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Ford Freestar
The Freestar is a minivan
made by the Ford Motor Company. It replaced
the Windstar for the 2004 model year. Although
it is billed as "all new", it basically
is an upgraded Windstar. The name change accommodates
Ford's strategy to rename their cars to words
beginning in F. The Freestar, along with its
twin the Mercury Monterey are both made in
Oakville, Ontario, Canada. The
Freestar offers a place for up to seven passengers,
it features an electronically controlled 4-speed
automatic transmission as the part of standard
equipment, and is available with two gasoline-powered
V6 engines.
The smaller 3.9 L developes
a maximum power of 193 hp (144 kW) at 4500
RPM and 240 ft·lbf (325 N·m)
of torque at 3750 RPM, while the larger 4.2
L offers a power of 201 hp (150 kW) at 4,250
rpm and 263 ft·lbf (357 N·m)
of torque at 3650 RPM.
The
Freestar uses code A5 in the 5th and 6th
positions of the VIN and it also has a badge
engineered version called Mercury Monterey.
Sales
of the Freestar and Monterey have been slow
in the United States, but sells in higher
volumes in Canada. Ford will reportedly
replace the Freestar with the retro-styled
Ford Fairlane three-row sport wagon in 2008.
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