The 2009 Ford Flex is impressive from outside as well as from inside and you wouldn’t sense it just like any other thing that you can see on the roads nowadays. From outside, you will find its boxy body nice with somewhat bulky, low-strapping stance and smooth side tracks. And when it is about the interiors, it is quite luxurious with spacious second-row seating as well as elevated third row, an impressive novel navigation system that has an integrated hard drive and a generous refrigerator that is optional.

Limited, SEL and SE are the three flavors that you can find in Flex and they all are available either in FWD or with AWD. Even the SE, which is the base trim, is replete with lots of amenities including Ford’s novel capless fueling system, keyless entry and a new system to sense reversing. The base model has 18-inch aluminum wheels and rocks with six-speaker incredible audio system.
In the SEL version there is calming chrome accents on door handles, beltline, heated outside mirrors, fog light grooves and aluminum wheels of 18-inches. Some interior upgrades have also been made including heated leather first-row seats, a 10 speaker Sony audio system, satellite radio and a CD changer that can change six discs.

Its Limited package has an appliqué of satin-aluminum on its liftgate. Some other worth mentioning features include 19-inch aluminum wheels, LED taillights, heated outside mirrors and polished chrome skullcaps. Inside, you will find pierced leather in first and in the second row seats. Footrests for the second row seats, wood inlay, ambient lighting and Ford’s well known Sync system.

A 3.5-liter Duratec V6 24-valve engine has been in all the lines and it produces 262hp at 6249rpm and torque of 248 lb-ft at 4500rpm. For its FWD models, it has 16mpg city and 24mpg highway fuel economy while it is 17 and 22 respectively for its AWD models.

Some delicate but stylish strokes have been offered to make its interior deign more charming than ever before. There are chrome accents on door pulls, shift knob, cupholder rings and air vents The Flex also features some most advanced technologies including SIRIUS Travel Link which offers a lot of info related to weather, real-time traffic, movie times, gas prices and sports scores.

The Flex feels quite composed and confident on the city roads and suburban streets. It provides smooth ride on highways with responsive steering and quietness. But meandering coastal canyons often come as a big challenge for this bulky ride. But with its powerful engine 4-WD, it faces these challenges with a lion heart in that twisty ways.

Unique Selling Points

1)    It has a singular style
2)    Spacious seating that can easily house seven passengers
3)    Use of most advanced technology

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