Ford's Plus-Sized Fiesta

by Edward Niedermeyer

Published: February 28th, 2011

Having shown a raft of C-platformed cars, MPVs and crossovers at the Detroit Auto Show, Ford is making big deal out of its smaller B-segment platform at Geneva, with this “B-Max” MPV. Just over four inches longer than a fiesta but over a foot shorter than the C-Max, the B-Max packages pillar-free sliding door entrances into a tiny footprint for this MPV, which is destined for a 2012 launch in Europe (no word on US availability, but don’t hold your breath). And in addition to the Fiesta’s 1.6 NA four-banger, the B-Max will debut Ford’s smallest EcoBoost engine to date, a 1.0 liter with start-stop technology. Just the thing to take on Opel’s suicide-doored Meriva, which is headed to the US soon as a Buick.

#Design #Europe #FutureVehicles

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Z71_Silvy on Feb 28, 2011

Yet another hideous Ford. Why go through all the effort of making a vehicle if the outcome is so ugly and mediocre? That has been the case with every new Ford since about 2005. They really need to hire people that know what they're doing...from the top down.

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VanillaDude on Mar 01, 2011

I think this is the new Nissan Axxess, right?

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