- Ford SAV
The Ford SAV (an acronym for "Sports Activity Vehicle") is a seven-seater
large MPV concept car developed by Ford ofEurope . It was first displayed to the public at the 2005Geneva Motor Show and was intended as a styling exercise to show the new direction for Ford's designs in the European market. Ford introduced this model one year later as theFord S-MAX with slight modifications for mass production. The S-MAX is sportier than theFord Galaxy and feels closer to thelarge family car Ford Mondeo . [http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=21084]Being larger than the Mondeo and smaller than the Galaxy, it was designed with flexibility of use in mind. The seating uses the "Business Class" flexible rear seating design first seen on the
Ford Focus C-MAX ; electric motors allow easy rearrangement of the rear seating for passenger comfort or adjusting them to permit for more cargo room. Exterior, the design was intended to bring a more aggressive feel to the current Ford design philosophy. It has a steeply sloped windscreen and an arching roofline that blurs the line betweenminivan andsport utility vehicle . [http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=20372]
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