<Tr> <Th> Predecessor </Th> <Td> Ford LTD Crown Victoria </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Successor </Th> <Td> Ford Taurus (sixth generation) </Td> </Tr> <P> The Ford Crown Victoria (colloquially called the Crown Vic) is a rear - wheel - drive full - size four - door sedan that was marketed and manufactured by Ford from the 1992 to the 2011 model years over two generations . Discontinued in 2011, the latter - day Crown Victoria began production in 1991 at Ford's St. Thomas Assembly plant in Southwold, Ontario, Canada . Dropping its previous LTD prefix, Ford instead revived a nameplate once used on a two - door version of the Fairlane sold in the North American market for the 1955 model year . </P> <P> The Crown Victoria shared the Ford Panther platform and major powertrain, body, and suspension components with the Lincoln Town Car and Mercury Grand Marquis . Along with its rebadged Mercury and Lincoln variants, the Crown Victoria was the final full - frame rear - wheel - drive passenger sedan produced in North America . The durability associated with its layout popularized the Crown Victoria with taxicab owners and commonly used police patrol / pursuit vehicles in North America . </P>

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