Ford Granada (North America, second generation)
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The Ford Granada (North America, second generation) was a compact, rear-wheel-drive sedan and coupe produced for the 1981–1982 model years, serving as Ford’s downsized, Fox-platform successor to its earlier midsize Granada.
All labels observed (4)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2199372 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ford Granada (North America, second generation) Context triple: [Ford Fox platform (third generation), notableModel, Ford Granada (North America, second generation)]
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Ford Taurus
The Ford Taurus is a mid-size to full-size family sedan produced by Ford, known for its widespread popularity in North America from the mid-1980s through the early 2000s.
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Ford Torino
The Ford Torino is a mid-size American car produced by Ford from the late 1960s through the 1970s, known for its muscle-car variants and prominent appearances in film and television.
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C.
Ford Fusion
The Ford Fusion is a mid-size sedan produced by Ford, known for its mainstream appeal, fuel-efficient powertrains, and role as one of the brand’s core passenger cars in the 2000s and 2010s.
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A-Model Ford
A-Model Ford is the common name for Ford's late-1920s Model A automobile, a popular successor to the Model T known for its improved performance and modern styling.
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Ford Fox platform (third generation)
The Ford Fox platform (third generation) is a rear-wheel-drive unibody automotive architecture used by Ford in the late 1970s through the early 1990s, underpinning various compact and mid-size models including the third-generation Mustang.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ford Granada (North America, second generation) Target entity description: The Ford Granada (North America, second generation) was a compact, rear-wheel-drive sedan and coupe produced for the 1981–1982 model years, serving as Ford’s downsized, Fox-platform successor to its earlier midsize Granada.
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A.
Ford Taurus
The Ford Taurus is a mid-size to full-size family sedan produced by Ford, known for its widespread popularity in North America from the mid-1980s through the early 2000s.
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B.
Ford Torino
The Ford Torino is a mid-size American car produced by Ford from the late 1960s through the 1970s, known for its muscle-car variants and prominent appearances in film and television.
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C.
Ford Fusion
The Ford Fusion is a mid-size sedan produced by Ford, known for its mainstream appeal, fuel-efficient powertrains, and role as one of the brand’s core passenger cars in the 2000s and 2010s.
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A-Model Ford
A-Model Ford is the common name for Ford's late-1920s Model A automobile, a popular successor to the Model T known for its improved performance and modern styling.
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Ford Fox platform (third generation)
The Ford Fox platform (third generation) is a rear-wheel-drive unibody automotive architecture used by Ford in the late 1970s through the early 1990s, underpinning various compact and mid-size models including the third-generation Mustang.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
automobile model
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compact car ⓘ passenger vehicle ⓘ |
| assemblyLocation |
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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linked to:
Atlanta
Mahwah, New Jersey, United States ⓘ
linked to:
Mahwah, New Jersey
Wayne, Michigan, United States ⓘ
linked to:
Wayne, Michigan
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| bodyStyle |
2-door coupe
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4-door sedan ⓘ |
| class | compact car ⓘ |
| discontinuedReason | replaced by Fox-based Ford LTD and line consolidation after 1982 model year ⓘ |
| driveType | rear-wheel drive ⓘ |
| engineOption |
2.3 L Lima inline-4 engine
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3.3 L Thriftpower inline-6 engine ⓘ 3.8 L Essex V6 engine ⓘ 4.2 L Windsor V8 engine ⓘ |
| fuelType | gasoline ⓘ |
| introducedAs | Fox-platform successor to first-generation Ford Granada ⓘ |
| layout | front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Ford Motor Company ⓘ |
| market | North America ⓘ |
| marketPosition | compact, near-luxury offering in Ford lineup ⓘ |
| marketSegment | downsized replacement for earlier midsize Granada ⓘ |
| modelYears |
1981
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1982 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
Fox-platform unibody construction
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available bucket seats and floor console ⓘ rack-and-pinion steering on some models ⓘ |
| platform |
Ford Fox platform
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linked to:
Ford Fox platform (third generation)
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| predecessor | Ford Granada (North America, first generation) ⓘ |
| productionEnd | 1982 ⓘ |
| productionStart | 1980 ⓘ |
| relatedModel |
Ford Fairmont
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Ford Mustang (Fox platform) ⓘ
linked to:
Ford Mustang
Mercury Capri (Fox platform) ⓘ
linked to:
Mercury Capri
Mercury Zephyr ⓘ |
| successor |
Ford Fairmont (indirect, line rationalization)
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linked to:
Ford Fairmont
Ford LTD (Fox platform) ⓘ
linked to:
Ford LTD (Fox-based, mid-size)
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| transmissionOption |
3-speed automatic transmission
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4-speed automatic transmission ⓘ 4-speed manual transmission ⓘ |
| trimLevel |
Granada ESS
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Granada GL ⓘ Granada L ⓘ base Granada ⓘ |
| wheelbase | 105.5 in ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Ford Granada (North America, second generation) Description of subject: The Ford Granada (North America, second generation) was a compact, rear-wheel-drive sedan and coupe produced for the 1981–1982 model years, serving as Ford’s downsized, Fox-platform successor to its earlier midsize Granada.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Ford Fox platform (third generation)
→
notableModel
→
Ford Granada (North America, second generation)
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Ford Granada (North America, first generation)
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successor
→
Ford Granada (North America, second generation)
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linked to: Ford Granada (North America, second generation)
linked to: Ford Granada (North America, second generation)
linked to: Ford Granada (North America, second generation)