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Ford Flex Titanium: Continuing the Momentum

admin — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 18:00:58 +0000

A lot of people love Ford Flex, a tough yet luxurious SUV, because the car offers superb comfort and toughness at the same time. The sales are gradually increasing from time to time, and Ford is quick in picking up the momentum. After releasing Flex Limited, Ford is now making Ford Flex Titanium available on the market. What new features are offered by the Ford Flex Titanium? That is what we are going to take a look in this article.

When seen thoroughly, you will quickly notice that Ford Flex Titanium is nothing more than an upgrade in looks. The engine used to power Ford Flex Titanium is improved, but the performance improvement is not really substantial. Fuel consumption, however, is lowered quite substantially to go along with Ford’s efforts to be eco-friendly.

If you love Ford Flex because it’s bold and luxurious, you will certainly love the new Ford Flex Titanium even more. It offers a lot of personalized aspects including custom leather seats and interior accents as well as several choices of rims to use. If you followed our article about the new Ford Custom Graphics, you know that you can also add vinyl to make your Ford Flex Titanium even more personalized.

Ford’s versatile PowerFold third-row seat is also available in Ford Flex Titanium. With a push of a button you can change the position and setting of the third-row seat according to your needs and wants. For example, you can fold the third-row seat completely to provide more room for baggage.

Custom Vinyl for Your Ford

admin — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 18:00:00 +0000

When Ford announced the release of an all-new Ford Fiesta, the company also revealed something very interesting: from now on, Ford is making dealer-installed vinyl available. To make the offer even better, you can customize the vinyl yourself and get a Ford that represents who you really are perfectly. Quite interesting, isn’t it?

If you are looking to buy a new car and you are interested in any of the available Ford cars, you must try and visit FordCustomGraphics.com and customize the car to suit your style perfectly. The process of selecting the right custom vinyl to install is actually pretty simple thanks to concise online catalogue.

If browsing through catalogues of vinyl is not enough, you can also use the virtual 3D car to see how the car you plan on getting looks like with the custom vinyl of your choice. The possibilities are endless, since you can now mix and match vinyl with car – including changing the colors used, placing the vinyl accurately, and many more – to achieve the perfect combination you want.

Once you hit the submit button, professional dealership technicians will work on installing the vinyl for you. They use high-quality 3M vinyl to ensure maximum quality; the 3M materials are designed specifically for Ford and this particular campaign. As you receive the car of your dream from the dealership, it will be fully customized with vinyl according to your requests. Get your customized Ford today and enjoy unique and custom vinyl professionally installed on the car of your choice.

Buying a First Car

admin — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 13:22:23 +0000

There are a very large amount of things to consider when buying a car from the first time. Buying from a range of used cars for sale is likely to be a very good idea for a first time driver, for a large number of reasons. Younger drivers are likely to have less money than those with more experience of driving, so buying a used car makes complete financial sense in this way. Used cars offer very good value for money when compared to new cars, because they are likely to be in a very similar condition, just a couple of years older. It will be much easier for a new driver to be able to afford a second hand car than it would be for them to get a brand new car.

There is also the issue of insurance, which is often quite high for new drivers. If the newly qualified driver buys an older and therefore cheaper car their insurance is likely to be lower, which is obviously a very good thing. New drivers in a lot of cases are teenagers or students, who are unlikely to have a lot of spare money for brand new cars.

There are various other reasons why first time drivers might want to buy a used or second hand car from www.motors.co.uk/buy-a-car instead of a brand new one. Often younger people are not car enthusiasts, and only need a car for basic purposes –getting around the local area and occasionally further afield. There is no reason why people who have only just learnt to drive should need a brand new car or one that is very high powered.

It makes sense for all these reasons that new drivers should look into buying second hand or used cars rather than buying vehicles brand new. There is also the reason that new drivers might be nervous when they first get out on the road, and in the event of bumping the car it is much better that a used car is being driven.

