page_title: Full-size Ford
section_title: Fifteenth generation (2005–2019)
hierarchical_section_title: Full-size Ford / Fifteenth generation (2005–2019)
caption_attribution_description: 2005-2007 Ford Freestyle SE photographed in USA.
context_page_description: Full-size Ford is the popular term for a long-running line of Ford vehicles in North America with a shared model lineage. Beginning in 1908 with the Model T, the line ended fifteen generations later in 2019 with the production of the final Ford Taurus as Ford withdrew sedans from the North American market. With the exception of the Taurus, all models of the lineage shared body-on-frame construction and rear-wheel drive; the Ford Crown Victoria was the last body-on-frame car in mass production at its 2011 discontinuation.
  During the first half of the 20th century, American automobiles were typically identified by manufacturer and model year; excluding trim lines, manufacturers typically produced one distinct vehicle line each model year. As automakers began to augment their vehicle lineups, manufacturers began to market nameplates to distinguish vehicle lines. The term "full-size" came into use in the early 1960s as Ford introduced compact and intermediate-size cars alongside other manufacturers.
context_section_description: For the 2005 model year, Ford introduced the D3 platform, its first all-new full-size car design in 26 years.  A modification of a Volvo large-car platform, the D3 chassis introduced several major design changes to full-size Ford cars.  In place of body-on-frame construction, the D3 became the first full-size Ford in North America to adopt unibody construction; rear-wheel drive was replaced by front-wheel drive (with all-wheel drive as an option).  For the first time since the 1931 Model A, no V8 engine was available, with a V6 as the exclusive engine (making its first appearance in the full-size line).  In all-wheel drive models (from 2005 to 2007), an automatic transmission was replaced by a CVT.  
  Officially intended as the larger of two vehicle platforms replacing the D186 chassis, the D3 was sized between the D186 and the Panther platform in many dimensions.  Largely marketed to replace the Ford Taurus, after its 2005 launch, the Ford Five Hundred also unofficially began to serve as a replacement for the Ford Crown Victoria (in retail markets).  While marketed as a crossover SUV, the Ford Freestyle (based upon the Five Hundred) would functionally become the closest successor to the Ford LTD Country Squire station wagon, marking the first time since 1991 that Ford offered full-size vehicles in multiple body styles.  
  As part of a mid-cycle redesign, the Ford Five Hundred and Ford Freestyle were rebranded for 2008 as the Ford Taurus and Ford Taurus X, marking the shift of the Ford Taurus into the full-size segment; at the time, Ford management cited greater recognition of the Taurus nameplate as a factor of the rebranding.  
  For 2010, the sixth-generation Taurus was introduced on the D3 platform, coinciding with the discontinuation of the Mercury Sable and 2009 introduction of the Lincoln MKS.  As part of the redesign, Ford produced its first full-size Taurus SHO, featuring a  twin-turbocharged EcoBoost V6 and all-wheel drive. As part of a 2013 update, a 4-cylinder EcoBoost engine was added, becoming the first 4-cylinder Taurus since 1991 and the first full-size Ford available with a 4-cylinder engine since 1934.  To replace the long-running Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor, Ford introduced the Ford Police Interceptor Sedan police patrol/pursuit car.  Derived from the Taurus SHO, the Police Interceptor Sedan features the all-wheel drive and twin-turbocharged V6 as optional equipment.  
  In 2011, Ford ended production of the Panther platform, with production of the Ford Falcon (by Ford Australia) ending in 2016.  Since the 2017 model year, the Ford Mustang is the sole Ford car produced worldwide with either rear-wheel drive and/or a V8 engine.  Production of the D3 Taurus ended in March 2019 as Ford shifted vehicle production in North America away from sedans.
caption: 2005-2007 Ford Freestyle SE
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