This generation exists because the first P7 flopped -- Ford rushed out a restyled car just one year later and, confusingly, called it P7 again.
Median 109 hp across 251 similar cars
Lead trim: Taunus 17M P7b 1.5 V4 (1498 cc, 60 PS) · up to 123 hp
Ford Taunus 17M / 20M / 26M1968–1971
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FactThis generation exists because the first P7 flopped -- Ford rushed out a restyled car just one year later and, confusingly, called it P7 again.
Shrinking sales of the P7 forced Ford to offer a restyled car only one year later; to avoid confusion the new car, again called P7, was called P7.2 or P7b, with rear lights again mounted at the corners, and the "Taunus" name was no longer used. The 26M, introduced in 1969, was the top-of-the-line version with a new bigger 2.6-litre engine, bigger brakes, dual headlights, power steering and the most luxurious trim level. The engine programme was enlarged to two base engines (V4 and V6) in six displacement sizes and nine power stages: V4 17M 1.5-litre (1498 cc, 60 PS, 135 km/h) and 1.7-litre (1699 cc, 65 or 75 PS); V6 17M 1.8-litre (1812 cc, 82 PS, 153 km/h), 20M 2.0-litre (1998 cc, 85 or 90 PS), 20M 2.3-litre (2293 cc, 108 or 125 PS, 170 or 180 km/h) and 20M/26M 2.6-litre (2550 cc, 125 PS, 180 km/h), the last optional on the 20M and standard on the 26M. The Ford 20M RS Coupé was made in Germany as a (2300 S) P7b and (2600) P7b; in the 1968 London–Sydney Marathon Ford entered three 20M RS from Germany and Belgium, and in 1969 a 20M RS won the Safari. This was the last specifically German Ford, replaced in early 1972 by the new Consul and Granada.
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Trims & Figures
9 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taunus 17M P7b 1.5 V4 (1498 cc, 60 PS) | 1968–1971 | 1.5 L V4 | 59 hp | 84 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| Taunus 17M P7b 1.7 V4 (1699 cc, 65 PS) | 1968–1971 | 1.7 L V4 | 64 hp | 95 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| Taunus 17M P7b 1.7 V4 (1699 cc, 75 PS) | 1968–1971 | 1.7 L V4 | 74 hp | 96 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| Taunus 17M P7b 1.8 V6 (1812 cc, 82 PS) | 1968–1971 | 1.8 L V6 | 81 hp | 100 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| Taunus 20M P7b 2.0 V6 (1998 cc, 85 PS) | 1968–1971 | 2.0 L V6 | 84 hp | 111 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| Taunus 20M P7b 2.0 V6 (1998 cc, 90 PS) | 1968–1971 | 2.0 L V6 | 89 hp | 117 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| Taunus 20M P7b 2.3 V6 (2293 cc, 108 PS) | 1968–1971 | 2.3 L V6 | 107 hp | 130 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| Taunus 20M P7b 2.3 V6 (2293 cc, 125 PS) | 1968–1971 | 2.3 L V6 | 123 hp | 138 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| Taunus 26M P7b 2.6 V6 (2550 cc, 125 PS) | 1969–1971 | 2.5 L V6 | 123 hp | 151 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
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This generation exists because the first P7 flopped -- Ford rushed out a restyled car just one year later and, confusingly, called it P7 again.
This Taunus lasted exactly one model year before Ford redid it — but while it lasted, the 20M wore a hood scoop that did absolutely nothing. It was fake.
Every Taunus before it had a cabriolet in the lineup. The P6, Ford's first postwar Taunus redesign, was the one generation to drop the convertible entirely.
The P5 was West Germany's cheapest six-cylinder car, and its Turnier estate was briefly the only six-cylinder wagon in the country.
Decades before the Fiesta, this little Taunus 12M quietly became Ford’s very first front-wheel-drive car.
Germans nicknamed this Taunus the "Badewanne" — the bathtub — for its rounded, all-new bodywork.
West Germans nicknamed this Taunus the 'Baroque Taunus' for borrowing its flashy tailfins and curves straight from mid-50s American Fords and Mercurys.
While rivals moved to overhead-valve engines, this Taunus 12M stuck with an old-fashioned side-valve unit — a deliberately conservative choice for 1950s Ford.
This Taunus quietly set a safety first for the brand in Germany: it was the first German Ford to be fitted with hydraulic brakes.
Rivals
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