New Ford B-Max: Backpacker RV?
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New Ford B-Max: Backpacker RV?
I've been looking for a vehicle that makes 35 mpg and allows me to sleep inside for "backpacker" thrift in a secure vehicle.
The Ford B-max may be it. The 3-cyl/1-liter ecoboost engine provides 100 hp. High strength steel negates the need for a B-pillar allowing an innovative door configuration. It is built on a Fiesta platform.
ford: b-max at geneva motor show 2011 - designboom
You-Tube: 2m+ flat interior configuration
The Ford B-max may be it. The 3-cyl/1-liter ecoboost engine provides 100 hp. High strength steel negates the need for a B-pillar allowing an innovative door configuration. It is built on a Fiesta platform.
ford: b-max at geneva motor show 2011 - designboom
You-Tube: 2m+ flat interior configuration
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Not sure how you could sleep in there without removing the back seats.
At least with the fugly Pontiac Aztek, the cargo area was advertised as doubling as sleeping quarters.
At least with the fugly Pontiac Aztek, the cargo area was advertised as doubling as sleeping quarters.
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ETA: When it hits European showrooms next year, the B-Max will be fitted with Ford's latest EcoBoost engine, a turbocharged 1.0-liter three-cylinder direct-injection gasoline unit that returns nearly 60 mpg and emits less than 100 g/km of CO2. The engine is fitted with an auto stop-start system to help boost mileage and lower emissions, and drives the front wheels through a six-speed twin-clutch Powershift gearbox.
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OP, Judging by your UA, DL, and AA status... you're likely in the US. Which makes me wonder, is this vehicle even destined for the US market?
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I'm not a huge car guy, but I read that the Fiesta is Ford's first crack at a "universal" platform.
If this thing takes off in Europe, they should be able to move production to other continents with a minimum of retooling...
Originally Posted by mkt
OP, Judging by your UA, DL, and AA status... you're likely in the US. Which makes me wonder, is this vehicle even destined for the US market?
If this thing takes off in Europe, they should be able to move production to other continents with a minimum of retooling...
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[Edmund's] Inside Line says: Don't be surprised to see Ford reverse itself and bring the B-Max to the States once gas tops $5 a gallon here. — Paul Lienert, Correspondent