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Technology News (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
Ford designers and engineers spent countless hours in the wind tunnel and made numerous subtle tweaks to deliver breakthrough aerodynamics while staying true to the Ford Fairlane concept that inspired the Flex. Compared to the competition, Ford Flex moves through the air with surprising ease. At 55 mph, the Flex needs only 8.90 horsepower while the nearest competitors in the full-size crossover segment...
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Autoblog (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
Filed under: Car Buying , Crossovers/CUVs , Ford Click the image above for more high res photos of the 2009 Ford Flex When the Ford Fairlane concept bowed in Detroit in 2005, it proved that Ford could design a stylish crossover recognizable from a mile away. Unfortunately, Ford didn't exactly have a stellar record of bringing hot concepts to market, so expectations were low that we would ever see...
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The Truth About Cars (Free subscription) | 02/27/2008
Remember back in January 2005 when we saw the Ford Fairlane concept at the Detroit Auto Show? Then Ford started flashing around pre-production versions of the Flex at various events, here and there. In January 2007, Ford brought the production version of the Flex to the Detroit Auto Show again. On sale date? Summer 2008, as a 2009 model year car. Three and a half years of time between concept and...
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Pod Tech (Free subscription) | 05/01/2007
Ford Marketing Manager Kate Pearce is confident the new Flex production vehicle will redefine the crossover SUV market when it comes to market in summer 2008. At the New York Auto Show, Kate introduced me to the vehicle, reminiscent of the Ford Fairlane concept car I saw at the 2005 L.A. Auto Show. Tags: Ford, Kate [...]
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Straightline (Free subscription) | 03/22/2007
According to our compadres over at Autoblog , the production version of Ford Fairlane concept will be named "Flex." Full story here .
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Autoblog (Free subscription) | 03/22/2007
Filed under: New York Auto Show , Crossovers/CUVs , Ford The production version of the Ford Fairlane concept is named the Flex, and the Blue Oval will pull the wraps off this key new vehicle at the New York Auto Show in two weeks. The Flex joins a Ford crossover lineup that includes the newly restyled and renamed Taurus X and, of course, the Edge. The Flex, however, is essentially Ford's minivan replacement....
