jasonj80 Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 FORD EDGE AND LINCOLN MKX CROSSOVERS EARN IIHS TOP SAFETY PICK RATINGS DEARBORN, Mich., Feb. 5, 2007 – The 2007 Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX crossovers have earned Top Safety Pick ratings from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), the first of a line of Ford Motor Company vehicles to benefit from the company's strategy to accelerate the rollout of its exclusive roll stability control system and advanced crash protection systems. To earn a Top Safety Pick, vehicles must earn good ratings in IIHS' high-speed front and side crash tests, and in evaluations of seats and head restraints. An added requirement for 2007 is that vehicles must also offer electronic stability control. “Earning a ‘Top Safety Pick’ is great news because the Insurance Institute’s tests are some of the most demanding conducted outside of our own laboratories, and customers are increasingly relying on them when choosing a new vehicle,” said Sue Cischke, vice president of Environmental and Safety Engineering, Ford Motor Company. "The Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX also earned the government's highest 5-Star ratings in recent side impact crash testing.” Cischke added that every new Ford, Lincoln and Mercury SUV and crossover launched since the 2006 Ford Explorer and Mercury Mountaineer now has standard electronic stability control and side impact protection. By the end of 2009, every Ford retail vehicle will feature these cutting-edge technologies. Ford Motor Company and its global brands have built 4 million vehicles globally with electronic stability control systems. More than 1 million of those vehicles feature Ford's industry exclusive, AdvanceTrac with Roll Stability Control® (RSC), the world's only system with two gyroscopic sensors to actively measures and help control both yaw and roll movements. The Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX offer Ford’s exclusive AdvanceTrac with RSC®, front seat-mounted side air bags and Safety Canopy™ air curtain system with rollover detection – all as standard equipment. Both vehicles also come standard with Ford’s Personal Safety System, which includes dual-stage driver and front-passenger air bags, a driver seat position sensor, passenger seat occupant classification sensor, and load-limiting safety belt retractors and pretensioners. The air bag system uses front passenger classification sensing to determine if the seat is occupied, and if so, whether the passenger is an adult, a child or a child in a child safety seat. Air bag deployment is tailored – or altogether suppressed – to help provide the proper level of protection. Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan and Lincoln MKZ also earned the highest individual ratings from IIHS for frontal crash test performance. In addition, Fusion and Milan achieved top performance in the IIHS side impact test. All three vehicles come with standard front seat side impact airbags and 1st- and 2nd-row side-impact air curtains. The Right Products at the Right Time The Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX are now arriving in dealer showrooms, hitting the fast-growing crossover vehicle segment. Crossovers are on target to become the largest vehicle segment in the U.S. with sales of 3 million units by the end of the decade. Both Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX have been building buzz among consumers since being unveiled during last year’s auto show season. More than 55,000 dealer orders have been placed. There have been more than 2.3 million visitors to the Edge Web site (www.fordvehicles.com/edge) and the Lincoln MKX launch Web site (www.lincoln.com/reachhigher) is averaging 34,000 visitors each day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2005Explorer Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 CNN news release: http://money.cnn.com/2007/02/05/autos/edge...sion=2007020507 "The Fusion is one of only eight midsize moderately priced car designs that earn good ratings for both front and side crash protection," said Institute president Adrian Lund. Nice to see the Fusion was fixed and good news about the excellent results from the Edge test. :happy feet: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Reynolds Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 (edited) :bandance: Great news about the MKX/Edge and even better about the CD3s. I guess Ford is capable of correcting issues in a relatively short time frame. This now makes Ford the only domestic on the top Safety Pick List. Good stuff. Edited February 5, 2007 by Michael Reynolds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANTAUS Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 I also read this on the IIHS site... "Side airbags have been upgraded to standard equipment in all 2007 Fusions, and Ford has changed the interior door trim to improve side impact protection in Fusions built later in the 2007 model year. In the new test with these changes, the Fusion improves to good. This rating applies to Fusions built after January 2007 and to Mercury Milans but not to Lincoln MKZs because they don't have the same door trim design. The MKZ retains the earlier side rating of acceptable." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igor Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 pic from IIHS: and their release: http://www.iihs.org/news/rss/pr020507.html Igor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tico Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 Ford used to be known for the saftey of it's cars (Taurus best pick for how many years?). They need to earn good or best pick everytime and play this up in their advertising. This matters to many families when picking a car. Ford are you listening? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old_fairmont_wagon Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 Well, I guess we finally know where the extra weight in the Edge/MkX went to. Structural reinforcement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCK Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 Good job, all of the domestics need to be to focus on quality, safety and gas mileage going Foward so it is nice to see a step in the correct direction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Reynolds Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 Well, I guess we finally know where the extra weight in the Edge/MkX went to. Structural reinforcement. HA, I was just going to say the same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sranger Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 Well, considering how bad the brakes are, that is a good thing ... Actually Ford deserves credit for building a safe car.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BORG Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 (edited) The CD3 cars still don't have ESC technology available so that should dramatically inform the overall safety ratings of those cars. Otherwise, congrats to Ford on the crash ratings! But they really need to quit compromising and get the tech in those cars! It just astounds me that I paid $37,000 for a vehicle without a tech that is/was available in a Focus. For frak sake! I'm growing tired of the constant disappointment when purchasing Ford's newest products, what you gain is compromised by what you give up....so you just can't get out ahead! Edited February 6, 2007 by BORG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Extreme4x4 Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 Borg, please just sell the car already. You have bitched, whined, and complained about it constantly since you bought it. It is obvious that you cannot stand the car. Just bite the bullet, sell it, and get a nice low mileage LS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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