2009 Ford Flex: Spy Shots (update pg. 2)
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2009 Ford Flex: Spy Shots (update pg. 2)
2005 Ford Fairlane concept
New crossover vehicle to bow in April, on sale this year.
The Dow Jones newswires reports that Ford's new crossover vehicle, loosely based on the Fairlane concept from the 2005 Detroit show, will be shown in production-ready form at next month's New York auto show.
The Flex, Dow Jones says, is a larger crossover that Ford will use to effectively replace its minivans. The new vehicle will be built in Oakville, Ontario, and will enter production on Sept. 15. The company will build 100,000 Flexes each year.
The Flex program, codenamed D471 inside Ford, has been one of the projects green-lighted as Ford reshuffles its product lineup, axing old vehicles and those in segments where Ford fell far behind in the 1990s. Ford's last minivan, the Freestar/Monterey, is exiting production this year.
The Flex will features doors that open like French doors, the Dow Jones reports, and will sport three rows of seats. A Lincoln version is expected, but not for public launch in New York.
The Dow Jones newswires reports that Ford's new crossover vehicle, loosely based on the Fairlane concept from the 2005 Detroit show, will be shown in production-ready form at next month's New York auto show.
The Flex, Dow Jones says, is a larger crossover that Ford will use to effectively replace its minivans. The new vehicle will be built in Oakville, Ontario, and will enter production on Sept. 15. The company will build 100,000 Flexes each year.
The Flex program, codenamed D471 inside Ford, has been one of the projects green-lighted as Ford reshuffles its product lineup, axing old vehicles and those in segments where Ford fell far behind in the 1990s. Ford's last minivan, the Freestar/Monterey, is exiting production this year.
The Flex will features doors that open like French doors, the Dow Jones reports, and will sport three rows of seats. A Lincoln version is expected, but not for public launch in New York.
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Anything that's going to replace the Freestar/Windstar is going to be effective.
S-Max may not be large enough to compete in the US market.
I guess Ford's new strategy is, if you can't win the battle, create a new battlefield.
S-Max may not be large enough to compete in the US market.
I guess Ford's new strategy is, if you can't win the battle, create a new battlefield.
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And the crossover battlefield is hardly new. The imports started the segment, and now it seems Detroit automakers are jumping head-first into this segment. GM especially seems to be putting all of their eggs into the crossover basket.
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Ford is simply giving up in the minivan market, and merely *hopes* that this new crossover will be able to pick up minivan buyers that they will lose.
And the crossover battlefield is hardly new. The imports started the segment, and now it seems Detroit automakers are jumping head-first into this segment. GM especially seems to be putting all of their eggs into the crossover basket.
And the crossover battlefield is hardly new. The imports started the segment, and now it seems Detroit automakers are jumping head-first into this segment. GM especially seems to be putting all of their eggs into the crossover basket.
But this new battlefield Ford created is "Design drawn with a piece of pencil and ruler"
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I think that Ford owning so many extra auto brands is going to turn out to be a bad thing for anyone under the Ford umbrella. I recently came up behind a Volvo sedan and some Ford sedan and they looked SO similar I just had to be amused. Now this Flex looks like a Land Rover.
As for the S-Max ... I think I'll just say: UGlliiieeeee
Look everyone! Ford is trying to be GM w. a whole bunch of duplicate models!
As for the S-Max ... I think I'll just say: UGlliiieeeee
Look everyone! Ford is trying to be GM w. a whole bunch of duplicate models!
