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02-28-2011, 01:39 PM
Filed under: Minivan/Van (http://www.autoblog.com/category/minivans/), Geneva Motor Show (http://www.autoblog.com/category/geneva-motor-show/), Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/)
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Ford B-Max - Click above for high-res image gallery
The Ford S-Max (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/s-max) and C-Max (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/c-max) have a new little sibling, and its name is B-Max. Making its global debut at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show (http://www.autoblog.com/category/geneva-motor-show/), the very compact minivan rides on the same platform as the Fiesta (http://www.autoblog.com/model/fiesta) and is just 4.3-inches longer than that model's five-door hatchback. Aiding in the action of ingress/egress, the B-Max ditches B-pillars entirely so occupants can easily glide past the dual sliding rear doors.
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/02/000-ford-b-max-opt.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-b-max/)The B-pillar appears to be completely removed but are in fact integrated into the front and rear doors. When closed, the two work together and behave in the same manner as a traditional pillar.
Doors closed and occupants protected, forward motivation is provided courtesy of a 1.0-liter three-cylinder turbocharged EcoBoost (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ecoboost) engine, the latest and smallest of Ford's EcoBoost engine family. With the aid of Start/Stop technology, the EcoBoost engine should even better fuel economy than a similarly powerful four-cylinder engine.
For more information on the Ford B-Max, follow the jump (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/02/28/ford-debuting-b-pillarless-b-max-in-geneva/#continued) and peruse the press release. And stay tuned to our live coverage of the Geneva Motor Show, as we'll bring back live images of the B-Max just as soon as we can.
Gallery: Ford B-Max (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-b-max/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/02/001-ford-b-max_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-b-max/#3925224)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/02/000-ford-b-max_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-b-max/#3925223)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/02/002-ford-b-max_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-b-max/#3925227)
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Ford B-Max - Click above for high-res image gallery
The Ford S-Max (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/s-max) and C-Max (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/c-max) have a new little sibling, and its name is B-Max. Making its global debut at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show (http://www.autoblog.com/category/geneva-motor-show/), the very compact minivan rides on the same platform as the Fiesta (http://www.autoblog.com/model/fiesta) and is just 4.3-inches longer than that model's five-door hatchback. Aiding in the action of ingress/egress, the B-Max ditches B-pillars entirely so occupants can easily glide past the dual sliding rear doors.
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/02/000-ford-b-max-opt.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-b-max/)The B-pillar appears to be completely removed but are in fact integrated into the front and rear doors. When closed, the two work together and behave in the same manner as a traditional pillar.
Doors closed and occupants protected, forward motivation is provided courtesy of a 1.0-liter three-cylinder turbocharged EcoBoost (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ecoboost) engine, the latest and smallest of Ford's EcoBoost engine family. With the aid of Start/Stop technology, the EcoBoost engine should even better fuel economy than a similarly powerful four-cylinder engine.
For more information on the Ford B-Max, follow the jump (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/02/28/ford-debuting-b-pillarless-b-max-in-geneva/#continued) and peruse the press release. And stay tuned to our live coverage of the Geneva Motor Show, as we'll bring back live images of the B-Max just as soon as we can.
Gallery: Ford B-Max (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-b-max/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/02/001-ford-b-max_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-b-max/#3925224)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/02/000-ford-b-max_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-b-max/#3925223)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/02/002-ford-b-max_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-b-max/#3925227)
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