For safety, Laforza offers an 18 gauge steel body, a rugged box ladder frame, European touring sedan handling, and the most technologically advanced four-wheel drive. Laforza handles hazardous weather and road conditions that would turn away other luxury automobiles. What really distinguishes Laforza from all other luxury automobiles and what justifies its price is versatility.... Laforza is equally at home en route to the opera, off on a shopping spree, along the interstates or beyond out where the pavement ends.

We are proud to document the individual features and specifications that make Laforza the most versatile luxury automobile in the world.

S P E C I F I C A T I O N S
POWERTRAIN:
Electronically fuel-injected 5.0 liter V-8 manufactured by Ford Motor Company
Electronic four-speed automatic transmission with high-efficiency overdrive manufactured by Ford Motor Company
Full time all wheel drive manufactured by Ford Motor Company
POWER ASSISTS:
Six-way power front seats
Power windows
Power sliding/tilting moon-roof
Power door locks
Dual power-operated sideview mirrors
Remote-operated locking system

STEERING & BRAKING:
Power-assisted rack-and-pinion steering
Power-assisted vented front disc and rear drum brakes
CHASSIS AND SUSPENSION:
Box-ladder constructed steel frame
Heavy duty independent front suspension, with double wishbone, torsion bar design
Full floating beam axle rear suspension with proportional leaf springs
High-pressure gas-charged shock absorbers
Two-piece custom HRE 17" aluminum sport wheels with radial tires
CONVENIENCE:
Intermittent windshield wipers
Rear window defogger
Rear window washer/wiper
Pouches on front doors and front seat backs
LAFORZA DIMENSIONS
Overall Length..................179.9"
Wheelbase.........................106"
Overall Width....................78.7"
Track-Front and Rear.............67.8"
Overall Heigth...................73.6"
Ground Clearance.................6.75"
Turning Diameter.................33 ft
Front Hiproom....................62.0"
Front Legroom (max)..............48.0"
Front Headroom (max).............37.0"
Rear Hiproom.....................65.0"
Rear Legroom (max)...............44.0"
Cargo Space (seat up)......40.53 cu ft
Cargo Space (seat folded)..81.53 cu ft
Cargo Space (seat out).....96.04 cu ft
Vehicle Weight..............4,950 lbs.
Fuel Capacity..................25 gal.

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Below are three pictures from a reported auto accident involving a 1986/87 Mercedes Benz and the Laforza Prima 4X4. As you can see from the photographs the Laforza took a strong hit from the Mercedes Benz in the rear of the Laforza. Damage to the Laforza was light as you can see with the Mercedes Benz being totaled from the impact.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Skip Braden, General Manager of Laforza, tells us that "During the Laforza's 35-mph crash test the Laforza is the only vehicle to ever crash through the barrier."