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Microsoft Sync In The Ford Focus SE, The Roundup

I spent the better part of a week, tooling around in a 2008 Ford Focus SE, with one task at hand: to determine whether this newfangled Microsoft Sync system is all it's cracked up to be. I laughed, I cried, I made some calls, and in the end found Sync to be basically sweet. Not that me and Sync didn't have a few spats. At first, I approached the system the same way any average Joe would—I jumped in the car and started playing without picking up the manual or having any prior knowledge of how Sync actually works. That didn't go as smoothly as I was hoping, so I hashed through the manual and got Sync set up to my liking, in as much as I could. And for the final test, I took 'er out for a live road test. [Unboxing, Set Up, Road Test]


4:00 PM on Fri Feb 1 2008
By Travis Hudson
2,103 views, 16 comments

Latest by General Halfshaftery: I think that 'light sand metallic' paint job suits the shape well, and the restyle is growing on me. However more »

road rage roundup

The Cold Steel Wrath Of The Panga Punishes Bad Drivers

Here's a new driver who probably oughtn't'a be allowed behind the wheel: this 16-year-old Oregon kid rolled his big ol' truck after using it to ram a motorcyclist who had bothered him. [The Oregonian] More »

5:00 PM on Mon Jun 4 2007
By Murilee Martin
322 views, 5 comments

road rage roundup

Road Rage Roundup: Explorer-Blastin' Jettas, Long Island Pepper Spray

We think all road rage is stupid, of course, but at least these Lawn Guylanders went for the pepper spray instead of firearms. Bonus lameness points for the "he started it!" whining. [Newsday] More »

6:30 PM on Mon May 21 2007
By Murilee Martin
468 views, 12 comments

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That Was the Week in Cars that Was

· Car Shows We Love: The NHRA California Hot Rod Reunion
The best thing to hit Bakersfield since the Crystal Palace. More »

5:37 PM on Sat Aug 27 2005
By Davey G. Johnson
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That Was the Week in Cars that Was

· The US to Get Fit: Honda Aims to Sell 60,000 Subcompacts in the States
Color us Jazzed. D'oh. More »

5:29 PM on Sat Aug 20 2005
By Davey G. Johnson
96 views

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That Was the Week in Cars that Was

· Lotus to Go After Porsche Cayman with Europa
Europa! Europa! More »
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That Was the Week in Cars that Was

· Eminem Lyrics "Just Not Ford;" Association with Rapper Dissolved
Wherein doofy ol' Marshall Mathers gets the boot from the Blue Oval. More »

1:20 PM on Sun Aug 7 2005
By Davey G. Johnson
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That Was the Week in Cars that Was

· Jaguar s Daimler Unveils Super Eight Sedan
Britain gets a new, swank Jag with a really old name. More »

10:43 PM on Fri Jul 29 2005
By Mike Spinelli
100 views

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That Was the Week in Cars that Was

· Jalopnik Reviews: 2006 BMW 750i, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
Testing BMW's de-Banglized techno-sedan. More »
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That Was the Week in Cars that Was

· Jalopnik Unscientific Poll: Which Are the Most Plausable Car-Related Rumors?, Round 1, Round 2, Round 3; Wildcard Round; Championship Which hyped new model will be most likely to see in the flesh?
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9:52 PM on Fri Jul 15 2005
By Mike Spinelli
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