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The Ford Tempo is a two door coupe and four door sedan car model that was produced by the Ford Motor Company for model years 1984 to 1994. It was the successor to the Ford Fairmont, and was replaced in 1994 by the Ford Contour. The Tempo was part of a rejuvenation by Ford to offer more environmentally friendly, fuel efficient, and more modern styled models to compete with the imports, and its innovation and aerodynamic design later paved the way for the groundbreaking Ford Taurus. The design and life of the Tempo began in the late 1970s as Ford was gearing to build towards a more ergonomic, more efficient, and more aerodynamic design philosophy. The new design philosophy rested in part due to aging vehicle platforms, and two oil embargoes which led to a rise in more fuel efficient import vehicle sales. Taking note of this, Ford set out to revolutionize the automotive industry, and would later lay the groundwork for three revolutionary vehicles The 1983 Thunderbird (and its counterpart the Mercury Cougar), the 1984 Tempo, and a car to be released in 1986, the Taurus.

The first generation Tempo, released in 1983, was a stark contrast from the Fairmont that it replaced, although the car was shorter than the Fairmont, and equaled length to a Chevrolet Cavalier at the time. Both the front windshield and rear window were set at 60° angles, with the trunk of the car being placed higher than the side windows to allow for greater fuel efficiency and air flow. On the Tempo, a rear quarter window was present while the Topaz received a more formal C pillar arrangement minus the window. The front of the car featured a set of two sealed beam halogen headlamps recessed in chrome "buckets" and the grille in between the headlights featured four horizontally thin rails each swept back to allow for greater air flow into the engine compartment and over the hood. The Tempo shared much of its design language with the European Ford Sierra, launched one year prior. Standard on the first generation Tempo was a new 2.3 L HSC inline four cylinder gasoline engine with a one barrel carburetor, with an optional Mazda built four cylinder diesel engine. Engines 2.0 L Mazda RF diesel I4, 52 hp (optional 1984-1986 GL) 2.3 L HSC I4, 86 hp 98 hp (73 kW) and 125 ft-lbf (168 N-m) L/GL/LX 2.3 L HSO I4, 100 hp (75 kW) and 135 ft-lbf (183 N-m) GLX/GLS/AWD (1985-91) 3.0 L (2982 cc) Vulcan V6, 150 hp (97 kW) and 170 ft-lbf (203 N-m) (1992-1994 optional on GL and LX, standard on GLS, in 1994 was re rated at 155 hp).