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Ford Windstar

🇺🇸 United States ·1995–2004· MPV / SUV

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12 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. 1st Ford Windstar: IFCAR· Public domain
  2. 2. 01-03 Ford Windstar Sport: IFCAR· Public domain
  3. 3. 1996 Ford Windstar GL, rear left, 06-04-2023: MercurySable99· CC BY-SA 4.0
  4. 4. 1st-Ford-Windstar: IFCAR· Public domain
  5. 5. 2001-2003 Ford Windstar Limited: IFCAR· Public domain
  6. 6. 99-00 Ford Windstar LX: IFCAR· Public domain
  7. 7. Ford Windstar: IFCAR· Public domain
  8. 8. Ford Windstar (II) – Frontansicht, 21. September 2013, Düsseldorf: M 93· CC BY-SA 3.0 de
  9. 9. Ford Windstar (II) – Heckansicht, 21. September 2013, Düsseldorf: M 93· CC BY-SA 3.0 de
  10. 10. Ford Windstar front 20080714: Rudolf Stricker· Attribution
  11. 11. Ford Windstar rear 20080714: Rudolf Stricker· Attribution
  12. 12. Orange County SD FL USA - Ford Windstar: dave conner from Inverness, Scotland· CC BY 2.0
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Ford Windstar, photo 1 of 12
1/12 IFCAR· Public domain

base stats

  • power 170 hptop version
  • efficiency 277 g CO₂/kmcleanest version
  • popularity 46 in NL#1945 most common
  • weight 1,974 kgaverage, ready to drive

Bars compare against all cars: 600 hp, 0 g CO₂, 400k registrations, €150k.

what the fuel types mean

  • petrol Cheapest to buy, simple, but fuel is expensive in NL.
  • LPG Runs on autogas (cheap fuel) via a conversion; extra road tax in NL.

spec sheet

built
1995–2004
body
MPV, SUV
engine
3.0 L–3.8 L
cylinders
6
turbo
no
power
145–170 hp
drive
front-wheel drive
gearbox
automatic
seats
6
doors
4
weight
1,974 kg
fuel use
11.7–13.2 L/100 km
CO₂
277–315 g/km
US rating
17–19 mpg
EV range
—
US size class
Minivan, Special Purpose Vehicle
avg new price NL
—

Ranges cover every version ever sold. Blank means the sources don't say.

🇳🇱 on Dutch roads

46 are registered in the Netherlands today, #1945 of all models. Most common build year: 2004 (17 cars).

19982004

Cars still registered, by year of first registration (RDW).

🇺🇸 US versions (30)

Every version the EPA tested, model years 1995–2003. mpg is combined; L/100 km converted.

yearversionenginegearboxdrivefuelmpgL/100
2003Windstar FWD Cargo Van3.8 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular1813.1
2003Windstar FWD Wagon3.8 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular1813.1
2002Windstar FWD Cargo Van3.8 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular1813.1
2002Windstar FWD Wagon3.8 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular1813.1
2001Windstar FWD Van3.8 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular1813.1
2001Windstar FWD Wagon3.8 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular1813.1
2000Windstar FWD Cargo Van3.0 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular1713.8
2000Windstar FWD Cargo Van3.8 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular1813.1
2000Windstar FWD Wagon3.0 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular1713.8
2000Windstar FWD Wagon3.8 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular1713.8
1999Windstar FWD Van3.0 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular1713.8
1999Windstar FWD Van3.8 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular1813.1
1999Windstar FWD Wagon3.0 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular1713.8
1999Windstar FWD Wagon3.8 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular1713.8
1998Windstar FWD Van3.0 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular1912.4
1998Windstar FWD Van3.8 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular1813.1
1998Windstar FWD Wagon3.0 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular1912.4
1998Windstar FWD Wagon3.8 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular1813.1
1997Windstar FWD Van3.0 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular1813.1
1997Windstar FWD Van3.8 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular1713.8
1997Windstar FWD Wagon3.0 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular1813.1
1997Windstar FWD Wagon3.8 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular1713.8
1996Windstar FWD Van3.0 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular1813.1
1996Windstar FWD Van3.8 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular1813.1
1996Windstar FWD Wagon3.0 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular1813.1

Sources: RDW open data, fueleconomy.gov.Updated 2026-10-24.

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