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SEMA Sweeps: Win one of five Sony PSP/Gran Turismo bundles - Day 2 {Autoblog}
Nov 3rd 2009 1:34PM Côte d'Azur
Ford GPS tech could tell cars when you're going too fast {Engadget}
Oct 12th 2009 5:57PM @Tony
Drop the hate and get some experience. Old rental Tauruses should not define your opinion of a whole industry.
Go to your local Toyota dealer and test drive the #1 selling midsize car in the country, the Camry. Drive the 4 cylinder auto, for example. Then go down the road to the Ford dealer and test drive the competitor, the Fusion, same setup.
Try a Corolla, then try a Focus.
Or better yet, drive an Avalon, and then try a Taurus. Take it to an empty parking lot and do some pretend autocross if you like.
I guarantee you like the Ford ride/handling tuning a lot more than Toyota.
We don't make BMWs. But our cars don't cost BMW prices, either. Engineering is about tradeoffs, and Ford has made them wisely, I think.
Now, consider the competition. Honda has pretty good handling, but significant road noise. Tradeoffs Hyundai, Kia? Squishy. Mazda? Tight--oh, they're partly Ford owned. Oops. Subarus tend to be compliant, except for the Rally cars. How many people want to drive a rally car every day?
I can't wait until the European common platform Focus and Fiesta show up here in NA. They are *tight*.
I *am* proud to be a Ford employee. Our products are better than they have ever been in every way, and the stuff coming down the pipe is *spectacular*. Wish I could tell you more about it. Our quality is rivaling the best, our fuel economy too. Our cars are among the safest on the road.
Oh, and I did work on the GT program, a little. Not as much as I would have liked :-)
Review: 2010 Ford Flex EcoBoost turns it up to 11 {Autoblog}
Oct 12th 2009 1:13PM The '64 Bonneville would cost $$22,300 in today's dollars. But it didn't have a smooth 6 speed tranny, all wheel drive, electronic stability control, ABS, airbags all around, SYNC, satellite radio, California emissions compliance, ... the list goes on. The '64 Bonneville would not survive a collison with a modern unibody car very well, I bet.
Ford GPS tech could tell cars when you're going too fast {Engadget}
Oct 12th 2009 9:36AM @kevin
You are not understanding. Your stability control (ESC) system on a newer car will take control from you (by firing the brakes on one or more corners) if it senses that you are in danger of spinning out. It can (and may very well) save you from a nasty outcome.
Ford GPS tech could tell cars when you're going too fast {Engadget}
Oct 12th 2009 8:41AM Hey, Ford engineer here. "Given that Ford no longer makes a car designed for going around corners quickly, we find that unlikely." is totally wrong. From Focus up to the rather large Flex, and across the new Lincoln brands, Ford's cars have fairly decent handling built in.
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First Drive: 2010 Ford Flex EcoBoost delivers more than just a better engine {Autoblog}
Jul 21st 2009 12:40PM Technically, "feedstock" is a material used as an input to generate another, such as oil is the feedstock for gasoline, or corn is a feedstock for bullsh*t.
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