With the 2005 Five Hundred, Ford has created an impressive car. It is unlikely that the styling will offend anyone, but nor will it burn its image into shoppers' minds. However, styling is subjective, and an equal number of people may find the look contemporary as those who find it passé. That small V6, lacking any true verve, is the Ford Five Hundred's only real negative - there needs to be at least a more powerful option. But, the car is safe, and not just because of great crash test results and multiple airbags. Nothing about the 2005 Ford Five Hundred pushes the envelope - not the way it looks and not the way it drives. So, it does everything that it's asked to, yet it doesn't do anything "above and beyond." And for a good number of shoppers, that may be more than enough for a well-priced family sedan.
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