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    Ben Wojdyla: to all the hucksters commenting on how big the space is, keep in mind, they were letting journalists park these things. if you were Ford, would you ha... more »
    Cognitive Friction: Based on the quality of electronics in the Fords I've owned, it's only a matter of months before the first "park" button malfunction sends a comically... more »
    Elhigh: That space is huge. I could drop an Isuzu NPR into that. If you don't have the skills to park the car, maybe you shouldn't take it out in the first pl... more »
    damnelantra™: ^^^ runs and hides in the closet until pete puts his belt back on the night stand and blacks out. i hope my invisible friend Deartháir will protect me more »
    Rock517: Yea, but can it avoid curb-rashing the right side wheels in the process? Just wondering... more »
    Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable: Well, if you can't combine skill and rage like a finely aged wine and drive exactly like I do- but not on the same road at the same as me, for Christ'... more »
    stuntdriver: in 2020 car mill make you the best lap times in the nurbugring..... then life will not make any sense at all... more »
    Syrax: Well, that spot could fit a Mercedes Pullmann! I wonder how these systems (any of them) would do in London, New York, Mexico City, Tokyo, Sao Paulo, e... more »
    Jones Foyer: What I DO love is that you have to put your hands up in the air to let the steering wheel do its work so everyone around you can see you in the univer... more »
    Tanshanomi: If you don't know how to parallel park, you shouldn't be driving! If you don't know how use a manual clutch, you shouldn't be driving! If you don't kn... more »
    engineerd: This is something which will cause a drivers parallel parking skills to atrophy. Most so-called "drivers" never had parallel parking skills. When I to... more »
    Stefan Upshaw: This is 1 of those things that will piss me off when im waiting behind an idiot in their fancy i can park myself lincoln which wont park itself becaus... more »
    dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity: Does it only work if the surrounding cars were made by Ford? Seriously, this could save your car a ding or two if you are a city dweller and someone ... more »
    BurgessBrutus: Why does everyone drive so slow when using this system? Evey time I've driven it, I controlled the systems throttle input and could go as fast as I w... more »
    leavethegun-takethecannoli: There are people who have horrible depth perception, this could assist them. more »
  • #jalopnikreviews

    Ford Active Park Assist System

    Ford announced its new Active Park Assist system before the Detroit Auto Show, but here, in one of McCormick Place's many labyrinthine parking garages, is the first time we've tested it. More »