The Ford Freedom™, available exclusively from Allied Mobility, marks a fabulous new addition to the UK’s best-selling range of wheelchair accessible vehicles (WAVs).
If you like Ford, you’ll love Freedom™. This stylish new car combines ultra-modern comfort and style with the latest in fuel efficient, environmentally friendly performance. Most importantly Freedom™ brings you superb usability for wheelchair users, with the unique new EasyGlide™ access ramp.
With Freedom™ comes the ultimate in safe, secure and user-friendly wheelchair travel.
The innovative EasyGlide™ wheelchair ramp simply pulls-out from the rear floor of the vehicle to become an ultra-strong, low-gradient ramp. It can then be folded upwards behind a wheelchair passenger or folded back into the boot floor, whenever your car is not being used with a wheelchair user.
Once inside, the wheelchair is secured by high-quality front and rear wheelchair restraints, while lap and diagonal seat belts ensure optimum security for wheelchair users. Freedom™ is also tested and certified to meet the highest automotive and accessibility standards.
Our popular RS model cleverly combines full original Ford seating with the ability to create wheelchair space quickly and easily by folding rear seats forward. Alternatively, for a longer or wider wheelchair or power chair, the RE model is the perfect choice. Here you can choose to have no seats in the back or to fit either one or two slim-line passenger seats. In addition, the Grand Freedom™ model with extra seating is now available – this vehicle can accommodate driver, wheelchair passenger and up to four additional passengers.
Ford’s Duratorq TCDi 1.5L diesel engine is renowned for smooth and quiet driving. It also brings the latest in fuel saving performance, delivering up to 56 miles per gallon in mixed town and country driving conditions.
*Combined drive cycle and automatic transmission| Model | Freedom | Grand Freedom | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Style Features | |||
| Twin sliding doors | yes | yes | |
| One piece tailgate | yes | yes | |
| Body coloured front bumper | yes | yes | |
| Metallic paint | F | F | |
| 16′ alloy wheels | optional | optional | |
| Supagard interior and exterior protection | optional | optional | |
| Safety & Security | |||
| ABS including EBA & EBFD | yes | yes | |
| Front and rear fog lights & reversing lights | yes | yes | |
| Driver & front passenger airbag | yes | yes | |
| Three-point seat belts (including wheelchair passenger) | yes | yes | |
| Four-point wheelchair restraint system (85kg) | yes | yes | |
| Four-point wheelchair restraint system (150kg) | optional | optional | |
| Remote controlled electric winch | F | F | |
| Reverse parking sensors | F | F | |
| Comfort & Convenience | |||
| Quickclear heated windscreen | yes | yes | |
| Electrically adjustable door mirrors | yes | yes | |
| Electronic power assisted steering | yes | yes | |
| Full rear passenger seating with folding rear seats (RS model) | yes | yes | |
| One rear seat (RE model) | yes | N/A | |
| Two rear seats (RE model) | optional | N/A | |
| Height adjustable front head restraints | yes | yes | |
| Electric front windows | yes | yes | |
| Air conditioning | yes | yes | |
| Height adjustable driver’s seat | yes | yes | |
| Reach adjustable steering wheel | yes | yes | |
| Tom Tom satellite navigation | optional | optional | |
| Floor mats | optional | optional | |
| Various hand controls and adaptations | optional | optional | |
| Privacy glass | F | F | |
| Cruise control | optional | optional | |
| Audio | |||
| DAB radio & MP3 compatible CD player | yes | yes | |
| Bluetooth connectivity & voice control | yes | yes | |
| Warranty | |||
| 3 year Ford warranty | yes | yes | |
| 3 year paint warranty | yes | yes | |
| 3 year additional components warranty | yes | yes | |
| Key: = Included = Not included = Optional F = Free option |
Information correct at time of publication. Features may be subject to change.
| Model | 1.5 Duratorq Manual | 1.5 Duratorq Auto* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||||
| Emission control standard | Euro 6 | Euro 6 | |||
| Cubic capacity | 1,498 | 1,498 | |||
| Max. power PS | 100 | 120 | |||
| Max. torque Nm | 250 | 300 | |||
| Start & Stop technology | no | yes | |||
| Fuel | Diesel | Diesel | |||
| Transmission | |||||
| Number of gears | 5 manual | 6 auto | |||
| Tyres | |||||
| Size | 205/60 R16 | ||||
| Puncture system | Ford puncture repair kit | ||||
| Fuel Consumption (mpg) | |||||
| Freedom | Grand Freedom | Freedom | Grand Freedom | ||
| Urban drive cycle | 52.3 | 52.3 | 52.3 | 52.3 | |
| Extra urban drive cycle | 64.2 | 64.2 | 60.1 | 60.1 | |
| Combined drive cycle | 58.9 | 58.9 | 56.6 | 56.6 | |
| Brakes | |||||
| Front & rear discs | Power assisted | ||||
| Suspension | |||||
| Front | McPherson struts & coil springs | ||||
| Rear | Coil springs & torsion bar | ||||
| Weight (kg) | |||||
| Freedom | Grand Freedom | Freedom | Grand Freedom | ||
| Gross vehicle weight | 2,045 | 2,315 | 2,045 | 2,315 | |
| Kerb weight | 1,568 | 1,756 | 1,568 | 1,756 | |
| Certification | |||||
| Base vehicle | Ford Tourneo Connect | ||||
| Vehicle approval | EC Whole Vehicle Type Approval | ||||
| Access approval | Approved to PAS 2012 for M1 wheelchair accessible vehicles | ||||
| Vehicle Dimensions (mm) | |||||
| Freedom Grand Freedom | |||||
| Length | 4,418 4,818 | ||||
| Width (mirrors folded) | 1,966 1,966 | ||||
| Height | 1,852 1,840 | ||||
| Wheelbase | 2,662 3,062 | ||||
| Maximum wheelchair user height | 1,377 1,434 | ||||
| Maximum wheelchair user width | 783 783 | ||||
| Maximum wheelchair user length | 1,320 1,950 | ||||
| Ramp | |||||
| Freedom Grand Freedom | |||||
| Width x length (mm) | 785 x 1070 785 x 1070 | ||||
| Angle when deployed onto road | 15.4 14.1 | ||||
| Safe working load (kg) | 400 400 | ||||
| Winch (where fitted) | |||||
| Safe working load (kg) | 225 225 | ||||
Information correct at time of publication. Specifications may be subject to change.
The Ford Freedom™ offers flexibility and comfort, whatever your needs. Create the perfect combination of seating options, which can accommodate driver, wheelchair passenger and up to four seated passengers.
Our classic model Freedom RS™, unlike many other disabled cars, includes Ford’s original rear seating adding to the overall finish of the vehicle. Freedom™ includes folding rear passenger seats, which hold three people, as standard. The 60:40 split allows you to retain one passenger seat in the back, beside the wheelchair passenger, whilst the other two rear seats are folded forward to accommodate the wheelchair or scooter.
Freedom RS™ can accommodate driver, wheelchair passenger and up to two additional passengers.
Example layouts*:
The Grand Freedom™ option offers increased space in the rear of the vehicle while accommodating a driver, wheelchair user and up to four additional passengers or driver and up to six additional passengers.
The flexible options of the Freedom™ RE allow even more choice with extra space for longer or wider wheelchairs and none, one or two slim-line rear passenger seats, depending on the size of the wheelchair.
Freedom RE™ can accommodate driver, wheelchair passenger and up to three additional passengers.
Example layouts*:
Please note: it is important to choose a mobility car which suits your wheelchair or scooter. Please ask your Allied Mobility advisor who will be happy to talk you through your options.
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