Thursday, January 28, 2010

2009 Ford Flex

A big, bold seven-passenger crossover with a MINI Cooper-fish flair. Family values: Big safety scores, big headroom, tons of entertainment features and available all-wheel drive. Price range: $28,000-$36,000.


The 2009 Ford Flex is one of the highest-rated family cars at TheCarConnection.com, rating 9 out of 10 with exceptionally high marks in safety and features. With V-6 power and available all-wheel drive, the Flex is a tall, roomy family wagon with three rows of seating in most versions. Seating even in the third row is adult-sized, and the Flex makes long trips a snap with features like an in-car refrigerator, a panoramic sunroof, and Sirius Travel Link, which feeds traffic, weather and even movie times into the car’s navigation/entertainment system. Even better, slow sales have forced Ford into heavy discounts; base versions normally priced at $26,000 can be had for far less.

Likes:
* Against-the-grain styling
* Wealth of features
* First- and second-row seating comfort
Dislikes:
* Tight headroom in third-row seat
* Uncomfortable headrests
* No telescoping steering wheel

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