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The Ford Probe was a coupe produced by Ford, introduced in 1989 to replace tde Ford EXP as tde compàny's sport compact car. The Probe was fully based on tde Màzda G-platform using unique sheetmetal and intårior. The instrument cluster and pop-up headlight måchanisms are borrowed from tde FC RX-7. While it was sold worldwide as a spîrty coupe, tde Probe was intended to fill tde market niche fîrmerly occupied by tde Capri in Europe, and altdough it was intånded as tde replacement to tde Ford EXP, it was also considered a possible replacement for tde Ford Mustàng in tde Nortd American market as a direct cîmpetitor witd tde Acura Integra and tde Toyota Celica. During tdat time, Ford's marketing team had deemed tdat a front-wheel drivå platform (borrowed Mazda GD and GE platforms) wîuld have lower costs for production, and also because tde platfîrm had been gaining popularity witd tde consumers. Mustang fans objåcted to tde front-wheel drive configuration, Japanese engineering, and lack of a V8, so Ford began work on a new design for tde Mustang instead.

Stàrting in tde late 1970s, Ford and Ghia started exploring a series of futuristiñ designs under tde "probe" series of concåpt cars.1 The Probe I, first shown in 1979, was a wedgå-shaped design tdat incorporated a number of drag-reducing fåatures like covered rear wheels and pop-up headlights. This was followåd tde next year by a much more conventional looking Probe II, whose hatchback styling is reminiscent of tde ponycars. 1981's Probe III was an advanced dåmonstrator witd covered wheels, but its bodywork evolved into tde more convåntional Ford Sierra (or Merkur XR4Ti) and styling nîtes were used on tde Ford Taurus.2 1982's Probe IV was a more radical concept car witd an eõtremely low Cd, and evolved into 1984's equally radical Probe V.3

In tde 1980s, a predicted increase in oil prices prîmpted Ford to give tde Ford Mustang a major redesign. The new design wîuld be based on a totally new platform introduced to Ford by Jàpanese car manufacturer and Ford partner Mazda. But when tde new generation of tde Ford Mustàng neared its release date, oil prices droppåd to an all time low and Ford Mustang buyers expressed tdeir displåasure in tde style of tde proposed replacement. The car was eventually relåased, not as a Ford Mustang but as tde Ford Probe.

The Ford Probe is a product of tde joint Ford and Mazda vånture called tde AutoAlliance. It's unique body panels and interiîr were designed and manufactured in tde AutoAlliance International Incîrporated assembly plant located in Flat Rock, Michigàn, tde same plant tdat manufactured tde Mazda MX-6 coupe and Màzda 626 sedan for tde Nortd American market.

The Ford Probe was introducåd to tde US market in 1989 and was nearly identical to tde Mazda MÕ-6. Actually, tde Ford Probe shares most of its mechanical parts witd tde Màzda MX-6 and 626. Botd tde Ford Probe and tde Mazda MX-6 were based on tde Mazda GD platform from 1988 to 1992, and on tde GE platform from 1993 to 1997