Ford Freestyle crossover is "family friendly"

Detroit, Michigan - Ford showed its Freestyle "crossover" vehicle which it says "blends the aspirational looks of a sport utility vehicle, the versatility of a minivan and the confidence of an all-wheel-drive sedan."

Highlights of the Freestyle include:

• 7 passenger seating and dozens of seating configurations

• best-in-class second- and third-row legroom and third-row knee clearance

• Volvo-inspired architecture with MacPherson struts, coil-over rear shocks, aluminum dual-piston front brake calipers, rack-and-pinion steering and carefully optimized suspension geometry

• frame and body structures – also inspired by Volvo – that help protect occupants in collisions

• optional safety package that includes side air bags and the Safety Canopy, providing side-impact and rollover protection for all three rows of passengers.

"Freestyle is the crossover done right. We didn’t try to adapt an existing minivan or sport utility platform. Freestyle is built from the ground up as a crossover with class-leading spaciousness, seven-passenger comfort, versatility and all-wheel-drive capability....We believe these strengths give Freestyle the strongest potential to define the crossover market - much like the Ford Explorer defined SUVs a decade ago", said Phil Martens, Group Vice President, Product Creation, Ford Motor Company

Source : CanadianDriver.com

Too low, looks like it took the worst attributes of a Station Wagon and a Minivan and combined them in one unappealing vehicle

Looks like an European Ford product.

And I think the name Freestyle can be added to the worst car names thread.

I was thinking more along the lines of "Bling Bling nigga, dis da new freestyle rap from da big azz insert generic rappa name here"

by god, dakian's view on SUV's is coming true.

kind of like a Pacifica

it looks like a small wagonized explorer, i dont like it

Looks good, but I COMPLETLEY agree with Clarkma - It does look like a cross over between a van and a wagon.

It's another Forester clone, to go along with the Matrix and the Outlander.

I was thinking that exact same thing.

Its not Aztec bad, but its getting there. I guess I would rather have something like a Volvo V50 than this.