Ford Aerostar: Taking Care of the Competition
Living for just a little over a decade, the Aerostar is a
minivan that was crafted and sold under the umbrella of the Ford
Motor Company. It is a rear wheel drive minivan that can be
easily distinguished from the other minivans. It is quite
something for it utilized a modified pickup truck chassis for
its body. Compared to the Ford Taurus, the Ford Aerostar looks
very similar. One interesting fact is that the Ford Taurus and
the Ford Aerostar were introduced by the automobile company the
same year. In 1990, this minivan was given the Motor Trend
magazine's Truck of the Year award.
In 1992, the Ford Aerostar was on its way to success. Production
was excellent, thus gaining another award for the assembly plant
of the vehicle. The Q-1 status award was bagged by the plant and
this award is considered as a very prestigious certificate. As
per the humble beginnings of the Ford Aerostar, this vehicle
actually came into being when Ford decided to compete with
Chrysler. Chrysler has dominated the minivan category that time
and Ford wanted to take a piece of the action. The original Ford
Aerostar was introduced bearing a 2.3 liter engine that had 4
cylinders. It had the capacity to produce 88 horsepower. Of
course, through the Ford Aerostar's lifespan, this has also been
changed and upgraded. It also had the capacity to take in a
maximum standard passenger capacity of five people.
The design of the Chrysler minivans was not exactly matched by
the Ford Aerostar. The difference was that the Ford Aerostar
boasted a rear wheel drive while the Chrylser vehicles were
proud of their front wheel drive minivans. This difference in
design made the Ford Aerostar come with more power and more
capability in terms of its capacity in hauling and towing heavy
loads. Due to this, the Ford Aerostar had lesser interior space.
However, this limitation was overseen for the Ford minivan
boasted more power than its rivals. Come 1997, this minivan was
dropped out of the Ford manufacturing line and was then replaced
by the Ford Windstar.
Changes were constantly done to the Ford Aerostar. In 1991, the
minivan had a new sport appearance package added in for the
regular-length XL. The XLT trim level included forged alloy
wheels and silver body accents that included a front air dam and
side running boards. The following year, the minivan's dashboard
received redesigned headlamps and climate controls. Made
standard were high-back front buckets. Outboard seats in the
rear of the Ford Aerostar got lap and shoulder belts. Also added
in were a new grille and flush aero headlamps. Other changes
included optional integrated child safety seats, a high mounted
third brake light, side-impact beams, a four speed automatic
transmission with electronic shift controls, larger radio
buttons, optional premium sound systems, optional auto-climate
systems with new air conditioning controls, and a 4.0 liter
engine.
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