No matter how much the powers that be want people to do nothing but drive while driving, that day isn’t going to come. Driving is a lifestyle that goes beyond which vehicle type suits our needs and the color it must be – it’s also about the mood and ambiance set for drivers and occupants while on the journey. Part of that means having radio, music and a connection to life outside the vehicle. Ford has aimed to make the driving experience both enjoyable and safe. One way is through SYNC® technology, which allows you to use simple voice commands to control features of your radio and your phone, so your hands stay on the wheel and you don’t have to look away from the road.
Control Mobile Apps With Your Voice for Safer Driving
June 28th, 2011Ford Explorer Plays Role in Latest ABC Reality Show
June 28th, 2011
Based in the grand landscape of Morocco, ABC’s brand new reality-adventure show, “Expedition Impossible”, features teams of everyday people doing extraordinary things as they compete in the adventure of their lives! This is also a story of an extraordinary vehicle doing extraordinary things. Through an exclusive partnership with ABC and Executive producer Mark Burnett, Ford provided the 100-percent reinvented Explorer to make the impossible expedition possible.
Smallest Ford Engine Ever! Three-Cylinder EcoBoost (and Two New Transmissions)
June 9th, 2011
We’ve got details on the smallest engine Ford has ever built, a new 1.0-liter EcoBoost™ three-cylinder. It’s not just efficient; it’s super efficient. Seriously – that displacement is the same as a cruiser motorcycle’s! Now, this engine wasn’t designed in response to current fuel prices, mind you; Ford has been aggressively creating a range of fuel-efficient powertrains as part of its mission to strengthen its array of fuel-efficient vehicles. How’s that working out so far? Ford currently has 12 vehicles that lead their sales segments in fuel economy and four vehicles that deliver at least 40 mpg, something no other automaker can match.
Road Trip! Traveling America in a Ford Explorer
June 9th, 2011
If summer is around the corner, it means it’s almost time to hit the road and explore the land. So, feel free to be slightly jealous (and inspired) by a summer-long trip that has already begun while the rest of us are still in vacation-dreamin’ mode.
All-things-travel blog Gadling and Visa have teamed up for the road trip to end all road trips, “Traveling the American Road.” Gadling blogger Paul Brady began his journey at the Chicago Assembly Plant, home of the Ford Explorer, to pay tribute to a company that made the American road trip possible more than 100 years ago.
Mazda Shinari Concept Heads To Melbourne
June 9th, 2011
Mazda’s stunning Shinari concept car will make its debut down under during the Australian International Motor Show in Melbourne from July 1–10.
The Shinari Concept has already traveled to Shanghai, Los Angeles and Geneva, it’s now the turn of the Australian public to get close to Shinari, which embodies design elements that will make their way into future Mazda vehicles.
Mazda Shinari Concept Heads To Melbourne
June 9th, 2011Mazda’s stunning Shinari concept car will make its debut down under during the Australian International Motor Show in Melbourne from July 1–10.
The Shinari Concept has already traveled to Shanghai, Los Angeles and Geneva, it’s now the turn of the Australian public to get close to Shinari, which embodies design elements that will make their way into future Mazda vehicles.
Grandville High & Borgman Ford Focus On Schools
June 1st, 2011Check out Grandville High School’s entry into the Ford Focus On Schools competition! We loaned them a 2012 Ford Focus for the video, an entirely student-run take on a Ford Focus commercial. For participating in the competition, our dealership donated $500 to the school–but they could win even more with your support! Voting is open from June 15th to July 15 at http://fordfocusonschools.com with a Grand Prize of $10,000!
EV Trivia: Guess How Often an Owner Will Plug In Annually
June 1st, 2011
Come on, take a stab at it: How many times do you think an electric vehicle owner is probably going to plug in or disconnect in order to “fuel” up each year? To give you some perspective, on average, it’s 52 times a year to fill a gas tank.
At approximately four times a day, the EV will likely be “fueled” nearly 1,500 times annually. As you can imagine, that high number meant Ford engineers had to put some serious thought into where to place the charge port on its EVs, including the Focus Electric and C-MAX Energi.
Ford Car-to-Car Communication: The Future of Accident Prevention
June 1st, 2011
No one really likes a backseat driver, right? That’s mostly because the person tends to provide nothing useful to your driving experience. But what if the information you received could actually warn you of a potential collision with another vehicle or some other road hazard?
Ford is now the first automaker to build a functional prototype that demonstrates how intelligent vehicles of the future (and experts think that could be the near future) could talk to each other in real time through Wi-Fi and GPS to help reduce crashes.