Posted Mar 20th 2007



Some cloaked shots of the production version of Ford's newest cute ute have surfaced. First shown as the iosis-X concept in Paris, this C-segment crossover features that same "kinetic design language" we see in Ford of Europe's S-MAX and C-MAX, in a size that slots between the two. This small crossover would compete head-to-head with the Toyota RAV-4 and Honda CR-V, among others.

Just when we thought the CUV/SUV market couldn't get any more crowded, this would be the eleventieth UV in the Ford lineup alone. But it's a looker, this one. Using spy photos of a heavily disguised prototype, the artist created a rendering that looks athletic and stylish but functional, sort of like a scaled down Mazda CX-7, which is a good thing. Our previous spy shots of this productionized iosis-X looked markedly different, but it's likely the older pics were of a test mule. As this vehicle gets closer to it's early 2008 launch and Frankfurt debut, the shape seems to be taking its final, more stylish form.

hmmm. cute and "SUV" doesn't fly with me. I don't like the sounds of this one.

Okay, if it's a FORD vehicle, and is supposedly American-made (which I understand there are very FEW actually American-made vehicles anymore), WHY is it debuting in Frankfurt? Why is it that everyone else gets to see the new models before we do?! I think it stinks! Sure, Frankfurt's a nice city, but what gives? Actually, I DO know that the Germans have some really great cars, I just can't make it to Germany to get a glimpse in person. "Sigh"

thats a good point marab. I wonder why they decided to make another "cute ute" Wouldn't the Escape fall under that catagory?