The Ford Equator is a concept car by the Ford Motor Company first presented in 2005 to preview the future styling that Ford would use for models in the Asia-Pacific market.
Overview
The Equator concept debuted at the 2005 Tokyo Auto Show and was based on the then-current generation of the Ford Escape.[1] It was designed under Paul Gibson, Ford's chief head of design for Ford's Asia Pacific and Africa region. It was co-developed in Australia and Taiwan, with Paul Gibson and William Lee (who Gibson worked with) being from those countries respectively.[2] It previewed the Asia-Pacific region's version of the first-generation Escape.[3] The exterior dimensions are shared with the North American Escape's dimensions.[1]