Ford Five Hundred
The Ford Five Hundred (internal designation D258 ) was produced by the Ford Motor Company from 2004 to 2007 in the U.S. midsize sedan and its sister model, the Mercury Montego.
The model name recalled the classic Fairlane 500 and Galaxie 500 in the fifties and sixties. In the Ford model range, the Five Hundred placed between the slightly smaller Ford Taurus and the larger Ford Crown Victoria. It was built of Five Hundred at the Ford plant in Chicago. For model year 2008, he received a facelift and technical modifications; also the name of Five Hundred Taurus in favor of the name was dropped, only in the Arab region of the Taurus ( 2008 model year ) is marketed under this name.
Technology
The Five Hundred was aimed as a successor to the Taurus in its class to its direct competitors like the Chevrolet Impala or Toyota Avalon. Although he was about 30 cm shorter than the Ford Crown Victoria, he surpassed these as well as his competitors in the space, the main focus had been placed on the development.
Was driven the Five Hundred from a 3 -liter V6, which belonged to the Ford Duratec family, the power transmission took place via a stepless CVT or a traditional six-speed automatic. For an additional charge there for all -wheel drive models, a native of the Volvo XC90 and a certain proportion of the driving force also initiated when needed to the rear wheels.
The Five Hundred was based on the Ford D3 platform, have also affected the types of vehicles Volvo S60, S80, XC70 and XC90 build. The Mercury Montego and Ford Freestyle were derived from the same platform.
Model range
The Five Hundred was offered in three trim levels: SE, SEL and Limited. For an additional charge, all models were also available with all-wheel drive. The prices ranged from $ 22,795 for a base SE with front-wheel drive to $ 28,495 for a Limited with all-wheel drive.
2006 model year
For model year 2006, the Five Hundred underwent only minor improvements. For an additional charge there was a radio navigation and Sirius satellite radio.
2007 model year
Also, the 2007 model of the Five Hundred remained virtually unchanged. The model accounted SE. New charge-requiring a chrome package, the chrome five-spoke alloy wheels (18 inch) and a chrome grille lattice was included. In addition, Ford increased the warranty on the drive train on 5 Jahre/60.000 miles and from spring 2007 included front side airbags and side curtain airbags as standard equipment.
Production end of the Five Hundred
At the motor show in Detroit, Ford showed the beginning of 2007 a revised Five Hundred and announced that with this model from the 2008 model year Taurus again return to the label. The new version received a revised front and rear fascias and a 194 kW 3.5-liter V6 instead of the previous 3.0-liter V6 with only 154 kW.
Swell
- Automobile review, catalog number 2007 (data)