Ford CD4 platform
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The Ford CD4 platform is a global mid-size vehicle architecture developed by Ford Motor Company to underpin various Ford and Lincoln cars and crossovers, emphasizing front- or all-wheel drive layouts and shared engineering.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ford CD4 platform canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7192734 — 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 CD4 platform Context triple: [Lincoln Nautilus, platform, Ford CD4 platform]
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A.
Ford CD2 platform
The Ford CD2 platform is a compact crossover SUV architecture co-developed with Mazda that underpinned vehicles like the Ford Escape, Mazda Tribute, and Mercury Mariner in the early 2000s.
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B.
Ford D4 platform
The Ford D4 platform is a unibody SUV and crossover vehicle architecture used by Ford for several mid- to full-size models in the late 2000s and 2010s, including the Ford Explorer and related Lincoln variants.
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C.
Ford D3 platform
The Ford D3 platform is a full-size, front- or all-wheel-drive unibody automobile architecture developed by Ford for large sedans and crossovers in the mid-2000s.
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D.
Ford C2 platform
The Ford C2 platform is a modular, front-wheel-drive-based vehicle architecture developed by Ford for its latest generation of compact and midsize cars and crossovers, enabling improved efficiency, safety, and flexibility across multiple models.
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E.
Ford CD6 platform (sixth generation)
The Ford CD6 platform (sixth generation) is a rear- and all-wheel-drive unibody vehicle architecture developed by Ford for its larger SUVs and crossovers, including the latest Ford Explorer.
- 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 CD4 platform Target entity description: The Ford CD4 platform is a global mid-size vehicle architecture developed by Ford Motor Company to underpin various Ford and Lincoln cars and crossovers, emphasizing front- or all-wheel drive layouts and shared engineering.
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A.
Ford CD2 platform
The Ford CD2 platform is a compact crossover SUV architecture co-developed with Mazda that underpinned vehicles like the Ford Escape, Mazda Tribute, and Mercury Mariner in the early 2000s.
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B.
Ford D4 platform
The Ford D4 platform is a unibody SUV and crossover vehicle architecture used by Ford for several mid- to full-size models in the late 2000s and 2010s, including the Ford Explorer and related Lincoln variants.
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C.
Ford D3 platform
The Ford D3 platform is a full-size, front- or all-wheel-drive unibody automobile architecture developed by Ford for large sedans and crossovers in the mid-2000s.
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D.
Ford C2 platform
The Ford C2 platform is a modular, front-wheel-drive-based vehicle architecture developed by Ford for its latest generation of compact and midsize cars and crossovers, enabling improved efficiency, safety, and flexibility across multiple models.
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E.
Ford CD6 platform (sixth generation)
The Ford CD6 platform (sixth generation) is a rear- and all-wheel-drive unibody vehicle architecture developed by Ford for its larger SUVs and crossovers, including the latest Ford Explorer.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | automobile platform ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
CD4 platform
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Ford global mid-size platform NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyStyleSupport |
crossover SUV
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hatchback ⓘ sedan ⓘ wagon ⓘ |
| class | mid-size vehicle platform ⓘ |
| designGoal |
cost reduction through parts commonality
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flexible body styles ⓘ global product harmonization ⓘ |
| developer | Ford Motor Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drivetrainSupport |
gasoline engines
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hybrid powertrains ⓘ plug-in hybrid powertrains ⓘ |
| feature |
modular design
ⓘ
shared engineering ⓘ transverse engine mounting ⓘ |
| layout |
all-wheel drive
ⓘ
front-wheel drive ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Ford Motor Company ⓘ |
| marketSegment |
mid-size cars
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mid-size crossovers ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Ford CD3 platform
NERFINISHED
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Ford EUCD platform NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionStart | early 2010s ⓘ |
| region |
China
NERFINISHED
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Europe ⓘ North America ⓘ global markets ⓘ |
| scope | global ⓘ |
| successor | Ford C2 platform NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedByModel |
Ford Edge (China long-wheelbase variant)
NERFINISHED
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Ford Edge (second generation) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ford Fusion (second generation) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ford Galaxy (third generation) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ford Mondeo (fifth generation) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ford S-Max (second generation) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ford Taurus (seventh generation, China) NERFINISHED ⓘ Lincoln MKX (second generation) NERFINISHED ⓘ Lincoln MKZ (second generation) NERFINISHED ⓘ Lincoln Nautilus (first generation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Ford brand vehicles
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Lincoln brand vehicles ⓘ cars ⓘ crossovers ⓘ |
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 CD4 platform Description of subject: The Ford CD4 platform is a global mid-size vehicle architecture developed by Ford Motor Company to underpin various Ford and Lincoln cars and crossovers, emphasizing front- or all-wheel drive layouts and shared engineering.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.