<![CDATA[Jalopnik: 2009 Ford Flex]]> http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jalopnik.com.png <![CDATA[Jalopnik: 2009 Ford Flex]]> http://jalopnik.com/tag/2009 ford flex http://jalopnik.com/tag/2009 ford flex <![CDATA[Sand Artist Scott Wade Makes Art Out Of Ford Flex]]> We ran into Scott Wade, everyone's favorite car window artist, using this dusty 2009 Ford Flex as his canvas Saturday. Why the Alamo? More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5170891&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[2009 North American Car & Truck Of The Year Finalists Feature Two Fords, Hyundai]]> The 2009 North America Car and Truck Of The Year finalists, announced today, features the Hyundai Genesis, the first finalist from a Korean automaker. The awards will be presented at January's Detroit Auto Show. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5113472&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Metro Detroit Dealer Sports Ford Flex Woody]]> Seems one of the 31 metro Detroit Ford dealers has gotten cute and worked up a Ford Flex woody to entice customers in to buy the station wagon/van/crossover. According to Motor Trend's Todd Lassa, the Flex in question is your basic stripper model, so the woody option makes it all the more innuendo-tastic, but that's no big deal as the option apparently carries no extra charge on the window sticker. Considering the pending malaise II era breathing down our necks, we wouldn't be surprised if this kind of thing starts coming from the factory. [MotorTrend] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5040502&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[2009 Ford Flex Scores Five Stars For Frontal- And Side-Impacts]]> The new 2009 Ford Flex has scored five-star safety ratings from NHTSA in all four front and side-impact tests. The Flex numbers beat those of the rival Toyota Highlander, which received a four-star rating for the passenger in frontal tests. Ford also scored a four-star rating in the rollover test using both 2WD and 4WD Flex models, all of which should assuage some of the concerns of soccer moms afraid to tote the brood around in anything smaller than an H1 Alpha. Full release from Ford after the jump. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=399906&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[People On The Internet Are Searching For The Ford Flex]]> According to the Blue Oval folks, Ford Flex was the seventh most popular search term on Yahoo last Sunday, and the only vehicle in the top 10 most-searched topics. We're not really sure why that's news, but Ford seems pretty excited about it. Our thoughts? Well, we're happy they're happy — we don't know what more there is to say. PR-heavy press release after the jump. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=399540&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[2009 Ford Flex, First Drive]]>
Ford PR Flack:"We wanted to give the Flex what we call a 'wow' factor."
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]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=395517&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Lincoln In Same Boat As Mercury, Won't Get Ford Flex Either]]> Wes and I spent yesterday at a very Flex-ible Ford event in the Big Apple, and before we hit the road, we had a chance to sit down with some other journalists and break bread with our new mishpacha, Ford's chief creative officer J "Boss Of Big Balls" Mays. While other journalists were busy munching on mozzarella and delicious turkey-n-cranberry baguettes, we were asking the hard-hitting questions designed to break through Mays' built Ford tough PR shell and get to the juicy nuggets of upcoming product knowledge he had inside. We used sly questions like "So J, will Mercury and Lincoln get a Flex to call their own?" More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=391922&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Sony Showcases Ford Flex Deal In NYC]]> Ford is taking a page out of Subaru's book and will be partnering with Sony for a factory-installed in-car entertainment system. The first model will be a Ford Flex, much like the one we received the chauffeur treatment in, and it will be on display at the Sony Style store on Madison Avenue in New York City. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=371462&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[We Get Exclusive Ride In 2009 Ford Flex, Chauffeur To Hyundai Dinner]]> Despite the news of the eminent demise of the Ford Taurus X, we're now not as concerned because we just got our first ride in the 2009 Ford Flex. A very hip Ford rep dropped by our extremely touristgasmic digs near Times Square to give us a ride over to dinner and get a little free press for Ford's new hauler. Despite a couple of syntax errors with the next-gen GPS system, which worked fine after we used the correct name of the city, the slab sided super wagon was off to the races a slow crawl through the streets of Gotham. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=369559&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Ford To Give Lincoln Some Flex-Ability]]> According to the very fine people at Car & Driver, Ford CEO Alan Mulally confirmed that it would be the Lincoln brand that would get the next derivative of the Ford Flex seven-passenger crossover minivan replacement. This goes against rumors that it would be Mercury that would be getting a version of the Flex. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=339437&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[SEMA 2007: Foose Flexes His Ford Muscles, Reveals Customized Ford Flex]]> Just for SEMA, Ford's let two designers have their way with their new people mover, the Ford Flex. First up is none other than the star of "Foosical: The Musical," Chip Foose. He's put his personal touch on the Flex by dropping Foose Design 22-inch wheels on the feet, and Eibach springs customized for "a lower appearance," and a custom-mixed, tow-tone blue and cream pearl paint job. It's the Foose Flexy, kiddies — all the same "great" looks of the Flex, with absolutely no performance upgrades. Yup, enjoy — or something.
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]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=317234&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[2009 Ford Flex]]> It looks like Ford was Flex-ing their new minivan replacement for 2009 down in San Antonio, Texas. Jalopnik reader Hernan caught this here prototype making its way through the downtown city streets the other day looking very Dave-like in the rear-view mirror of what we're assuming is the family truck. We don't know much else more than what we already learned at the New York auto show earlier this year — but as production's expected to begin about one year from now we're assuming we'll be seeing more of this great big box in the eyesight of many a spy photographer. More »
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