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05-10-2010, 04:41 PM
Filed under: Minivan/Van (http://www.autoblog.com/category/minivans/), Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/)

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2011 Ford C-Max seven-seater - Click above for high-res image gallery

When Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford/) announced its new seven-seat Grand C-Max (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/15/ford-grand-c-max-coming-to-north-america-in-late-2011/) last fall at the Frankfurt Motor Show (http://www.autoblog.com/category/frankfurt-auto-show/), it also revealed that the new model would be coming to North America for the first time. In conjunction with the announcement today that Ford's plant in Valencia, Spain would produce hybrid versions of the five-seat C-Max, Ford also announced that the same plant would be exporting the seven-seater to America late next year.

The larger C-Max is based off of Ford's new c-segment platform shared with the Focus (http://www.autoblog.com/model/focus) and is similar in size to the Mazda5 (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/mazda5). This marks Ford's return to the sliding door van market that was abandoned when the Freestar was discontinued in 2006. Ford hasn't said what powerplant will go into the C-Max for export, but we would bet on the same 2.0-liter direct injected four that will power the new Focus with an optional 2.0-liter Ecoboost. Now that General Motors has decided not to sell the Chevrolet Orlando (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/30/report-gm-cancels-plan-to-sell-chevrolet-orlando-in-u-s/) in the U.S., Ford and Mazda are currently the only entrants in this small minivan segment, with vehicles like the conventionally doored Kia Rondo (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/rondo) lurking on the fridges.


Gallery: 2010 Ford Grand C-Max (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-ford-grand-c-max/)

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Gallery: Frankfurt 2009: Ford C-Max (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/frankfurt-2009-ford-c-max/)

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