Your page For there is no doubt that Ford has laid out all the stops for S-Max will be class-leading in many areas. But they have succeeded?
That we will first answer about a month’s time, when we should test drive the S-Max generation two.
And Ford is not exactly modest: They literally winds about themselves with the term “intelligent” in connection with the numerous assistance systems, be it wheel drive or cruise control.
New S-Max is also based on the same platform as “new” Ford Mondeo, and is therefore also with all-wheel drive.
bogey or substance?
The problem for a motor journalist is often to look through the often pompous and bragging about PR / marketing prose to find out what it is that possibly makes a car different and innovative. So also in this case.
Even though most of it is technology that is known from before, there is no doubt that the amount of systems and technology Ford has placed in new S-Max impresses.
Yes, this is undoubtedly the most technologically advanced family carrier until now.
It places over competitors that both Citroën Grand C4 Picasso, Opel Zafira Tourer, Kia Carens and Peugeot 5008.
Especially a news will undoubtedly arouse attention: Automatic speed limit hold
Reads signs and keeps the speed limit
ALL-IN-ONE: Inside the instrument appears necessary aerospace information and the desired setting.
Ford tells namely that new S-Max will be the first Ford model worldwide that can be delivered with so-called Intelligent Speed limiter (H), (Ta-ta-taaaa!) a new technology that scans traffic and adjusting the speed so that the driver stays within the current speed limit thus avoiding speeding fines – or at worst lose his license.
All in all, the new S-Max have more than 20 new technologies, including glare-free headlights and a speed-dependent adaptive management. For the first time S-Max also be available with all-wheel drive, which Ford has called Intelligent All Wheel Drive (iAWD).
See the highlights:
Undoubtedly advanced
– Intelligent Speed limiter is one of the technologies that people will wonder how they managed without – not only because it can help you avoid speeding tickets, but also because the run is far more relaxed says Geir Haugaard, marketing director at Ford Motor Norway in a statement. .
Ford calls “intelligent speed limiter” uses information from traffic detection system to adjust the speed of the legal level. Ford adds that if the vehicle is equipped with navigation, the system uses besides data to improve accuracy in terms of speed limits.
It gets us wonder: a little on the system without navigation is good enough or risk becoming a “pretext” for the driver who lures him to believe that he is on the safe side. ..
This is in other words a system we look forward to thoroughly test under Norwegian conditions.
“INTELLIGENT:” The car reads the sign and notify the brakes so the speed can be adjusted in time.
When the car is “babysitting”
Many other assistants is known from before, and are particularly common on German premium cars. But Ford is clear of those that ensures that potentially lifesaving systems are more widespread among bilkunder most. They did this successfully already on current Ford Focus.
Some examples follow:
For drivers approaching an intersection where visibility is reduced and where pedestrians can suddenly emerge up in the road is the S-Max equipped with new technology to help prevent accidents.
One of them is a front-mounted camera that provides a 180-degree picture of what is in front car .
MONITOR: 180-degree camera keeps an eye on the surroundings and tell the systems when they must intervene in with alerts, braking or the like.
Anti Collision Assistant with pedestrian detection Technology is something that is becoming common in more expensive cars, but also here are available for the first time in this class. This system can detect people on or near the road, and can automatically activate the brakes if a potential collision is detected and the driver does not react to the warnings.
Information collected from the camera in the windshield and a radar in the bumper treated and checked against a database of “pedestrian figures” to identify people. If a pedestrian is detected in front of the car and the driver does not react to warnings given, the brake system will first be prepared to reduce the time it takes to activate the brakes. If the driver still does not intervene brakes will be connected with full force.
A SAFE PLACE: The interior of the new Ford S-Max memories naturally much about it in the Mondeo, but with a higher sittestilling.Mengden with assistance systems that are now available are simply stunning!
Parking your self
New S-Max has obviously also technologies that make parking easier:
Additional driver assistance technologies offered by new S-Max includes blind control, Traffic detection, filskiftevarsling, called Lane Keeping, which keeps the car in their file, already well-known adaptive cruise control system that automatically maintains the distance anterior car and fatigue alerts.
Blending Free headlights
Blending Free headlights are headlights that not dazzle other road users and ensures optimum illumination. The technology works with so-called dynamic LED headlights with Adaptive Forward Lighting, which can set the high beam in seven different angles and brightness depending on speed, daylight, steering angle and distance to other vehicles.
This is called selective lighting technology, which today mainly exist on premium cars, such as BMW, Mercedes and Volvo.
AUTOMATIC: high-beam assistant blender selectively down and continues to light up around.
Drive lines are obviously updated. S-Max comes partly with a potent biturbo diesel engine of 210 horsepower. It will have a new type of electronic control of turbocharger for better engine response.
The torque is 450 Newton meters and engine is paired with Ford 6-speed PowerShift automatic transmission.
The more moderate diesel options are TDCi motors 120, 150 and 180 horses. Naturally emissions and consumption reduced: The figures quoted are 0.5 liters per mil, equivalent 129 grams of CO 2 per kilometer.
The two powerful diesel engines can be ordered with iAWD wheel drive.
There are also two EcoBoost petrol engines – a 1.5-liter with 160 horsepower and a 2.0-liter with 240.
Ford adaptive Management
The Ford presents as a new generation control technology, Ford Adaptive Control, reminding us about the combination of so-called city-exchange, known from compact cars from including Opel and Fiat, and speed-dependent power steering.
Ford S-Max will this make it easier to maneuver at low speeds and narrow streets, but it should provide a more precise and intuitive experience in high speeds. The system continuously adjusts the relationship between steering wheel and gear in the following situations:
In other other words sandwiches list on S-Max long, and we look forward to seeing how they work when we test the car itself.
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