Kinetic Design is the name given to a style of

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used by

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for many of its passenger vehicles in the late 2000s and early 2010s. Developed by the design studios of

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in Germany and Britain, it replaced New Edge, and was first shown in 2005 with the SAV concept. Kinetic Design or Kinetic Design elements have featured on the Ford Ka from the 2008 model onward, the

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(as well as the Ford Verve concept) from the 2008 model onward, the Ford Focus from the 2008 model onward, the Ford C-MAX from the 2007 model onward, the Ford Kuga, the

Ford Mondeo The Ford Mondeo is a Mid-size/large family car, large (D-segment) car manufactured and marketed by Ford Motor Company, Ford since 1993 across five generations for model years 1993-2022. As Ford self-declared world car, the Mondeo was intended to ...

from the 2007 model onward, the Ford S-MAX and the Ford Galaxy from the 2006 model onward. Common features of Kinetic Design is the large, lower trapezoidal grille which may resemble an opened mouth; geometric shaped fog lights to the side; long, straight creases along the side; and headlights that seem to stretch out from the front.

History

The Ford Kinetic Design was first seen when Ford unveiled the Ford Iosis concept. It was later phased out in 2012 starting with the facelifted

and replaced by Kinetic Design 2.0.

Gallery

File:Ford Iosis.jpg, Ford Iosis concept File:2005-03-04 Motorshow Geneva 142.JPG, Ford SAV concept File:2007 Ford Galaxy Zetec TDCi - 1997cc 2.0 (140PS) Diesel - White Grape - 05-2024, Front.jpg, 2006 Ford Galaxy File:2011 Ford Mondeo (MC) LX hatchback (2015-07-14) 01.jpg, The

features Kinetic styling File:Ford Focus front 20080409.jpg, The second generation Ford Focus features Kinetic styling File:Ford Kuga front 20081206.jpg, 2008 Ford Kuga File:Ford Ka II front 20091129 (ret).jpg, 2008 Ford Ka File:2009-2010 Ford Fiesta (WS) Zetec 5-door hatchback 01.jpg, 2008

File:2009 Ford Falcon (FG) XR6 sedan (2016-01-04) 01.jpg, The Australian

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incorporates Kinetic design, borrowing heavily from the Mondeo File:Ford Focus Trend (III) – Frontansicht, 17. September 2011, Ratingen.jpg, The third generation Ford Focus features Kinetic Styling

Kinetic Design 2.0

The Kinetic Design 2.0 design language was introduced in 2012 when the

was facelifted. It was previewed with the Ford Evos concept. The large trapezoidal grille resembles

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models. File:Ford_Evos_plug-in_hybrid_WAS_2012_0589.JPG, Ford Evos concept File:2014_Ford_Fiesta_Titanium_X_EcoBoost_1.0_Front.jpg, 2013

File:2017_Ford_Focus_Zetec_Edition_1.0_Front.jpg, 2015 Ford Focus File:Ford_Mondeo_registered_March_2015_1999cc_%28cropped%29.jpg, 2014

File:2015_Ford_Falcon_%28FG_X%29_G6E_Turbo_%282017-11-18%29_01.jpg, 2015 Ford Falcon (FG X) incorporates Kinetic design, borrowing heavily again from the Mondeo https://www.slashgear.com/1469170/ford-kinetic-design-explained/{{Ford Motor Company Ford of Europe Ford Motor Company Vehicle design Ford vehicle design