Motorweek 2005 Ford Five Hundred Road Test. I don't own this video.
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@haganvonburger79305 ай бұрын
I just bought a 2007 limited ford 500 and it is so fun to drive
@maverickmagic61325 ай бұрын
I've owned mine for 7 years now. It's a great car
@jacobyo99 Жыл бұрын
Front end- Lexus LS, Rear End- Mercedes S Class, side- Audi
@danielferstendig Жыл бұрын
This was going to replace the crown victoria.
@jamesadamiak62144 ай бұрын
Actually no. It was replacing the Taurus. Which it technically did, though ford changed its name back to the Taurus
@warrenny4 ай бұрын
I think both are correct. One idea was to replace the Vic (because aging platform) but enough customers wanted to keep it, so Ford decided to replace Taurus with two cars: Fusion and 500. Then just a few years later Ford went full size with the Taurus and replaced the 500 name.
@danielferstendig4 ай бұрын
@@warrenny you meen the panther platform.
@warrenny4 ай бұрын
@@danielferstendig Yes....and I'm not a Ford history buff, so my knowledge is limited. The D3 platform was meant to replace the Panther platform. So, you are right that the 500 was supposed to replace the Crown Vic. But then Ford decided to keep the Panther platform for the Vic......and so the Taurus was replaced by two platforms: the Fusion and the 500.
@zzoinks Жыл бұрын
The keypad is really cool
@RaymondHaley-bi8lx Жыл бұрын
I never liked the first or second generation Taurus, but when the Ford 500 became the 3,Rd generation Taurus then I knew they were headed in the right direction finally.
@fernandorocha8459 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful this Ford Five Hundred
@careavis Жыл бұрын
I had a third generation Taurus a 1996 I then had a 2001 Mercury Sable LS Premium which was a 4th Generation technically this is a different platform it would be a late revised 4th or 5th Generation.
@fernandorocha-dx1wv4 ай бұрын
@@careavis Ford Five Hundred is nice and pretty car
@edgarchavezruiz94904 ай бұрын
Este fue un sedan extraordinario muy amplio para mi lo mejor de ford ,hojala y vuelvan a ensamblar sedanes como este ya se extralan en ford
@ryanelectra225 Жыл бұрын
I liked these when they came out, but it turned out the styling was too anonymous and dull
@ronhoover5516 Жыл бұрын
I remember people said the roofline looked too much like a VW Passat at the time
@nwezetx1 Жыл бұрын
Back in 2004 when this aired, Ford was still reeling from the Firestone debacle. This rename from Taurus to Five Hundred was the work of Mark Fields, getting into a fisticuffs with another Ford executive over renaming every Ford car to "F", to suckup to Bill Ford Jr. When Alan Mullally took over, he put the Taurus name back on the refreshed '08 Five Hundred.
@ronhoover5516 Жыл бұрын
Mulally must be 100 now, but Ford needs him back.
@unknownuser5585 Жыл бұрын
Surely it didn't have anything to do with Chryslers refreshed 300 that came out just before it 😂
@nwezetx1 Жыл бұрын
@@unknownuser5585 Refresh? Those LX cars were new from scratch. 300C vs 300M. Refreshes use off the shelf components. The Five Hundred name might've been in response to the 300C prototype showcases in 2003, but only the Ford Five Hundred trademark filing dates with USPTO might tell the story.
@nwezetx1 Жыл бұрын
@@ronhoover5516 Yeah, but at 78 he was likely forced out before he turned 70. Ford is very particular about retirement at or before 70.
@nwezetx1 Жыл бұрын
The funny thing about that moment where Mark Fields tried to punch out one designer guy, was how Bill Ford Jr. was literally the guy who had to pull him apart from socking the other guy.
@Aaron.Crow512 Жыл бұрын
The mercury version of this was the better car.
@TrentBrenneman Жыл бұрын
I agree, the Montego was better.
@nwezetx1 Жыл бұрын
Well, it should've been.
@9999AWC6 ай бұрын
Didn't look as good IMO aside from the tail lights.
@Aaron.Crow5126 ай бұрын
@@9999AWC yeah that and the brightwork. Gave it elegance although top of the line 500's were nice
@9999AWC4 ай бұрын
@@Aaron.Crow512 It's what I drive lol. First car and loving it!
@timsimmons51909 ай бұрын
Basically a Volvo with Ford badge.
@Narcissistic_opinionation6 ай бұрын
And a ford engine
@Achoti77 күн бұрын
I miss my 500, 😢😢 got into an accident in 2016 messed my car up.
@danielferstendigАй бұрын
I wish ford 500 had a police and taxi pack package.
@zzoinks Жыл бұрын
I think that the new name hurt them didnt it?
@ronhoover5516 Жыл бұрын
scotty kilmer likes them so they must be decent. This body style never really caught on.
@birddog3130 Жыл бұрын
The 2007 i have, its the best ford ever made with a small 3.0 engine. 32mpg The 2008 and newer is a faster 3.6 but one water pump leak will toast the engine because it inside the motor.
@romesl.224611 ай бұрын
@@birddog3130 how do you get 32 mpg?? is this highway only? I can barely get 26 highway on flat roads
@drerobinson554611 ай бұрын
3.5******@@birddog3130
@WorthlessNickores6 ай бұрын
Volvo's Haldex was utterly useless! I have Torsen because I actually want my AWD to work true 50/50. Passat 2004 1.8T 4motion, same as Quattro.