The Ford Versailles is a large family car sold between 1991 and 1996 in Brazil and Argentina. It is a version of the Volkswagen Santana sold in the 1990s, when Ford and Volkswagen shared models in South America in a joint venture known as Autolatina. It replaced the Ford Del Rey in Brazil and the locally built Ford Sierra in Argentina. The station wagon version was sold as the Ford Royale.
History
thumb|left|1996 Ford Versailles 2.0i Ghia; facelift model
The Ford Versailles took over from the Ford Del Rey in 1991 (for the 1992 model year). Design differed from the Santana by using Ford's corporate front end treatment, somewhat squarer taillights, and more upright D-pillars. Like the Santana, the Versailles was available as a two- or four-door sedan, and as a station wagon called the Ford Royale. The Royale was initially only offered as a three-door, even though the Volkswagen Quantum on which it was based was available with five doors. Both the Versailles and the Galaxy were eventually replaced by the Ford Mondeo.
See also
- Lincoln Versailles, an upmarket version of the 1970s U.S. Ford Granada
- Volkswagen Apollo
- Volkswagen Pointer