Ford abandoned plans to bring the Focus Active to America, but the company hasn’t given up on crossover-inspired wagons. That’s clear today as spy photographers snapped an interesting prototype which has been tentatively dubbed the Fusion / Mondeo Active. While the model is heavily disguised, it features a stylish grille with a three-dimensional mesh-like pattern. On either side are slender LED lighting units, which are presumably daytime running lights and turn signals.
The bold design continues further back as
there’s sleek bodywork and flush-mounted door handles. We can also see a rakish
windscreen which flows into a sloping roof that continues all the way to the
rear end. This gives the model a sportback-like appearance and it was
presumably done to appease wagon hating Americans. Elsewhere, we can see large
wheels and a generous amount of ground clearance. The prototype also sports
roof rails and eye-catching red brake calipers.
The cabin is barely visible in the spy
photos, but a revealing image surfaced last month showing a nearly full-width
screen. It will likely be broken up into three different sections including a
digital instrument cluster, an infotainment system and an entertainment screen
for the front passenger. Putting that
aside, there were also minimalist air vents and what appeared to be a rotary
shifter.
Ford has been tight-lipped about the
upcoming model, but previous reports have suggested it could be offered with a
turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine that is connected to an eight-speed
automatic transmission. There have also been rumors about a plug-in hybrid
variant, but we’ll likely learn more later this year.
