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Door panels are redesigned and are now a one piece design.

In fact, demand exceeded supply in 1988, enough that buyers were paying list price or higher for a Probe, and Jim Mateja, the automotive columnist for the Chicago Tribune, urged potential Probe buyers who couldn't find a Probe to consider its sibling, the Mazda MX-6. For 1993 and 1994, Ford offered a "SE" appearance package on the base model Probe. Both engines featured dual overhead cam designs with the choice of a 5-speed manual transmission or a 4-speed automatic transmission. I didn’t have a GT but I did drive a 1990 LX with the 3.0 V6. It certainly wasn’t a sports car but it was a ton of fun and the hatchback held a surprising amount of college stuff. I think that they are awesome little cars! Included on this limited appearance package was Wild Orchid exterior paint, "PROBE" badge on floor mats outlined in Wild Orchid, black cloth bucket seats with unique Wild Orchid inserts, and the "PROBE" badge on the rear outlined in Wild Orchid.

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Notify me of new comments via email. Click here to get it featured on the homepage instead. The first time I saw one of these was at the only full car wash gas station in my home town. We'll help you find great deals among the millions of vehicles available nationwide on CarGurus, and we'll provide you with dealer reviews and vehicle history for each one. The V6 engine continued to use the 4EAT, but the 2.0 L I4 engine used a different automatic transmission, the Ford CD4E transmission.

This was followed the next year by a much more conventional looking Probe II, whose hatchback styling was also reminiscent of the pony cars.

However, production for the SN-16 was about to commence, meaning Ford had to put it on sale or lose its development budget along with further potential financial headaches if Ford would break its production contract with Mazda. It’s a shame Probes are so looked down on these days. RULES: No profanity, politics, or personal attacks. At first both engines shared the same automatic transmission, the Ford F-4EAT transmission, but from 1994 onwards this changed.

Though Ford’s initial plans to have this be the Mustang replacement were torpedoed by enthusiasts, the Probe in GT form was still a formidable performer and could compete head-to-head with other sport compacts.

The first generation Ford Probe was based on the Mazda GD platform, and was powered by a 2.2 L SOHC 4-cylinder Mazda F2 engine.

As first planned during 1992, it finally went on sale in Europe in the spring of 1994, filling the gap left there by Ford in that market sector since the demise of the Capri seven years earlier.

Answered my questions quickly with a clear response.

It is in nice shape, but nowhere close to that. It belonged to the lady sales manager!

I worked for Ford when these were new ,lotsa torque steer and lotsa fun! It was fun and would surprise more performance oriented cars that peeled out from stop lights.

This 1990 Ford Probe GT was purchased new in Washington in January 1990 and was retained by the original owner until his death in late 2018. [5] It was intended to gradually phase out the RWD Fox platform Mustang under the name "Mustang Classic" and have it eventually supplanted by the SN-16 as the "Mustang.". Same car only in gold. Toshi Saito, a North American-based designer working for Ford, took the lead in envisioning styling directions for the front-wheel drive Mustang, and a design by Saito was chosen and finalized in late 1983. But you are correct that the Turbo Bird was faster than a V-8 equipped Thunderbird.

The "GTS" was an appearance package and not an actual model or trim level. As before, the Probe was to share its under-structure with Mazda's MX-6 and 626. The Probe was the result of Ford's collaboration with its longtime Japanese partner, Mazda, and both generations of Probe were derived from the front-wheel drive Mazda G platform that underpinned the Mazda Capella.

If the A/T is the same as the fwd ford I have it’s wonderful, I’m VERY pleased with mine, it shifts exactly at the right RPMS given the demand and has an OD retio. Unlike the base, you were able to opt for power windows and mirrors on the SE package.

Maybe the liscense play could say ouches. "SE" was an appearance package and not an actual model or trim level.

Ever. Wow how time flies! The public outcry was immediate, with many Mustang fans and pony car purists detesting the SN-16's Japanese engineering, front-wheel drive platform and lack of a V8 engine, which were anathema to traditional Mustang buyers and enthusiasts.

