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Sources inside the glass house indicate that a planned next generation version of the Flex fullsize crossover has been scrapped, and the concept will die at the end of the current, refreshed for 2013, lifecycle.
To fill that slot in the lineup, Ford brass are now planning on reviving a model they've never quite nailed: The Minivan.
The new family hauler is thought to be an all new globally developed, next-generation Galaxy, Ford's current European minivan.
The new Galaxy will likely be a Taurus platform mate, with both set to ride on a lengthened CD4 platform.
They wouldn't have to kill the first Taurus Wagon if it had sliding doors.
ReplyDeleteBut the move makes sense. With the 2nd Taurus Wagon (Explorer), the Flex is completeluy useless.
And it seems that all of the Ford slappies were completely wrong on the Flex being a success or a money maker. HAd it been either on of those, Ford would not have A: came out with the 2nd Taurus Wagon and B: been forced to kill the Flex.