The Ford Iosis was a four-door saloon concept car developed by Ford of Europe and shown to the public at the 2005 Frankfurt Motor Show. With the Ford SAV shown earlier that year in Geneva, it was designed to present Kinetic Design, the direction Ford intended to follow in Europe.
Ford Iosis at a glance
| Maker | Ford of Europe |
|---|---|
| Shown | Frankfurt Motor Show, 2005 |
| Type | four-door saloon concept |
| Purpose | introducing Ford Kinetic Design |
| Shown with | Ford SAV, Geneva 2005 |
| Styling cues | clean angles, sharply sloped windscreen, large wheels |
| Iosis X | SUV concept, Paris Motor Show 2006, led to the Kuga |
| Iosis-MAX | compact MAV concept, Geneva 2009, previewed the Focus |
This page is based on English Wikipedia only.
History of the Ford Iosis
The look of the new Fords
The Iosis was a four-door saloon study, presented at Frankfurt in 2005 as the clearest statement of the Ford Kinetic Design direction for the European market. Its shape has been compared with an Aston Martin, with clean angles, a sharply sloped windscreen and large wheels, and it set the visual language that later production Fords adopted.
The Iosis X and the Kuga
A year later, at the 2006 Paris Motor Show, Ford presented the Iosis X, an SUV concept sharing the Iosis design language. That study eventually led to the Ford Kuga, the compact crossover that went on sale in 2008.
The Iosis-MAX and the Focus
The Iosis-MAX was a vision of Ford’s next compact multi-activity vehicle and hinted at the design direction of its next global C-cars. It used Kinetic Design with lightweight materials and advanced aerodynamics, with key features in the rear door pillars, the rear wing and active front cooling ducts in the main trapezoidal grille that were blanked off when not needed. It was unveiled at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show and later evolved into the new generation of the Ford Focus.
Design and features
- Kinetic Design: the styling language Ford of Europe adopted after 2005.
- Aston-like proportions: clean angles, a sloped windscreen and large wheels.
- Family of concepts: saloon, SUV and compact MPV studies in one language.
- Active aerodynamics: cooling ducts that closed when not needed on the Iosis-MAX.
Ford Iosis versions
- Iosis (2005): the four-door saloon concept.
- Iosis X (2006): the SUV concept that led to the Kuga.
- Iosis-MAX (2009): the compact MAV concept that previewed the Focus.
The Iosis X led to the Kuga, and the Iosis-MAX previewed the Focus. More Ford vehicles are in the Ford collection.
Sources
- Ford Iosis, English Wikipedia: concept, design language, related studies
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