The Ford Aerostar is a minivan that was manufactured and marketed by Ford for the 1986 to 1997 model years in the United States and Canada; a limited number were exported outside North America. Deriving its name from becoming one of the most aerodynamic sleek vehicles sold by the company at the time of its introduction (in spite of being over six feet tall, the body of the Aerostar had a drag coefficient of Cd=0.37, besting the Lincoln Mark VII), the Aerostar was introduced shortly before the Ford Taurus in 1985 as a 1986 model.