28 February 2011

Ford previews B-MAX at Geneva

This is the new B-MAX from Ford which was just revealed at a private show in Geneva half an hour ago, in advance of tomorrow's International Motor Show here, write Brian Byrne & Trish Whelan.

Replacing the long-redundant Fusion, it is set to spark up the growing small MPV market when it gets to Ireland next year.

The innovations include no B-pillar and sliding rear doors, and the car is claimed to have the best access to all seats in the class.

Power will be by a 1.0 3-cylinder petrol EcoBoost engine, with CO2 emissions just over 100g/km.

We'll be reporting direct from the show tomorrow.