Ford Probe

I believe is was going to replace the mustang, It's based on a Mazda Platform.

It got embarrassing having to admit to driving the probe home every night.

>>17777530
It was just a front-wheel-drive Mustang. There was no real niche for it.

>>17777563
Why do manufactures do this to sports car platforms?

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>>17777530
>v6
Lol

>>17777545
In my understanding they tried to bridge the gap between a mustang and a normie car. But yes, it was a mazda engine.
A shame really, it got quite a community and hype here in Europe

>>17777594
You can't really compare them cars. I think the probe tried to compete agains real sports cars.
But yeah that's probs why no one wanted it. To sporty for a family car, too slow and shit for a sports car

>>17777620
*I DON'T think

>>17777563
>A Mazda 6 with different sheet metal
>oh it's just a fwd mustang

>>17777673
626 please. But tbf it was a better car than the mustang of the 90s

if it was rwd i would buy 3
also, the name
must be pretty strange for you murricans, pretty obvious why

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Despite being FWD, it's a very reliable and happy car

>>17778703
Some guy modded his to a rwd, but it would be illegal over here.
Would have been also great to have the KLZE engine instead of DE, 200hp instead of 165

>>17777673
That was literally the plan for the probe you dum cuck

>>17777594
There was a 2.0l 4cyl version too...

>>17779022
I'm aware, but saying it's a fwd x is saying it's the same chassis with a different drivetrain, which is false.

Don't really recall, but before I go lookitup, I'm going to guess they lost their partnership with Mazda and since it's more or less a reskinned 626, along with Mazda it went.

>>17777530
horrible name
along with the escort

>>17777530

It was literally only made to replace the Mustang, but as people still wanted the Mustang they eventually got rid of it. It was a fine car yeah, but didnt really have a place in the current Ford or Mazda line up.

>>17777530

Impossible to work on rebadged Mazda shit. They didn't call them probelems for nothing.

>>17777586
FWD is cheaper. It's appealing to corporate Jews and normies that know nothing about performance.

>>17777530
Because the escort cosworth was more desirable and could rape it in any conceivable speed test.

>>17777530
nice viper OP!

>>17777530
Had a low km 93 MX-6. I wasn't a car guy when I bought it & didn't know my shit. That thing was in the shop more than a Jag. It was an ok car though. Got stoned & blown in that thing more times than I could count, so I guess it wasn't all a bad car.