Frankfurt Auto Display: 2011 Ford C-Max — Without Back part Sliding Doors
On the heels of yesterday'..2011 Ford .-Max spy shot, Ford has released official photos and information on the 2011 Ford .-Max that will debut in . couple weeks at the Frankfurt Auto Show. But you'll notice this .-Max doesn'. have rear sliding doors like the van in the spy photo. It also looks . bit shorter — the rear quarter windows appear to have . different shape.
So we suspect Ford plans to do some differentiation in door configuration and, likely, seating capacity within the 2011..-Max line. There'. no way this particular van will seat more than five. The fact that it will be powered by Ford '. direct-injected,.1.6-liter “EcoBoost” four-cylinder engine suggests as much.
Like the current .-Max, this one is based on the front-wheel-drive Focus platform architecture. New technology on the second-generation .-Max will include . blind spot information system and . semi-automated parallel parking system.
It will go on sale in Europe in the second half of 2010, says Ford , and the redesigned Focus (Mk III) will launch there at the end of 2010. Expect to wait . while longer before we see . new Focus in the ….
More photos after the jump.
2009 Frankfurt Auto Show Preview: 2011 Ford C-Max
