AMilitary transport & logistics
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Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | Bedford TL | Ford Focus |
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| Manufacturer | Bedford AWD[source] | Ford[source]Ford Focus · Manufacturer |
| Also called | AWD TL[source] | — |
| Production | 1980–1986 (Bedford) 1988–1992 (AWD)[source] | 1998–2025[source]Ford Focus · Production |
| Assembly | Dunstable[source] | — |
| Class | Commercial vehicle |
Cab
Single sourceCab: 2.53 m (100 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Small family car / Compact car ( C )[source]Ford Focus · Class |
| Body style | Chassis cab Tipper[source] | 3/5-door hatchback 4-door sedan/saloon 5-door estate 2-door coupe (US) 2-door coupé-cabriolet (Europe)[source]Ford Focus · Body style |
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| Layout | Longitudinal front engine[source] | Front-engine, front-wheel drive Front-engine, four-wheel-drive (Mk 3 RS Only)[source]Ford Focus · Layout |
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| Engine | Bedford Cummins Perkins[source] | — |
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| Transmission | Eaton Turner ZF Friedrichshafen[source] | — |
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| Wheelbase | 6x4: 4.45 m (175 in) 6.30 m (248 in)[source] | — |
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| Predecessor | Bedford TK[source] | Ford Escort (Europe, North America and Argentina ) Ford Laser (Asia and Oceania)[source]Ford Focus · Predecessor |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom[source]Inventory Origin column; table 5, row 4, cell 3; revision 1375383109; retrieved 2026-09-30 | — |
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| Model years | — | 2000–2018 (North America)[source]Ford Focus · Model years |
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| Successor | — | Ford Kuga (indirect)[source]Ford Focus · Successor |
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| National origin | — | German and British teams[source]Germany and United Kingdom; every source-named partner retained |
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