<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/detroit-auto-show/" rel="tag">Detroit Auto Show</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/minivans/" rel="tag">Minivan/Van</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/tech/" rel="tag">Technology</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/videos/" rel="tag">Videos</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/" rel="tag">Ford</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/20/video-2012-ford-c-max-demonstrates-its-hands-free-liftgate/#continued"><img hspace="0" vspace="4" border="0" alt="2012 Ford C-Max" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/12/cmaxvideo.jpg" /></a><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>2012 Ford C-Max shows off its hands-free liftgate - Click above to watch the video <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/20/video-2012-ford-c-max-demonstrates-its-hands-free-liftgate/#continued">after the jump</a></small></strong></em></div>
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Call us weird, but we're rather excited for the <a href="http://autoblog.com/tag/c-max">2012 Ford C-Max</a> to launch here in the United States. The majority of today's minivans are anything but, and as more people look to downsize and seek out the most efficient vehicles to fit their lifestyles, small MPVs have a real chance to succeed here in the U.S.<br />
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<a href="http://autoblog.com/make/ford">Ford</a> is bringing the heat by fitting its C-Max with an innovative new hands-free power liftgate, which automatically opens when the driver waves their foot under the rear bumper. Yes, you need to have the vehicle's key fob within range, and we're honestly surprised that no one thought of this sooner (okay, so maybe <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/bmw/">BMW</a> announced that it's <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noeXGac7gx4&feature=player_embedded">coming to the 5 Series</a>, but shouldn't the <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/odyssey">Honda Odyssey</a> have this by now?) In any case, you can see how easy opening the 2012 C-Max's liftgate can be by watching the video <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/20/video-2012-ford-c-max-demonstrates-its-hands-free-liftgate/#continued">after the jump</a>.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-c-max/">2012 Ford C-Max</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-c-max/#3700944"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/12/01-2012-ford-c-max_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2012 Ford C-Max" title="2012 Ford C-Max" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-c-max/#3700945"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/12/02-2012-ford-c-max_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2012 Ford C-Max" title="2012 Ford C-Max" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-c-max/#3700946"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/12/03-2012-ford-c-max_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2012 Ford C-Max" title="2012 Ford C-Max" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-c-max/#3700947"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/12/04-2012-ford-c-max_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2012 Ford C-Max" title="2012 Ford C-Max" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-c-max/#3700948"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/12/05-2012-ford-c-max_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2012 Ford C-Max" title="2012 Ford C-Max" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>2012 Ford C-Max shows off its hands-free liftgate - Click above to watch the video <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/20/video-2012-ford-c-max-demonstrates-its-hands-free-liftgate/#continued">after the jump</a></small></strong></em></div>
<br />
Call us weird, but we're rather excited for the <a href="http://autoblog.com/tag/c-max">2012 Ford C-Max</a> to launch here in the United States. The majority of today's minivans are anything but, and as more people look to downsize and seek out the most efficient vehicles to fit their lifestyles, small MPVs have a real chance to succeed here in the U.S.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://autoblog.com/make/ford">Ford</a> is bringing the heat by fitting its C-Max with an innovative new hands-free power liftgate, which automatically opens when the driver waves their foot under the rear bumper. Yes, you need to have the vehicle's key fob within range, and we're honestly surprised that no one thought of this sooner (okay, so maybe <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/bmw/">BMW</a> announced that it's <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noeXGac7gx4&feature=player_embedded">coming to the 5 Series</a>, but shouldn't the <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/odyssey">Honda Odyssey</a> have this by now?) In any case, you can see how easy opening the 2012 C-Max's liftgate can be by watching the video <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/20/video-2012-ford-c-max-demonstrates-its-hands-free-liftgate/#continued">after the jump</a>.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-c-max/">2012 Ford C-Max</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-c-max/#3700944"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/12/01-2012-ford-c-max_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2012 Ford C-Max" title="2012 Ford C-Max" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-c-max/#3700945"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/12/02-2012-ford-c-max_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2012 Ford C-Max" title="2012 Ford C-Max" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-c-max/#3700946"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/12/03-2012-ford-c-max_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2012 Ford C-Max" title="2012 Ford C-Max" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-c-max/#3700947"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/12/04-2012-ford-c-max_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2012 Ford C-Max" title="2012 Ford C-Max" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-c-max/#3700948"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/12/05-2012-ford-c-max_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2012 Ford C-Max" title="2012 Ford C-Max" /></a></div><br />
[Source: Ford]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/20/video-2012-ford-c-max-demonstrates-its-hands-free-liftgate/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Video: 2012 Ford C-Max demonstrates its hands-free liftgate</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/20/video-2012-ford-c-max-demonstrates-its-hands-free-liftgate/">Video: 2012 Ford C-Max demonstrates its hands-free liftgate</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Mon, 20 Dec 2010 16:56:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/20/video-2012-ford-c-max-demonstrates-its-hands-free-liftgate/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19770165/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/20/video-2012-ford-c-max-demonstrates-its-hands-free-liftgate/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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