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The Probe GT was Motor Trend magazine's Car of the Year for 1993. It also made Car and Driver magazine's Ten Best list for 1989, 1993, and 1994. The NASCAR Dash Series version of a 1990 Ford Probe driven by Jeffrey Collier set a new track record at Daytona International Speedway on February 13, 1990, with a speed of 166.553 mph. That record ...
1986–1987 Ford-Cosworth GBA engine—120° V6, 1.5 L (Formula One engine) 1986–2007 Vulcan V6 —60° pushrod V6 3.0 L, originally designed for the Taurus 1989–1995 SHO V6 3.0/3.2 L DOHC V6
The 2.1 litre engine that was used in the Ford Probe GTP is often confused with the Ford Lima based engine that was used in the Ford Mustang GTP and the 2.1 litre variants of the Cosworth BDA engine. In Endurance racing trim it produced 600 hp (450 kW), which was plenty powerful enough for the lightweight 1,770 lb (800 kg) vehicle.
Developed as a successor to the Fox-body Mustang, this sporty coupe ended up riding alongside it.
After the 1988 model year, the EXP was discontinued, as Ford pared down its coupe model lines to the Ford Thunderbird, Ford Mustang, and the Ford Probe. As of current production, Ford has not produced another two-seat sports compact (its only two-seat offerings have been the Thunderbird and Ford GT).
Ford Escort, Ford Tempo, Mercury Topaz, Ford Taurus, Mercury Sable, and Ford EXP; 1989–1997 4EAT-G—4-speed Mazda design transaxle Ford Probe; 1990–2003 F-4EAT—4-speed electronic transaxle—Mazda transaxle Ford Escort, Mercury Tracer; 2000-2013 4F27E—Strengthened 4-speed F-4EAT Ford Focus, Ford Transit Connect
The 2.1 litre engine is often misidentified as more common 2.1 litre variant of the BDA. [4] Contrary to convention for an IMSA GTP car, the engine was fitted in the front of the car. Zakspeed would replace the car with the Ford Mustang Probe for 1985, while Roush Performance would build the no more successful V8-powered Ford Mustang Maxum GTP ...
This engine was also produced in Cologne, Germany. It was put in Pintos, Mustangs, Fairmonts and Rangers. It was then modified by Mazda to become the 2.5L in the late 1990s Ranger/U.S. sold Mazda pickups. Ford modified this design further so it is hardly recognizable from pre-2000 (date uncertain) year models. Caution!