Beginning later in the 2007 model year, Five Hundred will be equipped with standard front-seat-mounted side air bags, as well as Ford's innovative Safety Canopy side air curtain system.

Those excellent test results stem from a well-designed structure and dozens of innovative safety designs, including a patent-pending steering column that tailors its rate of collapse to the driver's size and safety belt use. A cross-car beam under the front seats reinforces the structure between the B-pillars while directing energy away from passengers to an engineered failure point under the center console.

Ford's Personal Safety System is standard, and the available two-row Safety Canopy system with rollover sensor and air curtain bags provides protection not only in certain side collisions, but in rollover events as well.


Major Features and Options - Five Hundred 2007

SEL includes: six-speed automatic transmission (FWD only); 17-inch aluminum wheels; bright painted grille; halogen headlamps; air-conditioning ducts in rear of front console; AM/FM audio system with CD; six-way power driver's seat; two-way power front-passenger seat; split fold-flat rear bench seat; two 12-volt power points; automatic dimming rearview mirror; fold-flat front passenger seat; leather-wrapped shift knob and steering wheel with audio controls; message center with electronic compass; wood-grain appliqué on center stack and console; tilt steering wheel with speed control; Personal Safety System and SecuriLock passive anti-theft system.

Limited adds: 18-inch bright aluminum wheels; heated chrome exterior mirrors with puddle lamps; Audiophile audio system with six-CD changer and subwoofer; analog clock; dual electronic automatic temperature control; eight-way power driver's seat; heated driver and passenger seats with leather seating surfaces, four-way power passenger seat, and memory function for driver's seat and exterior mirrors.

Options include: AWD with CVT; family entertainment system; SIRIUS satellite radio; leather seating surfaces; heated seats; power-adjustable pedals; moonroof; navigation system; reverse sensing; traction control; chrome mesh grille; Limited convenience package; chrome package; safety package; safety and security package; interior power package and interior convenience package.


Milestones - Five Hundred

2004
Ford introduces its flagship Five Hundred sedan as one of six new nameplates during the company's exciting "Year of the Car"
 
Five Hundred becomes the first sedan to earn the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA's) top, five-star crash-test rating in four categories - even without available side air bags
 
2005
Five Hundred becomes the only passenger car to be given a "Good" rating by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety as well as to earn NHTSA's top, five-star crash rating in four categories without available side air bags
 
2006
Five Hundred with optional side air bags becomes the only large car to be awarded Top Safety Pick-Gold from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
 
The New England Motor Press Association names the 2006 Five Hundred the Best-in-Class All-Weather Sedan in the $25,000-to-$30,000 category, for its ninth Official Winter Vehicle of New England competition

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