Ford Five Hundred

Ford Five Hundred
Ford Five Hundred
	2005 Ford Five Hundred Limited AWD
Overview
Manufacturer	Ford
Production	July 12, 2004–April 12, 2007
Model years	2005–2007
Assembly	United States: Chicago, Illinois (Chicago Assembly)
Designer	George Bucher (2001); J Mays
Body and chassis
Class	Full-size car
Body style	4-door sedan
Layout	Transverse, FF layout / F4 layout
Platform	Ford D3 platform
Related	Mercury Montego; Ford Freestyle/Taurus X
Powertrain
Engine	3.0 L Duratec 30 V6
Transmission	ZF Batavia CFT30 CVT; 6-speed Aisin F21 automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase	112.9 in (2,868 mm)
Length	200.7 in (5,098 mm)
Width	74.5 in (1,892 mm)
Height	61.5 in (1,562 mm)
Chronology
Predecessor	Ford Taurus (fourth generation); Ford Crown Victoria
Successor	Ford Taurus (fifth generation)

The Ford Five Hundred is a full-size, four-door, five passenger, front- or all wheel-drive sedan^[5] manufactured and marketed by Ford for model years 2005-2007.

Packaging a full-size, high roof/high H-point sedan within a mid-size footprint, the Five Hundred was a direct byproduct of Ford's 1999 acquisition of Volvo Cars; Ford's response to a marked shift in automative tastes from sedans to minivans and SUVs — and an effort by Ford "to rethink offering the traditional sedan/wagon formula of the past."^[6]

Presented as a single concept drawing^[7] at the 2002 New York Auto Show and formally presented in production form at the 2004 North American International Auto Show, the Five Hundred used a revised variant of Volvo's P2, platform: Ford's new unibody D3 platform. Internally designated the D258 model, the Five Hundred was introduced with a rebadged sedan for Ford's Lincoln-Mercury division, the Mercury Montego, and a station wagon variant, the Ford Freestyle.

The Five Hundred was manufactured with its D3 siblings, the Freestyle and Montego, at Ford's Torrence Avenue Chicago Assembly, reaching a total production of 241,402 over model years 2005-2007, excluding export sales.

^ "Ford Five Hundred". Car News and Reviews. 2008. Archived from the original on April 9, 2015.
^ Patton, Phil (April 11, 2004). "Fanfare for the Common Car..." The New York Times.
^ Patton, Phil (November 5, 2013). "J Mays, Noted Ford Designer to Retire". The New York Times.
^ Newberry, Stephan (2005). The Car Design Yearbook 3. Merrell. ISBN 1-85894-242-X.
^ "2005 Ford Five Hundred SE Sedan 3.0L V6 6-speed Automatic Features and Specs". Edmunds.com. March 10, 2010. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
^ Dave Vanderwerp (October 1, 2004). "2005 Ford Five Hundred - Ford's attempt to fill some very large shoes". Car and Driver.
^ Bob Gritzinger (April 3, 2002). "What's A Five Hundred? Ford's 'Next Big Thing' Is An SUV-Like Car". Autoweek.

[Chief-1] "Ford Five Hundred". Car News and Reviews. 2008. Archived from the original on April 9, 2015.

[NYT-Fanfare-2] Patton, Phil (April 11, 2004). "Fanfare for the Common Car..." The New York Times.

[NYT-Mays-3] Patton, Phil (November 5, 2013). "J Mays, Noted Ford Designer to Retire". The New York Times.

[4] Newberry, Stephan (2005). The Car Design Yearbook 3. Merrell. ISBN 1-85894-242-X.

[5] "2005 Ford Five Hundred SE Sedan 3.0L V6 6-speed Automatic Features and Specs". Edmunds.com. March 10, 2010. Retrieved May 4, 2012.

[rethink-6] Dave Vanderwerp (October 1, 2004). "2005 Ford Five Hundred - Ford's attempt to fill some very large shoes". Car and Driver.

[single-7] Bob Gritzinger (April 3, 2002). "What's A Five Hundred? Ford's 'Next Big Thing' Is An SUV-Like Car". Autoweek.

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