I always thought they fell under the Personal Luxury classification but a friend of mine, who does love Fords, says no. EPA calls it a compact.
As compact as a short bus lol
compact-intermediate according to an old Haynes manual I have
Answer (according to the EPA) is on the lower left, but realistically the answer is on the top mid right:
(http://www.coolcats.net/fox/images/20thwindowsticker.jpg)
my cougar back in the day was insured as a mid size luxury sport model
my tittle says midsized sedan coupe.
you have to remember though, when the fox chassis was designed (production started in 79) they were compared to 1970's marks.
The "Compact" designation is from the EPA which uses the total passenger and cargo volume (total cubic feet) to reach their pre-determined classification. They do this to try and make it easier for the consumer to cross-shop classes of cars and their corresponding fuel mileage. It's not a perfect system, but we are talking about the government. :rolleyes:
The next size up in the classification is "Mid-Size" and I would bet that our cars are at the top-end of the Compact range and very close to the Mid-Size classification because an '87 Grand National is classified as Mid-Size by the EPA. A friend of mine has GN and I've ridden in it many times. I will say it does seem to have a little more room in both the passenger compartment and the trunk, but overall it's very similar. But of course, our cars have more style. :)
the EPA be ed, these cars are personal luxury cars, or so says ford since 1958 when the first four seat thunderbird were rolled out to a public hungry for such cars. and they have usually been considered a midsized car based on external dimensions at the time of production.
Mid-sized on the outside, compact on the inside. :P
Yes...but...Grand National and G-body have a full frame underneath. I wish these cars were the same.