Ford Driving Skills for Life Updates Content and Technology

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ST. CLAIR SHORES, Mich. — Ford Driving Skills for Life follows their original motto of “hands on the wheel, eyes on the road” while addressing the dangerous trends teens face when driving. As the program prepares to launch the second decade of success, Ford Driving Skills for Life Updates Content and Technology in the program to engage a new generation of teens and new drivers. The program prides itself on its ability to teach skills that are not typically learned in the average driver's education class.

The curriculum is constantly adjusting in order to keep up with the ever-changing world. One of the latest driving trends? Driving selfies. What are driving selfies, you ask? They are mobile self-portraits that are taken while behind the wheel. This popular yet dangerous trend is growing and Ford Driving Skills for Life will demonstrate the distraction created by taking selfies while behind the wheel on a closed course. New drivers will also be able learn about the risks associated with the dangerous trend through online site.

Another issue that calls for attention is impaired driving, which Ford Driving Skills for Life will now demonstrate with new technology. Currently, goggles are used to simulate the effects of impaired driving, soon to be joined by a drunk driving suit that will replicate the challenges experienced by a person under the influence. The suit will add weight to the arms and legs, causing the participant to experience slow reaction time and improper balance.

Ever since its establishment in 2003, Ford Driving Skills for Life Updates Content and Technology continuously to address the challenges teens and other new drivers may face. The advanced driving skills program is now operating in more than 15 countries and looking for even more growth. The redesigned Ford Driving Skills for Life Academy will give teens and their parents the information they need to ditch their bad driving habits and make safer decisions out on the road. To stay up-to-date on all of the latest updates to the program, please visit www.drivingskillsforlife.com.

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2.7-Liter EcoBoost With Auto Start-Stop Adds Efficiency and Capability to New F-150

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ST. CLAIR SHORES, Mich - A high output and lightweight design will compliment the all-new F-150 and it's 2.7-liter EcoBoost with auto start-stop, adding to the efficiency and capability of the pickup.As America's truck leader, Ford is debuting a high-output twin-turbo 2.7-liter EcoBoost V6 that features an completely new design. Power and performance for the F-150 will now be stronger and smarter.

The Auto Start-Stop technology in the F-150 will increase fuel efficiency by shutting off the engine when the vehicle is stopped. Aside from when towing or in four-wheel drive, the drivers will have power on demand and as soon as the brake is released, the engine restarts in a millisecond.

The 2.7-liter EcoBoost engine uses the first compacted graphite iron cylinder block in a gasoline engine. The composite CGI/aluminum block saves weight while providing strength where it is needed for the most durability. No one has built a six-cylinder engine like this before, it is the most technically advanced and efficient engine ever designed.

With the production of such an outstanding vehicle, comes the intensive testing of it. The engine raced in the Baja 1000, an 883-mile event, without any issues and surpassed Ford's extensive and difficult testing regimen. The F-150 experienced more than 1,000 consecutive extreme temperature loops that brought the engine from minus 25 degrees to 235 degrees Fahrenheit. Ford also tested the engines ability to endure repeated stop/starts with more than 900 test hours and 240,000 starts and stops. There was also more than 800 hours of towing and unloaded-driving testing across the entire engine power range with gasoline-ethanol mixtures up to E20 and intentionally degraded engine oil.

The new F-150 will feature a complete lineup of powerplants to let customers alter the nation's best-selling truck to their personal needs. Sales of the Ford F-150 3.5-liter EcoBoost that launched less than three years ago has topped 425,000 units in the United States and accounts for approximately 35 percent of all F-150 sales. Once the all-new F-150 goes on sale later this year, it will ultimately raise the bar for all trucks now and in the future.

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