Ford Probe - car classics

Ford Probe

Ford Probe - this is the joint development of Ford and Mazda. A distinctive feature of the car became very low aerodynamic resistance. The main features of the design laid Toshiyuki Saito, who had begun to develop konceptkar back in 1982, but closer to the end of the project was a conflict between him and designers group Ford, insisted on more than the actual type of the body, let it even will not have optimal aerodynamics. The result is a compromise, which, however much better obtekaetsya air streams, than the majority of the cars of the time.

In the technical part of the Ford Probe adopted separate nodes as the Mazda MX-6 626, as well as the Ford Mustang. In the end, even the basic model of the Ford Probe was under the hood of the engine, claiming power in 110 HP at 4700 rpm, the maximum torque in 176 N*m was achieved at 3100 rpm. More powerful models, issued in the second half of the nineties, could please the owners with a capacity of 170 HP and torque of 257 N*m. Electronics is fully consistent with the spirit of the time - were available cruise control, electric hoists mirrors, trip computer, air conditioning and a system of abs.

Other names of this model: Ford Probe I, Ford Probe II, Ford Probe III, Ford Probe IV, Ford Probe V, Ford Probe GL, Ford Probe GT, Ford Probe LX, Ford Probe SE, Ford Probe GT