In 1976 the parallel lines of the British Ford Cortina MkIII and the German Ford Taunus TD converged, and the German product was developed into the universal Cortina TE and Taunus TC2 was reskinned to give a more modern appearance with bigger windows on the same mechanicals as the outgoing car. The body was styled by Uwe Bahnsen, who subsequently reworked the Ford Granada. German buyers got their TC2 in February 1976 whilst British buyers had to wait until October 1976 for their Cortina TE. Engine choices ranged from the carried over 1296cc Kent engine, 1593cc and 1993cc Pinto engines, and in 1977 the 2294cc Cologne V6. The 2000E Cortina TD was replaced by the 2300 V6 Ghia model, although the Ghia badge was also given to the 1600 Cortina too. There were 2-door and 4-door models, but the 2-door was mainly sold as a Taunus. A 5-door estate completed the line up however the body panels for this were carried over from the Taunus TC and did not benefit from bigger windows and a higher roof. There was no coupe version.