We just bought an All Wheel Drive one of these about a month ago and love it.
It was between this or an AWD Sennia, after the test drive and the Price difference we chose the Ford.
http://www.myfordfreestyle.com/specs/2005_freestyle_overview.php
The Ford Freestyle :
With attributes of a sport utility vehicle, minivan and sedan, Freestyle's flexibility makes it ideal for active families. The purpose-built crossover has the versatility it takes to be the first choice for typically varied lifestyle scenarios, from a trip to the do-it-yourself warehouse to a weekend skiing.
Freestyle's strengths include:
The right package with crossover flexibility - dozens of seating configurations - for hauling people, cargo or any combination of both, plus the cargo capacity of a full-size sport utility vehicle with its seats folded
Natural, upright command seating in all three rows for easy entry and exit, long-range comfort and maximum visibility
Best-in-class second- and third-row legroom and third-row knee clearance thanks to purpose-built crossover architecture. No competitive vehicle offers as much combined passenger room in three rows of seating as Freestyle
The right powertrain, with a standard V-6, continuously variable transmission and available all-wheel-drive system for assured all-weather traction and smooth torque delivery
Crisp, assured handling, thanks to Freestyle's innovative, Volvo-inspired architecture with MacPherson struts, coil-over rear shocks, aluminum dual-piston front brake calipers, rack-and-pinion steering and carefully optimized suspension geometry
Energy-channeling frame and body structures - also inspired by Volvo - that help protect occupants in collisions
Optional safety package includes side air bags and the industry-leading Safety Canopy, providing side-impact and rollover protection for all three rows of passengers. Freestyle's active safety technology, refined through more than 50,000 crash simulations, is expected to help the new crossover earn top safety ratings in government and independent testing.
An impressive new level of interior craftsmanship - consistent with an increased investment in interior design across Ford's car lines - helps Freestyle offer multiple levels of comfort and luxury, from the SE and SEL to the top-of-the-line Limited
Safety:
Freestyle starts with the notion that nothing is more important in a family vehicle than safety.
To position Freestyle as one of the safest and most secure vehicles in the crossover class, Ford packs in all the elements of its Personal Safety System, as well as offering its innovative Safety Canopy rollover protection system in the new model.
Safety restraints were refined through more than 50,000 crash simulations.
The result is a crossover that combines several active and passive safety systems to exceed all current federal safety standards for front-, side- and rear-impact performance.
When equipped with optional side air bags and Safety Canopy, Freestyle is expected to earn top crash-test ratings. These independent tests won't be conducted until after the new model hits U.S. showrooms.
Among the Freestyle's safety systems are:
Energy-channeling frame structures engineered by Ford and Volvo that help absorb crash forces before they reach the passenger compartment
A strong roof cross-member and energy absorbing cross-car tube that provide exceptional side-impact protection
Available side air bags and Safety Canopy for industry-leading head and chest protection for occupants in all three rows during side impacts and rollovers
Energy-absorbing adaptive steering column and collapsible drive shaft
Occupant-sensing technology, dual-stage front air bags and load-limiting safety-belt retractors and pretensioners that tailor safety system response to the severity of the crash
We just turned 10,000 miles on it and it has been so far so good and with standard DVD we could not pass it up.
) but I didn't like that the rear seats didn't fold into the floor.
, I just happen to be in the room when the kids have it on.... 
