2013 Ford Flex

The brand new 2013 Ford Flex also boasts available radar-enabled adaptive cruise control (ACC) and collision warning with brake support and Blind Spot Information System (BLIS®) with cross-traffic alert. These technologies help drivers avoid potential accidents using radar to detect the relative position of other vehicles and warn the driver with a mixture of visual and audio alerts.

The ACC technology uses advanced radar to scan for vehicles in front of 2013 Ford Flex at 20 times per second. The sensor can detect vehicles as much as 150 yards away and detect speed changes no more than ¼ mph. Once the product is activated, it truely does work like normal cruise control with the exception of having the ability to slow down the car when vehicles in front are detected to be reducing. When traffic has cleared, the automobile resumes the set speed. Four distance settings accommodate a variety of driving styles and road conditions. The driver can set distance, speed and the time gap between vehicles.
Underneath the hood, 2013 Ford Flex’s new base engine delivers even more efficiency and gratifaction with the help of twin independent variable camshaft timing (Ti-VCT) towards the 3.5-liter V6.
The upgraded 3.5-liter Ti-VCT V6 engine provides 285 horsepower – an approximate 20 horsepower increase from the previous engine – and 255 lb.-ft. of torque. The brand new Flex is also projected to deliver 1 mpg more fuel economy, with projected fuel economy of 18 mpg city and 25 mpg highway.
This efficient V6 allows precise, variable control of valve overlap, or even the window of your time in which both intake and exhaust valves within an engine are open at the same time. By adjusting overlap continuously, the engine can operate at optimum settings for optimum fuel economy or peak power output as conditions demand.
The most popular 3.5-liter EcoBoost® V6 remains around the new Ford Flex, bringing the gas mileage of V6 engines with all-wheel-drive capability and V8-like performance of 355 horsepower and 350 lb.-ft. of torque.
A vital cause of EcoBoost fuel efficiency is direct injection of gasoline. This system precisely delivers a fine mist of fuel directly into each cylinder for optimal performance, economy and emissions.

2013 Ford Flex Engine

EcoBoost engines are fundamental towards the Ford means of providing technologically advanced, high-output, smaller-displacement powertrains that deliver exceptional fuel economy and uncompromised performance for an incredible number of drivers around the world. By 2013, more than 90 percent of Ford’s United states lineup will be available with EcoBoost technology. Ford holds a lot more than 125 patents on its EcoBoost engine technology.

The SelectShift advanced gearbox offers the driver a choice between fully automatic operation and manual control. With SelectShift with EcoBoost, paddle shifters are integrated into the controls spokes. Intuitive to operate, a squeeze back on either paddle will deliver an upshift, while a light push forward on either paddle will induce a matched-rev downshift. SelectShift won’t second-guess the motive force by having an override shift; manual control is really manually controlled. The thumb shift is totally new for 2013 using the standard engine models.
Both engines are also made more effective with EPAS (electric power-assisted steering). EPAS improves fuel economy approximately 4 percent and reduces emissions while improving steering performance primarily because the steering product is powered by an electric motor attached to the vehicle’s battery, rather than engine-mounted hydraulic pump steering systems.