Ford Focus Earns Top Safety Rating

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From Ford.com:

• The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) awarded the 2013 Ford Focus its top safety rating, a five-star Overall Vehicle Score in its New Car Assessment Program (NCAP)

• The Focus was designed to with safety in mind with its next-generation airbags and AdvanceTrac^®with electronic stability control

• The driver’s side airbag uses a specially designed curve-shaped tether system that pulls in the lower section to create a “pocket” to help lessen the impact of the airbag on the driver’s chest and ribs in frontal crashes

The following safety and driver assist technologies are available on the 2013 Ford Focus:

 

• AdvanceTrac^® with electronic stability control helps the vehicle maintain its intended path by measuring side-to-side yaw (or skidding), by monitoring the vehicle’s speed, throttle position and steering wheel angle, and when wheel slip is sensed, reduces engine torque and applies selected brakes;

• Ford SYNC®, co-developed with Microsoft and using Nuance Communications voice recognition technology, allows customers to bring digital media players and Bluetooth®-enabled mobile phones into their vehicles and operate the devices via voice commands or with the steering wheel’s supplemental audio controls;

• MyKey® allows parents to program any key through the vehicle message center to limit the volume on the stereo, top speed, block incoming phone calls and texts and make sure a child is buckled up before using the audio system; and

• Active park assist uses an ultrasonic-based sensing system and electric power-assisted steering (EPAS) to position the vehicle for parallel parking, calculate the optimal steering angle and quickly steer the vehicle into a parking spot.

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Ford Produces 500,000th EcoBoost Engine

Ford's EcoBoost engine is increasing in popularity!    In fact, Ford has placed its 500,000th EcoBoost Engine in a recently-produced 2013 Ford Escape.  Read more about it in this Motor Trend article.

Stop by Lakewood Fordland to learn more about the entire engine line-up available on Ford vehicles.

2014 Ford Fiesta to Feature Award-Winning Engine

From Ford.com:

The new 2014 Ford Fiesta on sale next year will be the first vehicle available in the United States with Ford’s award-winning 1.0-liter EcoBoost^® engine. Though the car has not yet undergone EPA testing, it is expected to be certified as the most fuel-efficient non-hybrid car available in the United States.

 

The smallest engine available in its class, Ford’s patented 1.0-liter EcoBoost won’t be short on power, torque or refinement. The smooth, quiet-running engine is projected to produce 123 horsepower and peak torque of 148 lb.-ft.

 

“Customers are going to be pleasantly surprised at what the smallest member of the EcoBoost engine family can do,” said Joe Bakaj, Ford vice president of Powertrain Engineering. “Most customers are not going to be thinking about the number of cylinders under the hood when they drive the new 1.0-liter EcoBoost Fiesta. They’ll notice an extremely smooth and quiet idle, terrific acceleration accompanied by a sporty sound at high revs, and – most importantly – outstanding fuel economy.”

 

The newest member of Ford’s global EcoBoost engine family, the 1.0-liter will join the most fuel-efficient lineup in Ford Motor Company’s history. Next year, Ford will offer eight vehicles rated at 40 mpg or higher – double today’s total, and more than any other automaker. Ford tops Toyota in fuel economy in every segment in which both companies compete.

 

The 1.0-liter EcoBoost engine in the Fiesta expands Ford’s power of choice strategy by giving customers interested in a very fuel-efficient car a new alternative.

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Contact Lakewood Fordland for details on the fuel-efficient engine options currently available on Ford vehicles.

Ford Escape Named Popular Mechanics Car of the Year

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The 2013 Ford Escape was named the first-ever Popular Mechanics Car of the Year.  Read the entire article here and learn why the Escape was given this honor.

Stop by Lakewood Fordland to see our super selection of 2013 Ford Escapes.

Don't Forget Go Further With Ford Night

Remember to register and attend Lakewood Fordland's Go Further With Ford Night on Thursday, November 15 from 5 pm - 8 pm.  Your could win great prizes, including a 2013 Ford Fusion!

Ford Celebrates SYNC Milestone

From Ford.com:

Five years ago, Ford Motor Company and Microsoft came together to launch the benchmark for in-vehicle connectivity systems with the introduction of SYNC. Today at the GigaOM Roadmap Conference, Ford CTO Paul Mascarenas and Microsoft Windows Embedded General Manager Kevin Dallas announced the 5-millionth vehicle equipped with SYNC has been sold and they shared their joint vision for continued leadership in development of the connected car.

 

“SYNC has helped us evolve as an automaker, to think and act more like a technology company, with a new level of openness and access that has forever changed how we look at our business and respond to our customers,” said Paul Mascarenas, chief technical officer and vice president, Ford Research and Innovation. “Ultimately, SYNC embodies what Ford is all about: going further to transform innovative ideas into products that are affordable, attainable and valuable to millions of people.”

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Lakewood Fordland has a variety of SYNC-equipped vehicles.  Stop by to learn more about the SYNC system and the vehicles available with this exciting feature.

Sign Up for the Go Further With Ford Night at Lakewood Fordland

As part of the Random Acts of Fusion, Lakewood Fordland is hosting the Go Further With Ford Night on Thursday, November 15.  You could win tickets to a taping of American Idol, a VIP American Idol experience, or a 2013 Ford Fusion.  In addition, Ford will donate $10 to charity for each person that attends.  

New Ads Show What Sets Ford Fusion Apart

From Ford.com:

• Three television commercials for the all-new Ford Fusion debut this week and show viewers how and why this sleek new sedan outshines the competition

• In one of the new ads, all other vehicles on the road become invisible while the new Fusion remains, standing apart from the crowd. In another, a Fusion drives over a cliff showing off “the one thing” the car cannot do

• The ads are part of an integrated launch campaign that builds on the “Random Acts of Fusion” digital series starring Ryan Seacrest and print ads developed with input from Chinese artist Liu Bolin

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