The Frankfurt Motor Show is renowned for its concept models and automakers didn’t disappoint at this year’s event. One of the most impressive studies is the new Ford EVOS that displays the Blue Oval’s first truly global design language, while also opening the discussion for a compact size sport model.
While we still don’t have a name for Ford’s new design direction, we do know it replaces the Kinetic DNA and that key styling elements found on the EVOS concept will be applied to forthcoming Blue Oval vehicles including the next generation of the Focus.
“We wanted the Ford Evos Concept to give a clear message about where Ford design is heading – shaping vehicles that are fun to drive, have a strong premium visual appeal, and above all, are stunningly beautiful,” said J Mays, group vice president, Design and chief creative officer.
Ford said that the first of the new generation of production cars developed using the new design vocabulary will be given its public debut in 2012 without, however, elaborating further.
The concept itself measures 4.50m (177-in) long, 1.97m (77-in) wide and 1.36m (53-in) high, with a wheelbase of 2.74m (108-in). Even though the fastback model looks like a coupe at a first glance, the entire rear section of the car incorporates another pair of doors that open in the same upwards way as the front doors.
The EVOS is motivated by a lithium-ion plug-in hybrid (PHEV) powertrain that includes a 2.0-liter Atkinson cycle gasoline engine.
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