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4 Drivers Only (Free subscription) | 03/03/2008
What is the 21st Century replacement for the cup holder? Try the Ford Sync system. I was in Seattle late in the summer for the rollout of the Sync in the Ford Focus. The system is pretty neat, but I was wrong in thinking that a $395 option would sway young buyers to purchase a Ford product. Boy was I wrong! Ford's Sync, which allows drivers to operate their car's stereo, personal music device and...
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4 Drivers Only (Free subscription) | 03/03/2008
What is the 21st Century replacement for the cup holder? Try the Ford Sync system. I was in Seattle late in the summer for the rollout of the Sync in the Ford Focus. The system is pretty neat, but I was wrong in thinking that a $395 option would sway young buyers to purchase a Ford product. Boy was I wrong! Ford's Sync, which allows drivers to operate their car's stereo, personal music device and...
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The Truth About Cars (Free subscription) | 01/03/2008
Would a new car buyer opt for a Ford just to get a $350 voice recognition system for their iPod (or similar) and Bluetooth-enabled phone? When Ford launched the national ad campaign for their in-dash Microsoft gizmo-- selling the "new" Ford Focus entirely on its SYNCopation-- the automaker revealed their faith 'n SYNC's ability to move the metal. Cynical observers might say the strategy is a desperate...
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Gear Diary (Free subscription) | 10/10/2007
Recently I wrote about my impressions of the Ford Sync media system soon to be introduced in the redesigned 2008 Ford Focus and other models in the Lincoln, Ford and Mercury 2008 model lineup. The Ford Sync is starting to gain some traction as vendors are beginning to announce products for connectivity for iPods or Zunes. [...]
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anonymous (Free subscription) | 10/04/2007
It's fitting that as Ford takes the wraps off its canny new Focus this week, it also unveils its much-hyped Sync, a system the automaker developed with Microsoft to integrate all manner of data devices into your car. Sync allows...
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Gear Diary (Free subscription) | 09/28/2007
[THIS is a monster post with lots of photos - so give your browser some spinning wheel time!] GearDiary was invited to join traditional media and automobile journalists to experience the launch of the redesigned Ford Focus and Ford Sync™. Hosted in Seattle, Washington by Ford Motor Company and Microsoft, the program included significant drive [...]
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Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 09/18/2007
Maybe instead of calling it the " Ford Focus ," they could have just renamed it the " Ford Sync , now with a car!" [ Freep ]
