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The Ford Granada is a mid-size car〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url= http://www.lincolnversailles.com/Granada/MT0974_03.htm )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url= http://www.lincolnversailles.com/Granada/RT_FG2.htm )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url= http://www.lincolnversailles.com/Granada/CD_FG5.htm )〕〔Gunnell, John ''Standard Catalog of American Cars 1946-1975 4th Edition'' (Iola, WI: Krause Publications, Inc 2002), p.445.〕〔Flammang, James ''Standard Catalog of American Cars 1976-1999 3rd Edition'' (Iola, WI: Krause Publications, Inc 1999), p.466.〕〔Dammann, George ''90 Years of Ford" (Osceola, WI: Crestline Series b MBI Publishing Company, 1993), p.475.〕 that was manufactured and marketed by Ford in North America from 1975–1982 across two generations, along with its rebadged variants, the Mercury Monarch and Lincoln Versailles. Available in 2-door sedan, 4-door sedan, and station wagon body styles, the Granada reached a total production of 2,066,336.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Production & Registry Totals )〕 ==First generation (1975–1980)== Introduced for the 1975 model year, the Granada was originally intended as the successor to the Ford Maverick.〔Dammann, George ''90 Years of Ford" (Osceola, WI: Crestline Series b MBI Publishing Company, 1993), p.468.〕 As a consequence of the 1973 energy crisis, the fuel-efficient Maverick continued to grow in popularity; Ford chose to produce both cars. The Maverick was positioned as an entry-level car, while the Granada was created a new niche as “one of the most luxurious compacts on the market".〔Dammann, George ''90 Years of Ford" (Osceola, WI: Crestline Series b MBI Publishing Company, 1993), p.474.〕 To appeal to potential buyers moving out of full-size cars, the Granada retained many comfort and convenience features seen in the much larger Torino and LTD, only in a smaller package. To emphasize this, the Granada was marketed by Ford as a rival to the similarly sized Mercedes-Benz 280 of the time.〔(Can You Tell The 1978 Granada From a $20,000 Mercedes 280SE? )〕 The Maverick was produced alongside the Granada until the end of the 1977 model year. The first-generation Granada and Monarch were based on the platform of the four-door Ford Maverick/Mercury Comet. Sharing much of its design with earlier Ford compacts and intermediates, it would be the final generation of the platform introduced with the 1960 Ford Falcon. They were assembled in Wayne, Michigan, and Mahwah, New Jersey, and also overlapped with the Maverick/Comet's ultimate successors, the Ford Fairmont and the Mercury Zephyr, which were released in 1978. During the 1977 model year, a rebadged version of the Granada was introduced by Lincoln division as the Lincoln Versailles. Intended as competitor to the Cadillac Seville, the Versailles sold very poorly. The 1978 model year brought a minor restyling for the Granada; this included rectangular headlamps and revised taillights, as well as more aerodynamic "bullet"-style side mirrors. These features continued through the end of first-generation Granada/Monarch production in 1980. Powertrain options included the base Thriftpower Six, a Thriftpower Six, and and "Windsor" V8s. Available transmissions included a standard three-speed manual, a four-speed manual with overdrive, and a three-speed automatic (standard on 302/255-powered cars). 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 (North America)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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