The Ford EXP is a sports compact coupe that was produced and sold by Ford Motor Company in North America from the 1982 to 1988 model years. The first two-seat Ford since the 1957 Thunderbird, the EXP made its debut at the 1981 Chicago Auto Show. Sharing a wheelbase and powertrain with the Ford Escort, the EXP was longer, lower, and more aerodynamic than its five-seat counterpart.