Officially Official: 2012 Ford C-Max Presents "mini" To "minivan"

A few days after the Paris Motor Show, we were able to enjoy the Grand C-Max, the latest Euro-spec Ford MPV to North American soil. Other markets around the world are ripe for these mini-van, but here in the U.S., the only C-segment MPV Mazda5 option is very nice. The long wheelbase C-Max will calculate the nomenclature "Grand" when it arrives here in North America, and the public gets its first taste of the 2011 Ford to the Auto Show in Detroit.

Ford C-Max calls the seating configuration "five plus two", which means that the interior design is best suited for five passengers and two rear seats are more used in small people. What's more, Ford offers a unique storage solution for the middle row second seat, when it is folded down and stowed below the bottom of the pillow, behind the passenger-side chair will create a set of two posts of master in the process (see video here). The interior of the remaining C-Max is very similar to what we have seen the 2012 Focus, and we are very impressed with the quality craftsmanship FoMoCo is putting his last period houses.

Perhaps the most interesting feature of the 2012 C-MAX is its hands-free door. Much more than a passive entry system, the driver's door, which is the C-Max is a key chain on their person can simply shake their legs on the rear bumper, start the two sensors that will open the door. It 'pretty slick, and Ford says that this technology will make its way to me most of the volumes produced.

Powertrain Bottom C-Max is Ford's 2.5-liter inline four is Fusion. His house MPV, this factory produces 168 horsepower and 167 pound-feet of torque, paired only with a six-speed automatic transmission. Expensive brand-new engine is a 1.6-liter EcoBoost inline-four power of 180 hp and 173 Nm of Twist also coupled to a six-speed box. C-Max is available only with front-wheel drive and 17-inch wheels are fitted to all three output levels - S, SE and SEL.

We are very eager mitts on the US-spec C-Max, and we cross our fingers that the American car buyers are more receptive to smaller vans before. Check the 2012 C-Max for yourself in the gallery below and follow the jump for the full suite of retail.