United States: Chicago, Illinois (Chicago Assembly)
Designer
George Bucher (2001)[1][2] J Mays[3]
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)[4]
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 automobile[5] that was manufactured and marketed by Ford from the 2005 to 2007 model years. Deriving its nameplate from the previous "500" suffix used by Ford during the 1950s to the 1970s on its top-tier trims (Custom 500, Fairlane 500 and Galaxie 500), the Five Hundred was introduced alongside the Ford Fusion as two model lines intended to replace the Ford Taurus. Within the Ford model line, the Five Hundred was slotted between the Fusion and Crown Victoria. Within Lincoln-Mercury, the model line was marketed under a revived Mercury Montego nameplate.
The Five Hundred was an inaugural model of the Ford D3 platform. In several firsts for the full-size Ford line, the platform was front-wheel drive (with optional all-wheel drive), and used unibody construction; for the first time since the Model A, no V8 engine was offered. For the first time since 1978 discontinuation of the Custom 500, Ford offered two distinct full-size nameplates. The Five Hundred was produced solely as a four-door sedan, with the Ford Freestyle taking on the role of the Ford Taurus station wagon.
For 2008, Ford renamed the Five Hundred as the Ford Taurus as part of a model revision (the Montego, as the Mercury Sable), with the Freestyle becoming the Ford Taurus X. Outside of North America and South Korea, the Five Hundred nameplate remained in use until production of the generation ended after 2009.
The Five Hundred was assembled by Ford at its Chicago Assembly facility (Chicago, Illinois) alongside the Freestyle and Montego. Excluding export sales, 241,402 Ford Five Hundreds were produced.
^"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.
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