Ford Granada 2.3 L - Cologne elegance with discordant tones

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Ford Granada 2.3 L - Cologne elegance with discordant tones

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Created on March 16, 2018

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Bruno von Rotz

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Ford Granada (1980) - rare two-door variant

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Ford Granada (1980) - popular because of the six-cylinder engine in the front, among other things

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Ford Granada (1980) - the two-door version looks stockier

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Ford Granada (1980) - wide-track, almost 1.8 meters wide

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Ford Granada (1980) - edgy, even from behind

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Ford Granada (1980) - relatively large rear overhang

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Ford Granada (1980) - lots of window space

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Ford Granada (1980) - stood in front of many apartment buildings at the time

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Ford Granada (1980) - clearly drawn Ford cockpit

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Ford Granada (1980) - the similarities to the Taunus built in parallel are considerable

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Ford Granada (1980) - for the cockpit, Ford was able to use a modular system of components, so to speak

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Ford Granada (1980) - with four-spoke steering wheel

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Ford Granada (1980) - speedometer up to 220 km/h, there were still reserves in it

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Ford Granada (1980) - four gears have to be enough

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Ford Granada (1980) - retrofitted rev counter, but could have been ordered ex works

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Ford Granada (1980) - Factory radio and simple heating controls

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Ford Granada (1980) - relatively large rear knee room

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Ford Granada (1980) - good space in the rear

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Ford Granada (1980) - you can barely see the V6 engine under the large air filter

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Ford Granada (1980) - carburetor equipped

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Ford Granada (1980) - you can see the carburetor under the large air filter

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Ford Granada (1980) - V6 engine with 108 hp

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Ford Granada (1980) - Steel wheels in equipment variant L

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Ford Granada (1980) - two doors instead of four were only available until 1981

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Ford Granada (1980) - reminiscent of the Fiat 130 as a Pininfarina coupé

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Ford Granada (1980) - Front wide-beam headlights

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Ford Granada (1980) - chrome rear-view mirror

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Ford Granada (1980) - chrome door handles

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Ford Granada (1980) - slim C-pillar, vinyl-covered roof

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Ford Granada (1980) - clearly labeled - type, engine capacity and equipment variant

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Ford Granada (1980) - the Ford sign at the rear

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Ford Granada (1980) - the famous slatted grille

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Ford Granada (1980) - the Ford sign on the radiator grille

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Ford Granada (1980) - the Ford emblem is getting a bit long in the tooth

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Ford Granada (1972) - the six-cylinder sedan of the first generation

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Ford Granada (1973) - the hip-swinging coupé was only built until 1973

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Ford Granada (1972) - See-through drawing of the big Ford

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Ford Granada (1972) - front and rear suspension

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Ford Granada 2.1 DL (1977) - the Granada was modernized and was also offered with a diesel engine - International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt 1977

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Ford Granada 2.3 GL (1979) - the second version designed by Uwe Bahnsen

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Ford Granada L (1978) - with disk wheels

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The Volkswagen stand (right) - Geneva Motor Show 1978

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The Ford and Mercedes-Benz stands in the foreground - Geneva Motor Show 1978

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Ford Granada Turnier 2.8 i Chasseur (1978) - sophisticated one-off - all-round vehicle with two-tone paintwork - Geneva Motor Show 1978

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Ford Granada (1977) - ADAC Golden Lemon in 1978

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Ford Granada (1977) - Advertising - a feeling of security

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Ford Granada (1978) - Advertising - Alternative for the highest demands

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Ford Granada (1978) - Advertising - the new Ford Granada for those who look deeper

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Ford Granada (1978) - Advertising - never before has so much spoken for Ford in the upper class

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Ford Granada (1978) - Advertising - technical complexity is its special feature

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Ford Granada (1981) - Advertising - a highlight of driving culture

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Ford Granada 2.0 (1980) - Advertising - Reason on solid ground

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Summary

If you wanted to buy an affordable yet elegant six-cylinder saloon at the beginning of the 1980s, there was no way around the Ford Granada. It was not for nothing that Ford was the market leader for six-cylinder vehicles in Europe at the time. Around 1.6 million Granada were sold over the entire production period, with the second generation accounting for around half of this figure. This vehicle report describes a Ford Granada 2.3 L and tells the story of the model in detail, illustrated with many pictures, advertising illustrations and a sound sample.

This article contains the following chapters

Simple elegance
Many improvements compared to the predecessor
Proven technology
Construction kit
Proven technology?
No test winner
Replaced by the Scorpio
A rarity today
Quiet glider
Further information

Estimated reading time: 9min

Preview (beginning of the article)

If you wanted to buy an affordable yet elegant six-cylinder saloon at the beginning of the 1980s, there was no way around the Ford Granada. It was not for nothing that Ford was the market leader for six-cylinder vehicles in Europe at the time. In August 1977, Ford presented the second generation of the Granada, which replaced the first model presented at the 1972 Geneva Motor Show and did away with the hip-swinging romance in favor of a much more sober and straightforward style. Bob Lutz, then General Director of Ford Europe, said at the presentation of the Ford stylist designed by Uwe Bahnsen: "The old Granada was too soft in appearance for me."

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