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Ford Taunus 80/Cortina 1980/Cortina Mk V/Cortina (TF)/P100. 1979–93 (prod. 1,131,850 all Cortina Mks IV and V). 2- and 4-door saloon, 2-door coupé, 5-door estate, 2-door pick-up. F/R, 1294, 1593 cm³ (4 cyl. OHV), 1593, 1993 cm³ (4 cyl. OHC), 2294, 2994 cm³ (V6), 3273, 4089 cm³ (6 cyl.). Longest-serving Taunus, essentially a facelift of 1976–9 or Taunus II models, themselves a development of 1971 Taunus TC—hence a dated car trying to look crisp for the 1980s (even the 1990s in Turkey). Sold again in UK, Irish, South African and British Commonwealth countries as Cortina—either Cortina 1980 or Mk V, depending on sources. Built in Argentina with coupé variant 1981–4, including sporting SP5 model with 2·3-litre V6. Australian production of TF series 1980–2, without direct replacement; no litre or cylinder badge on boot, just Cortina GL or Cortina with Ghia badge. Usual comments apply about poor handling as car essentially a refreshed TE with more creature comforts. New Zealand assembly of Irish-made estate continued into 1983. P100 bakkie offered till 1988, when finally replaced by Sierra-style model. Built by Otosan in Turkey from 1985 to 1993 (prod. 50,000 approx), with quad-headlamp models at end of decade and facelift to slanted nose in 1991.


Manufacturing locations: Essex, England; Cork, Ireland; Broadmeadows, Victoria, Australia; Port Elizabeth, South Africa; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Istanbul, Turkey

Marque: Ford | Model: Ford Taunus | Predecessor: Ford Taunus (1976–9) | Successor: Ford Sierra Mk I, Ford Meteor (1982–5)

q.v. Ford Cortina

 

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