Ford Escort (Europe)

The Ford Escort is a small family car that was manufactured by Ford of Europe from 1968 until 2000. In total there were six generations, spread across three basic platforms beginning with the original rear-wheel drive Mk.1/Mk.2 (1968-1980), the "Erika" front wheel drive Mk.3/Mk.4 (1980-1990), and the final CE-14 Mk.5/Mk.6 (1990-2002) version. Its successor - the Ford Focus - was released in 1998, but the final generation of Escort was gradually phased out, with the panel van version ending production in 2002 in favour of the Ford Transit Connect.