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Five Hundred; Ford's `next big thing' is an SUV-like car.(Brief Article)

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| April 08, 2002 | Gritzinger, Bob | COPYRIGHT 2002 Crain Communications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

The Five Hundred is bigger than a Taurus, looks like a Passat and will join the Ford lineup in 2004-but maybe not with the same name.

Five Hundred wasn't exactly revealed at the New York auto show, but Ford executives disclosed it and a sketch was shown on a big screen. Ford, in an effort to make future product news in the absence of actual products, did a similar sketch unveiling of its 2004 CrossTrainer sportwagon crossover at the Chicago auto show in February (AW, Feb. 18).

So what's a Five Hundred? Ford product chief Chris Theodore says it's the ``next big thing''-a midsize car with SUV and minivan attributes (as opposed to SUVs and minivans with car-like attributes now proliferating as the ``next big thing''). The 2005-model-year vehicle offers high, upright seating for five, loads of legroom, commanding SUV-like ...

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