Focus groups said a driver-side sliding door didn't matter, so it had none; Ford later stretched the driver's door instead and called it the "king door".
Median 128 hp across 47 similar cars
Lead trim: 3.0 Vulcan V6
Ford Windstar first generation1995–1998
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FactFocus groups said a driver-side sliding door didn't matter, so it had none; Ford later stretched the driver's door instead and called it the "king door".
The Ford Windstar was released in March 1994 as a 1995 model, over a year ahead of the third-generation Chrysler minivans, letting Ford cut significantly into Chrysler's minivan sales. Built at Oakville, Ontario, on the Ford DN5 platform shared with the Taurus and Sable, it was sold only in a size equivalent to the long-wheelbase "Grand" Chrysler vans, and overlapped with the Aerostar it replaced through 1997. Engines were the 3.0 litre Vulcan and 3.8 litre Essex V6s with a four-speed AX4S automatic.
Collectors Spotted in the Ford Windstar Lineage
No member has published a public street spot of the Ford Windstar yet — the First · Worldwide stamp is wide open.
Trims & Figures
2 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 Vulcan V6 | 1995–1998 | 3.0 L V6 | 150 hp | — | — | FWD | automatic | — |
| 3.8 Essex V6 | 1995–1998 | 3.8 L V6 | — | — | — | FWD | automatic | — |
Owning one
An estimate, for the 3.0 Vulcan V6 trim: fuel on its EPA figure and a dated national price, upkeep on a per-mile average for the kind of car it is.
Owners’ builds
Nobody has claimed one yet.
Photographs
Ford's own 1999 lab tests showed heat treating would double its rear axle's life for $3.45 a part; nothing changed until 2003, and over 600,000 were later recalled.
Focus groups said a driver-side sliding door didn't matter, so it had none; Ford later stretched the driver's door instead and called it the "king door".
Ford handed the Windstar’s design to a women-led engineering team, who built it around scenarios most minivans ignored — pregnant drivers, women in skirts and heels — not just cupholder counts.
Rivals
Same body, same money, other badges — tap any card to flip.
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The restyled 1994 Lumina Minivan quietly made American automotive history: it was the first minivan sold in the US with a power sliding door you could open by remote.
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Its steeply sloped windshield gave the Lumina APV one of the deepest dashboards ever fitted to a mass-produced car.
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