Official images of the 2011 Ford C-Max

Posted on September 5th, 2009 by Robert Adams | Posted under: Ford

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Just before the Frankfurt Motor Show, Ford has released official teaser images of its new five-seater, the 2011 Ford C-Max. The tall C-Max – a compact multi-activity vehicle - is built on the company’s new global C-platform architecture which is the very same chassis that will underpin the next Focus that arrives in late 2010.

The 2011 C-Max will be powered by a new 1.6-liter EcoBoost four-cylinder, which means that it will be equipped with turbo charging and direct-injection for better power and fuel efficiency. Possibly when the car is actually debuted Ford will release figures for horsepower and torque.

The car will be sold in Europe in the second half of 2010, but the States will be waiting in vain for this car.

Images after press release

Press release:

FRANKFURT DEBUT FOR ALL-NEW FORD C-MAX:

STYLISH AND VERSATILE

COLOGNE, Germany, September 4, 2009 – Ford of Europe has released the first official images of the all-new Ford C-MAX, which will make its global debut at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show. The show opens to the public between September 17 and 27, 2009.

The new Ford C-MAX takes its design cues from the stunning iosis MAX concept car unveiled at this year’s Geneva Motor Show, and brings new levels of style and desirability to the compact multi-activity vehicle (MAV) market.

Departing from usual MAV thinking by using Ford’s ‘kinetic design’ styling language to adopt a more dynamic passenger-car look, the new model features a coupé-like, sweeping roofline while still retaining the established Ford C-MAX hallmarks of comfort, space, and practicality.

The new Ford C-MAX will introduce a host of new technologies to the Ford range, including an all-new 1.6-litre Ford EcoBoost direct injection petrol engine and other advanced features to enhance convenience and safety such as semi-automatic parallel parking and a blind-spot detection system.

The Ford C-MAX will be launched in the second half of 2010 and is the first in a new generation of global vehicles developed from Ford’s new C-segment platform, scheduled for introduction over the next several years. The global range will also include the all-new Ford Focus coming in late 2010.

Further details about the new Ford C-MAX will be released at Ford’s Frankfurt press conference at 11.00 hrs (CET) on 15 September.

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