Ford Five Hundred Offers Classic Touches
The 2005 Ford Five Hundred has a classic trapezoidal diamond-patterned Ford grille that gets trimmed in chrome on Limited models. The lower fascia has chrome accents with integral fog lamps on both the SEL and Limited series.
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| At the front are the car's jeweled, halogen headlamps with built-in turn signals that wrap around the sides of the car, complementing the hood and fender lines. (Photo: Ford Motor Company of Canada) |
At the front are the car's jeweled, halogen headlamps with built-in turn signals that wrap around each side of the car, complementing the hood and fender lines.
Large, folding exterior side mirrors enhance visibility, and their chrome caps add to Five Hundred's highly polished look. Door handles match the color of the body. Side moldings are body-colored on the SE and Limited.
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| Offering best-in-class headroom in both front and back seats, the Five Hundred boasts an overall interior volume of 3,627 L (128.1 cubic feet). (Photo: Ford Motor Company of Canada) |
The Five Hundred offers best-in-class headroom in both the front seats, at 1,001 mm (39.4 inches) and rear at 980 mm (38.6 inches), while rear legroom is a class-leading 1,039 mm (40.9 inches) and overall interior volume factors in at 3,627 L (128.1 cubic feet).
The mid-size sedan segment still accounts for 18 percent of auto industry sales, about 3 million units in the United States, but "the traditional way of making a one-size fits all sedan will not work for the future," said Ben Poore, Car Group Marketing Manager, Ford Division.