Ford teases 2011 five-seat C-Max people mover ahead of Frankfurt debut

Ford has just released a few images of its next-generation C-Max tall hatchback ahead of the model's Frankfurt Motor Show debut, and we're as intrigued as much by what lurks under its hard candy shell as we are with its Iosis Max-derived styling. You see, the EurOval's handsome C-Max "compact multi-activity vehicle" is built on the company's new global C-platform architecture – the very same chassis that will underpin the next Focus that arrives in late 2010.

Ford is not yet disclosing much about its new Euro-market model, but the 2011 C-Max will be powered by a new 1.6-liter Ecoboost four-cylinder. Like the larger Ecoboost powerplants available in Ford's U.S. products, that means that the little I4 will be equipped with turbocharging and direct-injection for better power and fuel efficiency. No output figures for the engine have been release yet, but we suspect Ford will release horsepower and torque numbers (and further information) when the car rolls out in Frankfurt later this month.

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Whelan - 9/4/2009 11:32:45 AM

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See Mazda 5.

inspirion7 - 9/4/2009 12:12:32 PM

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Not exactly. Ford still owns a majority stake in Mazda, but the platform used for the C-Max segment in Europe and Asia is on offer for the current Mazda 5 (introduced in early 2000) the new C- platform might be used in the up coming Mazda 5, but it is first slated for use in the 2010 Focus/Kuga (the last if not mistaken) models.

Whelan - 9/4/2009 2:06:39 PM

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Oh, I wasn't bashing the car, but I may have confused C-Max with the S-Max. The S-Max is the same as the 5, except it has sliding doors instead of full doors.