HardcoreFXFour

The seat itself folds flat but the spare tire compartment is taller, making a huge cliff off the spare tire cover onto the seat.

This is the same style of review as the Focus. This truck's my baby and I've had her almost a month now. Tester specs: 2011 Ford F-150 Supercrew FX4 Ecoboost Ebony black exterior Black interior Every option but navi. Exterior Design What I like: Black accented taillights, 6 bar grille, body color accents, 20" graphite coloured wheels. Basically everything What I Don't like: Large, gaping hole in the front bumper for airflow to the intercooler. at least add a grille to it? Offset license plate bracket. Awkward looking. Interior Design/Layout/Tech What I like: nice interior layout. Symmetrical, simple design with everything in reach. Piano black accents with silver trim easily make the FX4's interior stand out over wood grain. Sync voice commands are slick. interior space is humungous. LCD display in gauge cluster is simple and easy to use. Build quality is great. console shifter is unique and luxurious. The heated seats burn my ass. What else can be said? What I Don't like: buggy Microsoft Sync software. It freezes occasionally and the fuse needs to be pulled. Sony sound system is a waste of money, at least in the F-150. Half volume is as loud as it will get, after half it doesn't go any louder. Once the volume gets higher, bass completely disappears and instead of bass, you hear the subwoofer "thumping" up and down. balance and clarity is good, amplifier is underpowered. Save $500 and install an aftermarket system or if anyone can figure out a way to beef up the amp, tell me please. Minor thing, hardly worth mentioning. I wish the shifter had a leather shift boot on it. crumbs and dirt can get in the crack of the shifter base and get stuck to it. Power and ride/handling What I like: Ride is good....on smaller wheels. I'll get to that in the "What i don't like" section. Handling is swell. Power....here we go. jackpot. the Ecoboost is by far and away the best engine in the F-150. Low end torque is superb, which is very noticeable having driven a 5.0L F-150. Towing is superb, pulls my 4500lb boat no problem. Engine and tires are quiet and there are no annoying rattles. Fuel economy is supposed to be good, however mine is not broken in yet. I average 14L/100km. Not great, but I'll wait a few more thousand km. What I Don't like: Ride. The $500 you saved on that Sony sound system can contribute to tires worth a s**t. The Pirelli's on the 20" rims are by far and away the crappiest tire I have ever felt on a truck. Great on a Maserati, terrible on a truck. Tread makes the truck vibrate, and makes the back end very bouncy. Buy the 20's though, the 18's on the FX4, in my opinion, are very bland looking. Verdict Great truck, easily best in class. Pirelli tires are a let down. Interior quality and space is superb. The truck is gorgeous. Ecoboost is the best engine you can get in a half-ton. Overall, I'd recommend this truck to anyone any day of the week. Great hauler/work truck/family minivan/RV. Overall score out of 10: 8/10

My parents ordered a new Focus to be used as a "toad" for their RV, because of it's ease of prep for flat towing and it's weight. My tester's specs: 2012 Ford Focus Titanium 5dr White Platinum Metallic exterior Charcoal black leather interior Car is loaded with every option Let me start off this "rave review" by saying that this new Focus is an unbelievable car. There are little to no things I do not like about this car. Those things will be highlighted, however. Exterior Design What I like: Front end with the piano black accents. Looks great and has an excellent contrast on the "White Platinum" paint. What I Don't like: Taillights. Too big and throw off the entire look of the car. They belong on an Explorer, not a Focus. Interior Design/Layout/Tech What I like: Uncannily great build quality. Unique looking dashboard adds character to the car. MyFordTouch screen makes the dash a whole lot less busy looking. Sony stereo is alot louder and nicer sounding than the Sony in my truck. Sync voice commands make MFT a whole lot simpler, and are slick and responsive. Lots of trunk space. Self parking system is a crazy novelty to show your friends (and get girls). Don't rely on it. What I Don't like: MyFordTouch in itself. controls are touch sensitive, not heat sensitive so it is alot less responsive than say an Iphone or ipad. Sometimes MFT takes 10-15 seconds to respond to a touch. Not great, but it gets the job done. lack of rear legroom, and the seats don't fold flat. Power and ride/handling This is where the Focus shines. What I like: Dual clutch 6 speed auto, it rings out all 160 horsepower out of the engine. Sport shift is not Ferrari quick, but it shifts smooth and fast. The car feels like it has more power than it does. Ride is sporty, not bouncy, but not 70's Cadillac either. But now we get to the handling. Oh, the handling. Superb. Excellent. Brilliant. Amazing. Awesome. I could go on. I pushed as hard as my brain was willing to push around an overpass loop, and there wasn't even a hint of understeer. Easily the best handling car in class. The Mazda3 was what i thought was the best handling C segment car until now. this car has the 18" rims with sport suspension. These tires make significantly more road noise than the 15's, 16's, and 17's, so that is something to consider. What I Don't like: The odd, manual like takeoff of the dual clutch. It feels exactly like a perfect clutch release on a manual transmission. Sometimes when taking off on hills it vibrates, preventing itself from stalling. Definitely feels odd. On a regular car, the torque converter instantly pulls the vehicle after releasing the brakes, this dual clutch takes about 3 seconds to release the clutch, if you aren't giving it throttle. It releases quickly under throttle and sends you off the line fairly quick. Verdict Excellent car with as little faults as you are going to find in a c-segment hatch. Feels much more expensive than a c-segment car. Build quality is nothing more than typical from a European car. Ride/handling/road noise (on smaller rims) are all superb. Overall score out of 10: 10/10

Hmmm.....arrived in Edmonton? Maybe they are loading it onto a car hauler and shipping it the rest of the way to Calgary.

Bump for an update please and thanks! 1FAHP3N20CL238045

Bump for an update please and thanks! 1FAHP3N20CL238045

Bump! update please and thanks! 1FAHP3N20CL238045

Bump for an update please! 1FAHP3N20CL238045

Bump for an update please! By tomorrow morning it will be a week since the last update :D 1FTFW1ET4BFC67871 Cheers!

Haha i was asked to keep track of a car my parents ordered. 2012 Titanium Hatch in White :happy feet: Bump for an update please! 1FAHP3N20CL238045 Thanks!

My salesman found me a truck that's built and will arrive sooner, :happy feet: So I'd like a tracking request on this one please: 1FTFW1ET4BFC67871

Hey, Would like an update on the other car please, VIN: 1FAHP3N20CL238045 Thanks

"Scheduled to Day" means what date the vehicle will be built, correct?

K, i can't wait anymore, i need to know where my baby is and what she's doing. VIN: 1FTFW1ET1BKE04885 Thanks for the help!

I saw spy shots of what is going to be the new Escape. It's a Kuga with a Focus interior. Pretty much what i expected. http://www.caranddriver.com/news/spied/11q1/2013_ford_escape_spy_photos-future_cars