The eleventh generation of the Ford Thunderbird is a personal luxury car that was produced by Ford for the 2001 to 2005 model years. It was based on the Ford DEW platform. Although it was initially well received by the automotive press, garnering accolades such as the Motor Trend Car of the Year and a nomination for the North American Car of the Year in its first year of existence, many publications regarded the Thunderbird’s revival rather more frostily after a few years; it garnered a place on Car and Driver magazine’s 2009 list of “The 10 Most Embarrassing Award Winners in Automotive History”.