An all-new, two-model Ford C-MAX range that consists of the five-seat C-MAX and the longer, seven-seat Grand C-MAX with sliding rear-doors made its world premiere at this year's Frankfurt Motor Show where FoMoCo also confirmed that the Grand C-MAX will indeed be launched in North America in late 2011. Set to go on sale in Europe in the second half of 2010, the C-MAX minivan is the first model of the next generation Focus family that will include hatchback, sedan and coupe-convertible variants and are scheduled for production in the next few years.
Ford is finally joining the 'turbo bandwagon' in the small engine category with the release of a new family of four-cylinder turbocharged petrol engines that will make their debut in Europe in 2010. The initial range will comprise of 1.6-litre and 2.0-liter petrol units featuring direct injection, turbocharging and twin independent variable valve timing while a smaller capacity EcoBoost unit will be introduced later to expand the range of applications within the firm's small (e.g. Fiesta) and medium-car line-up.The company claims that that the new engines provide up to 20 per cent better fuel economy and lower CO2 emissions compared to conventional petrol engines with a similar power output.
"The new family of Ford EcoBoost four-cylinder petrol engines coming in 2010 is a key element of Ford Motor Company's global blueprint for sustainability," said John Fleming, Chairman & CEO, Ford of Europe.
"We believe that these engines will provide customers with a genuinely attractive alternative to diesel or hybrid power units, delivering highly competitive fuel economy and cost-of-ownership, along with the responsive performance and wide rev range which have made petrol engines the favoured choice for so many drivers," Fleming added.
The 1.6-liter turbo engine, which be launched on the all-new C-MAX and Grand C-MAX MPVs that are making their world debut in Frankfurt, will be offered with outputs ranging from 150 to 180 horsepower while the 2.0-liter turbo unit will cater for applications of 200HP and above in models such as the Mondeo.
Furthermore, Ford re-confirmed in Frankfurt that the new 2.0-litre EcoBoost will be available globally, launching in North America in 2010 and, for its first rear-wheel drive application, in the Ford Falcon in Australia from 2011.
Official photos of the long-wheelbase version of Ford's all-new C-MAX compact minivan that receives the Grand moniker circulated on the net today. Due to be revealed alongside the five-seat C-MAX at the Frankfurt Motor Show, the Grand C-MAX gets a 150mm boost in length to make room for a third row of seats that can accommodate two more passengers, while Ford also equipped it with a pair of sliding doors at the back to provide easier access to the rear seats.Ford's new five- and seven seat MPVs are based on the underpinnings of the next generation Focus that is expected to be launched in 2010. Both models will be offered with the company's all-new EcoBoost 1.6-liter turbocharged four-cylinder gasoline engine.
The image gallery also provides us with our first glimpse of the car's interior, with the dashboard (same for both MPVs) featuring a similar design language - though somewhat more cluttered, to the European market Mondeo. Unless Ford plans to surprise us, buyers should expect to see the same console sans a few minor changes, on the 2011MY Focus.
FoMoCo's new Renault Scenic and Grand Scenic rivals are scheduled to go on sale in Europe during in mid-2010.
Via: Autoblog.nl & WCF
It appears that Ford's marketing team took a liking to the naming system used by their French colleagues at Renault on the longer versions of the Scenic and Espace MPVs as according to Carscoop sources, the seven-seater version of the all-new C-MAX will employ the 'Grand' moniker. While Ford has already published the first photos of the five-seater C-MAX, we'll have to wait a few more days for the Grand C-MAX that's also planned to make its debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show.In addition to being longer than the five-seat model, the Grand C-MAX also makes use of a pair of sliding doors at the rear to provide easier access to the two last rows of seats that can accommodate three and two passengers respectively.
The Grand C-MAX will be available with the same diesel and gasoline engine range with its five-seater sibling including Ford's brand-new 1.6-litre turbocharged direct-injection EcoBoost unit.
2010 Ford Grand C-MAX Spy Shots
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2010 Ford C-MAX
In addition to the official photos of the all-new C-MAX, the first member of the next-generation Focus family, Ford has also released some static footage of the five-seater compact minivan allowing us to better observe the vehicle's exterior from a variety of angles. There aren't many details on the 2010 C-MAX other than the line-up will include Ford's new 1.6-liter EcoBoost petrol unit that uses turbocharging and direct injection, but our sources claim that aside from the five-seater model there will also be a seven-seater version with sliding rear doors that you can check out in these spy pictures. Video after the jump.
UPDATE: Ford just came out with official photos of the five-seater version of the 2010 C-MAX minivan confirming that it will indeed be offered with the firm's new 1.6-liter EcoBoost direct injection four-cylinder petrol engine. Full details will be released during the Frankfurt Show press days. According to Carscoop sources, Ford has followed in the footsteps of Renault and Citroen with their respective Scenic / Grande Scenic and C4 Picasso models by developing two different body styles for the C-MAX, one for the five seater version and another one for the larger and more practical, seven seater model.
While we're patiently waiting for Ford to green light the release of the first official images, we've added a full set of spy shots of the seven-seater model. Unlike the base C-MAX with five seats and conventional rear-doors, the seven-seater version features a pair of sliding rear doors that promise to improve access to the rear seats.
It is believed that Ford will premiere its newly developed 1.6-liter Ecoboost turbocharged four-cylinder gasoline engine on the new C-MAX that will also be available with numerous other normally aspirated petrol and turbo diesel units.
The new Ecooboost engine will eventually make its way on other Ford models in Europe such as the Mondeo and the next-generation Focus range.
Sales of the new C-MAX models are expected to start in Europe in mid-2010.
As for North America, even though Ford has confirmed that the U.S. will get the all-new, next-gen Focus model in 2010, there's no word if the range will also include the C-MAX.
Official Photos of 5-Seater 2010 Ford C-MAX
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Spy Shots of 7-Seater 2010 Ford C-MAX
