This blend of heritage styling and modern convenience continues to attract a new generation of buyers to Ford showrooms and provides dealers a powerful connection point with a very loyal group of customers. The 2005 Thunderbird continues to deliver a unique combination of classic American “relaxed sportiness,” offering balanced performance with touring comfort. Official Ford dealer information put it this way: Like the first Thunderbirds produced in 1955, the 2005 Thunderbird was marketed as a personal luxury car, and not a sports car. This was the only time any cloth material was incorporated into the 2002-2005 Thunderbird’s seats.After numerous some legendary and classic models, the story of the Thunderbird came to an end after 50 years on July 1, 2005, when the last Thunderbird rolled off the line. The 2004 feature car, the ‘Pacific Coast Roadster’ featured seats in ‘Light’ and ‘Dark’ Ash colors and had cloth inserts sometimes referred to as ‘Special Suede.’ This ‘Special Suede’ was not leather, but rather a cloth material. Special edition ‘feature’ car Thunderbirds such as the ‘007’ James Bond Edition and 2005 ’50th Anniversary Cashmere’ also used a special, softer grade of leather in white and cashmere respectively for those cars only. Nudo is a somewhat softer and more supple leather than the Imola leather used on the 2003-2005. The 2002 Thunderbird also used a slightly different instrument cluster configuration.įor the interior, the 2002 Thunderbirds used ‘Nudo’ leather for the seating areas. In addition, there were changes to the design and configuration of the exhaust pipes.Ģ003 also saw the addition of heated seats and ‘Select Shift’ transmissions, allowing the driver to choose between fully automatic and ‘manual’ shifting. The 2003-2005 Thunderbird also featured a redesigned engine compartment with a different style engine cover and air filter configuration. Beginning with the 2003 model year, output was boosted to 280 horsepower by reprogramming the on-board computer and adding variable valve timing. All 2002-2005 T-Birds are powered by Ford’s 3.9 liter V8 engine, however, for 2002 that engine produced only 252 horsepower. Are all 2002-2005 Ford Thunderbirds the same mechanically? Were there any changes from 2002-2005?Įxcept for various different exterior and interior color combinations, all 2002-2005 Thunderbirds share the same body style.

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