover Sport SDV6 SE (Facelift) – Frontansicht, 5. September 2012, Wuppertal.jpg|Range Rover Sport (L320)
File:Land Rover Discovery 4 HSE 2016.jpg|Land Rover Discovery 4 / LR4 (L319)
</gallery>

Cancelled models:

* [Land Rover Defender](/source/Land_Rover_Defender) (L317)<ref name=":75">{{Cite web|date=2021-05-24|title=Nick Rogers: el padre del nuevo defender que vive entre 4x4 británicos|url=https://revistacar.es/nick-rogers-hablamos-con-el-jefe-de-ingenieria-de-land-rover/|access-date=|website=[Revista Car](/source/Car_(magazine))|language=es}}</ref><ref name=":38">{{Cite web|title=Past Experience|url=https://cavtltd.wixsite.com/cavt-ltdprototype/past-experience|access-date=|website=cavt-ltdprototype|language=en}}</ref>
* [Ford Explorer](/source/Ford_Explorer) - Cancelled replacement.<ref name=":75" />
* [Ford Bronco](/source/Ford_Bronco) - Rejected for T6 platform (as U260) when T5 was considered too costly, before being cancelled altogether.<ref name=":75" />'''<ref name=":152">{{Cite news|last=Naughton|first=Keith|date=2020-07-14|title=The Bronco Is Back, Thanks to a Group of Obsessed Ford Employees|language=en-US|newspaper=[Bloomberg Businessweek](/source/Bloomberg_Businessweek)|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2020-07-14/ford-bronco-is-back-after-o-j-simpson-made-it-famous|url-status=live|url-access=subscription|access-date=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018235913/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2020-07-14/ford-bronco-is-back-after-o-j-simpson-made-it-famous|archive-date=2020-10-18}}</ref>'''

== T6 ==
The T6 is the smallest of the new T platforms, designed for midsize trucks and SUVs.

Applications:

* 2011–2023 [Ford Ranger](/source/Ford_Ranger_(P375)) (P375)
* 2015–2022 [Ford Everest](/source/Ford_Everest) (U375)
* 2011–2020 [Mazda BT-50](/source/Mazda_BT-50) (UP, UR)

<gallery widths="168">
File:Ford Ranger 3.2 TDCi Wildtrack (2019) (cropped).jpg|Ford Ranger (P375)
File:Ford Everest front view (facelift, Vietnam).png|Ford Everest (U375)
File:Mazda BT-50 SDX Hi Rider 2016 (25564408916) (2).jpg|Mazda BT-50 (UP, UR)
</gallery>

'''T6.2'''
* 2021–present [Ford Bronco](/source/Ford_Bronco) (U725)<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Ottley|first=Stephen|date=2021-01-24|title=Ford Australia can't afford the new 2022 Ranger ute to be a failure|url=https://www.carsguide.com.au/car-news/ford-australia-cant-afford-the-new-2022-ranger-ute-to-be-a-failure-82169|access-date=2021-11-12|website=CarsGuide|language=en-AU}}</ref>
* 2022–present [Ford Ranger](/source/Ford_Ranger_(P703)) (P703)<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-24|title=Ford Ranger 2022 revealed: V6 diesel, wider track and bold styling, release date mid-next year|url=https://www.chasingcars.com.au/news/future-cars/ford-ranger-2022-v6-diesel-wider-track-and-bold-styling-revealed-release-date-mid-next-year/|access-date=2021-11-25|website=Chasing Cars|language=en-AU}}</ref>
* 2022–present [Ford Everest](/source/Ford_Everest_(U704)) (U704)
* 2022–present [Volkswagen Amarok](/source/Volkswagen_Amarok) (J73)

<gallery widths="168">
File:Ford Bronco (6th generation) Outer Banks 1X7A0384.jpg|Ford Bronco (U725)
File:Ford Ranger (T6, P703) Wildtrak IMG 7320.jpg|Ford Ranger (P703)
File:2022 Ford Everest Sport 2.0L Turbo 4x2.jpg|Ford Everest (U704)
File:Volkswagen Amarok Mk2 1X7A0808.jpg|Volkswagen Amarok (J73)
</gallery>

<!-- == TE1 ==
Upcoming electric ladder frame chassis for next generation Ford F-150 Lightning.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Panait|first=Mircea|date=2021-05-26|title=Ford Bronco EV, Ranger EV Confirmed Along With Next-Generation EV Platforms|work=autoevolution|url=https://www.autoevolution.com/news/ford-bronco-ev-ranger-ev-confirmed-along-with-next-generation-ev-platforms-162021.html}}</ref> -->

==References==
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