Can Ford Turns Green?

admin — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 17:59:25 +0000

Ford, just like many other American car manufacturers, is facing a serious issue; the environmental paradigm is changing and they need to quickly adapt to the new point of view. With other car manufacturers, especially Japanese and European manufacturers, already releasing their own brand of economical or hybrid cars to the market, everyone is expecting Ford to turn green as well. Can they pull it off?

It was not until Ford released the Ford Escape Hybrid that they are considered following the right path to become greener and more eco-friendly. The Ford Escape Hybrid is even considered as the most economical and green SUV in the world, offering nice mix of low fuel consumption and superb performance. It is also the only SUV capable of performing superbly when powered by a hybrid engine. Ford is on the right path indeed.

After the positive responses received for the Ford Escape Hybrid, Ford continues to develop eco-friendly engines for their latest cars. It is obvious that the company is taking climate change seriously and wants to offer better transportation solutions to answer the challenges. The 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid is one of the best cars when it comes to low fuel consumption marking another success by Ford, while the upcoming Mustang V6 1,000 Laps Challenge will prove that the high-performance Ford Mustang can go as far as 1,000 laps on a single tank.

All in all, Ford is doing a superb job in making their car lineup more eco-friendly. Expect to see more hybrids and eco-friendly cars from Ford in the future.

Ford Mustang V6 1,000 Laps Challenge

admin — Thu, 13 May 2010 17:59:32 +0000

Known as a sports car – or a muscle car to be exact – Ford Mustang was never famous for being economical when it comes to fuel consumption. The car itself is fun to drive and very affordable, but it also holds a reputation of having high fuel consumption to make the engine performs at its best. Mustang’s V6 engine is one powerful beast indeed. Since Ford is making a move towards greener cars, proving that high-performance Ford Mustang can also be economical is simply perfect. They are trying to do exactly that by announcing the Mustang V6 1,000 Laps Challenge campaign.

The Mustang V6 1,000 Laps Challenge is basically a nice test run to see if Ford Mustang and the new, eco-friendly, engine can perform just as good compared to previous gasoline engines used by the same model. To make it even more interesting, the new and improved 2011 Ford Mustang V6 will be driven through 1,000 laps at Bristol Motor Speedway on a single tank. This means the 2011 Ford Mustang will be consuming no more than one tank to travel a little over 500 miles distance.

Interested to know whether the 2011 Ford Mustang V6 can complete this challenge? Stay tuned for more updates right here on this site. Ford is taking the challenge seriously and is making all the necessary preparations, so it will be interesting to see the outcome of this challenge indeed. If the 2011 Ford Mustang can complete the 1,000 laps challenge, it will be one of the best eco-friendly car available today.

2011 Ford Taurus SEL Sedan: The Legacy

admin — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 17:58:49 +0000

Ford Taurus is one of the most popular cars in the world, especially in the United States. This car is known for being economical yet powerful and functional. Pair all the positive traits of Ford Taurus with affordable price, and you get one perfect car to purchase. All the positive traits, the grand legacy of Ford Taurus, are now carried by the latest Ford Taurus SEL Sedan released earlier this year.

The 2011 Ford Taurus SEL Sedan is basically a redesigned version of 2010 Ford Taurus, featuring rather large American-style exterior design and comfortable interior amenities. Driving a Ford Taurus, you can expect a nice mix of performance and comfort at all times.

The 3.5-liter V6 engine is capable of producing 236 hp; it may be relatively small in terms of horsepower compared to other V6 engines, but it is certainly responsive and offers superb fuel consumption ratio. It is obvious that Ford is adapting saloon form factor to provide larger space for passengers and baggage. In this case, the V6 engine used in 2011 Ford Taurus SEL Sedan is more than capable enough to power the car.

Another good thing about Ford Taurus is superb resale value. This latest version of Ford Taurus is no different, which means buying one can also be a good investment. After one or two years of use, you can trade it with newer model and still get good price for the car. Ford Taurus really offers everything you can possibly ask from a car.