I had this same combo in an creampuff ’88 Mazda 626 GT I traded in on a new ’93 626. Mazda engineered the engine, transmission, and chassis, while Ford engineered the body and interior. The idea that we would replace the Mustang with a Japanese car—a different car from a different culture aimed at a different audience—this is not going to work.

Everytime I see a Ford Probe, I remember a bit done by the comedian Roy D Mercer where he pretended to be a car salesman that wanted to show a female customer his “probe”.

Very Happy With Them. Mustang fans objected to the front-wheel drive configuration, Japanese engineering, and lack of a V8, so Ford began work on a new design for the Mustang instead. Find this survivor-grade GT here on eBay with a $5,500 Buy-It-Now and the option to submit a best offer. license plate. I bet Ford is happy they didn’t go forward with their plans to make this the Mustang. The power antenna is stuck in the up position, a common fault on cars equipped with a powered aerial that’s more than a few years old. These days, finding one this nice is next to impossible, and it has me looking up DIYs for manual transmission swaps.eval(ez_write_tag([[580,400],'barnfinds_com-box-4','ezslot_0',135,'0','0'])); 1959 Devin V12 Special13 hours$18,000Bid Now, 1963 International R-18515 hours$3,500Bid Now.

Find 1992 Ford Probe GT Turbo listings in your area. https://www.automobile-catalog.com/make/ford_usa/probe_1gen/probe_1gen_gt/1990.html. The T-bird/Cougar 4 cylinder turbo motors were all Ford 2.3L designs, with similar tuned turbo motors available in the SVO Mustangs and Merkur XRTi’s. Appearance wise, the only noticeable differences from the GT model were the wheels, "SE" nomenclature, rear bumper w/o air slot and lack of fog lights.

Dual racing stripes available in either white or black started at the top edge of the front bumper and continued on to the back lip of the hatch, terminating just below the center light reflector on the rear bumper. The first generation Probe was actually a product of the joint venture between Ford and Mazda called AutoAlliance International. License plate indent moved down onto bumper. They definitely got the name of that car wrong.

His is a very ugly kinda peach color all original with the 5 speed! This not a real Probe GT. North Royalton, OH About this vehicle This 1989 Ford Probe is an original. back when I was a kid it stood for Drugs Are Really Expensive.

All had 5 speed manuals, The 4sp auto was optional. While I was waiting for my car to come thru it was being dried off by the CAR WASH boys.

It included the GT front fascia (without fog lamps), unique 15-inch (380 mm) aluminum wheels, P205/55R15 BSW and Sport Edition "SE" nomenclature. [citation needed]. Still didn’t sell many and the 5.0 Mustang was way more fun! D.A.R.E. These cars served a purpose, then faded into obscurity, like so many other name plates. Very few Probes were produced with the GTS package and are considered today to be extremely rare. The wrap-around taillights show no cracks, and the dual outlet muffler retains its OEM tips. At this point, somewhat ironically, Mustang sales, which were lackluster, grew substantially after the article's publication, out of fear that it would be the last opportunity to purchase a traditional RWD V8 Mustang. The LX added options for power locks, power windows, electrically adjusted exterior mirrors, a storage tray underneath the front passenger seat, as well as an optional flip-up moon roof.

Cloth seats are redesigned again and get new fabric, Probe GT steering wheel's leather is no longer perforated, New seat belts with automatic locking retractors, Rear ashtray and map pocket on the passenger door of GT models are dropped, Rear windshield wiper dropped as an option, SE model is dropped ; base model returns and has the GT's front bumper, Cloth/leather inserts on GT door panels are removed, Base models get wheel covers from the Mazda 626, with 15" 3 spoke directional alloys from 95 and 96 Probe SE optional, Or optional 16" 5 spoke directional rims "swirlies", Rear windshield wiper returns as an option, ABS is no longer standard on GT models and is now an option, GT logos behind the front wheel wells have new letter styling, Probe GT no longer has "24v" badge beside the "PROBE" badge, Side door intrusion beams redesigned to meet 1997 Federal Side Impact Standards, GTS appearance package added to the GT's option list, Last year for the Probe, with the last Probe being manufactured on June 20, 1997, This page was last edited on 7 October 2020, at 04:15.