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Ford SAV
Overview
ManufacturerFord Motor Company
Also calledFord S- MAX
ProductionConcept
AssemblyNot in Production- Concept
Body and chassis
ClassSports Activity Vehicle
RelatedFord/Mercury Cougar,
Jaguar X-Type,
Ford Fusion
Powertrain
Enginepetrol engines:
1.6L Zetec I4,
1.8L Zetec I4,
1.8L Duratec I4,
2.0L Zetec I4,
2.0L Duratec I4,
2.5L Duratec V6,
3.0L Duratec V6
diesel engines:
1.8L Endura-D turbodiesel I4,
2.0L Duratorq turbodiesel I4,
2.2L Duratorq turbodiesel I4
Chronology
PredecessorFord Sierra,
Ford Telstar,
Ford Versailles,
Ford Royale

The Ford SAV (an acronym for Sports Activity Vehicle) is a seven-seater large MPV concept car developed by Ford of Europe. It was first displayed to the public at the 2005 Geneva Motor Show and was intended as a styling exercise to show the new direction for Ford's designs in the European market. Ford introduced this model one year later as the Ford S-MAX with slight modifications for mass production. The S-MAX is sportier than the Ford Galaxy and feels closer to the large family car Ford Mondeo.[1]

Being larger than the Mondeo and smaller than the Galaxy, it was designed with flexibility of use in mind. The seating uses the "Business Class" flexible rear seating design first seen on the Ford Focus C-MAX; electric motors allow easy rearrangement of the rear seating for passenger comfort or adjusting them to permit for more cargo room. Exterior, the design was intended to bring a more aggressive feel to the current Ford design philosophy. It has a steeply sloped windscreen and an arching roofline that blurs the line between minivan and sport utility vehicle.[2]