Not that most of the front grilles found on numerous current Ford models don’t already hold a strong resemblance to the classic six-point Aston Martin front piece, but the Blue Oval seems hell-bent to make sure we don’t have any doubts about that assessment….
After the new North American Fusion, known in the rest of the world as the latest Mondeo, and the facelifted Fiesta, Ford is working on refresh of the front end of the C-MAX, while we will remind you that our spies also recently captured a prototype of the Focus hatchback with its front end masked up (though, as we pointed out at the time, it could be a mule for the RS).
Since there are no known plans for a high-performance variant of Ford’s compact minivan, which in Europe can be had with regular gasoline and diesel engines, but in North America, only with standard and plug-in hybrid powerplants, it’s safe to assume that this is a prototype for the facelifted model.
Only the front end of the C-MAX is masked off, but that doesn’t mean we won’t see some tidying up of the rest of the car, such as changes to the rear light clusters and bumper designs, while a nip and tuck of the interior could also be planned.
Look for the refreshed C-MAX to arrive sometime next year.
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