2009 Ford Flex Pricing Revealed

According to a story over at the Automotive News, pricing for the 2009 Ford Flex was announced to Ford dealers last week.

The 2009 Ford Flex is the replacement for Ford's outgoing Freestar minivan model, but eschews the traditional minivan format to embrace a boxier, large crossover layout. Pricing will begin at $28,995, but the Automotive News story indicates that most Ford Flex models will price out in the $30,000 to $40,000 range.

Ford has abandoned their minivan efforts in an attempt to tap into the new market for large crossovers, but the Flex is priced significantly higher than the Freestar that it replaces. General Motors has done with the same, with the Buick Enclave and Saturn Outlook crossovers costing more than the minivan models they replace, while offering less interior volume.

So what do you think? Is the extra expense for a crossover worth losing out on some interior volume and passenger room? I've driven a few large crossover vehicles, and none of them has been able to match the interior space of most minivans.

Let me know what you think by adding a comment to this blog post.