Driving Into the Future: Ford Autonomous Vehicles
If there’s an emerging trend in vehicle technology, you can bet Ford is on the leading edge of it. Whether it’s engine technologies, hybrid vehicles, or the… Read More
A Value V6: The 2.7L EcoBoost V6 Engine
Ford is always tweaking and tinkering with its engines, looking to get a little extra out of them with every new generation. This includes the highly-efficient 2.7L EcoBoost V6 engine, where Ford is constantly squeezing every iota of… Read More
Just What the Heck is a Moonroof?
For a few years now, you’ve probably been hearing about a particular feature common to many vehicles—the moonroof. But you might be wondering things like “just what the heck is a moonroof?” “How is it different from a… Read More
So Easy the Dog Can Do It: Ford’s Adaptive Cruise Control
In Darwin’s theory of evolution, life adapts to both survive and thrive. In 2018, this idea even extends to cars. Now, I know what you’re thinking, “Doesn’t that bring us a step closer to a terrifying Skynet-like future,… Read More
No One Tells Me Where I Can’t Go! (Thanks to Ford Terrain Management System)
A good manager utilizes your strengths, and knows how and when to push you to get your best performance. A bad manager, like the one I had at an unnamed business years ago, did nothing but sit on… Read More
We Like It Soft, But Firm: Ford’s Continuously Controlled Damping
It seems like a paradox, or a contradiction, but lots of things are in life are at their best when they’re soft, but firm. Don’t believe me? A soft but firm handshake shows that you’re ready for business,… Read More
Don’t Be Stupid… Get Yourself Some Intelligent 4WD!
Intelligence: Einstein had it, Stephen Hawking had it, Dr. Frasier Crane had it, and Ken Jennings has it. In today’s world of the 24-hour news cycle and giant celebrity butts, intelligence seems to… Read More
I Swear, I’m Stable!: Ford’s AdvanceTrac® Electronic Stability Control | Edmonton, AB
I’ve been called unstable before, and I wasn’t happy about it, but it’s not like I flew into a fit of rage because of it (but in all honesty, I flew into a fit of rage over a… Read More
MyHouse, MyCar, MyKey: A Guide to Parenting New Drivers
So my puppy pulls when he walks. It’s a common problem that dog owners —and those parents who keep their kids on those bungee-leash set-ups— are quite familiar with. I suppose, if we were to take a Freudian… Read More
Online and Offroad: Using SYNC Connect
There’s nothing quite like a late August trip into the Alberta backwoods. The days are warm, nights are cool, and it seems everything around you is celebrating its final moments of life. You just might find yourself laying down in… Read More
Setup & SYNC Up: How to Setup Ford SYNC
It’s 2018, and times are a-changin’ quicker than ever before. If you’re like me, you maintain a presence on over five social media platforms, wake up every morning to a NASA (Space Force?)-level infographic of nocturnal behaviour, and… Read More
Get Schooled on the Best Fords for Back To School
Let’s be honest—one of the best parts about being in school is living at home, having your mom cook you meals and do your laundry, leaving you nothing but time to go to keggers and discover yourself via… Read More
Ford, Take the Wheel!: Ford’s Co-Pilot360™
Sometime, in the near future, we’ll tell our children about how productive we became after Overlord Musk and the ghost of Steve Jobs made non-autonomous driving, well, a thing of the past. Soon we’ll be filling out reports… Read More
Slow Yeah: Ford’s Front Park Aid
Nothing used to get me more jazzed up then when a Kool-Aid commercial came on, and the Kool-Aid Man exploded through a wall with his trademark, “Oh yeaaaaaah!” Well, the perpetual sugary red ring around my mouth… Read More
The Buzz Around Ford’s Electric Vehicles
Look, we tend to give hippies a lot of grief around these here parts—but the truth is they’ve got some pretty “groovy” ideas sometimes, with organic food, co-op supermarkets, and preserving national parks among others. And if it… Read More
What Makes the Power Stroke Such a Fuel-Efficient Diesel Engine?
Once upon a time, and with good cause, diesel engines had a bad reputation. A really bad reputation. Imagine combining Brad Marchand, Benedict Arnold, and Lindsay Lohan, and then having them emit the type of black smoke synonymous… Read More
Pole Position: MagneRide Suspension on the 2018 Mustang
There was once a time when magnets were good for science fairs and nothing else. But then, some folk way smarter than me (I’ll be honest I skipped all the science fairs, and most science classes too) found… Read More
Hurry Up & Wait: Ford’s Auto Start-Stop Technology
If idle hands are the devil’s playthings, then idling engines must be the devil’s mode of transportation. And no one is saying you can’t have a devilishly good time driving your Ford, we’re just suggesting that there… Read More
No Cords Attached: Stay N’Sync With FordPass™ with SYNC® Connect
At some point in time, you are going to sit down with your grandchildren and regale them with stories of your youth. And you could tell them about how One Direction changed the musical landscape. About when celebrities… Read More
How In-TEN-se: Ford’s 10-Speed Transmission
Whoever came up with the adage “Less is more,” clearly never sat inside a vehicle equipped with Ford’s 10-speed transmission. 10 hard hitting, smooth shifting gears that take all the horsepower and torque from the F-150 and Mustang… Read More
Captain Planet II: Ford’s Second Generation EcoBoost Engine
When Ford announced that they would be creating a more environmentally friendly V-6, to replace their V-8 “Coyote” engine, I was skeptical. Who am I kidding? I was outraged. “No granola munching hippie is gonna mess with my… Read More
Towing BLIS ®: Extended Trailer Blind Spot Monitoring on Your Ford Truck
Let’s say, for argument’s sake, you bought a Ford truck because you’ve got a big ol’ trailer to tow. Now, let’s say you’re towing said trailer through some of that weather Alberta… Read More
Pre-Collision Assist with Pedestrian Detection: It’s A Hit!
Grand Theft Auto was a both controversial and revolutionary video game when it debuted in 1997. And as much fun as it is to run over pedestrians while playing a video game — it isn’t a behaviour that… Read More
Get Hitched to Ford’s ProTrailer Backup Assist
Once again Ford has done the unthinkable, and made your driving experience even easier. Whether you’re a city-slicker that just bought your first boat, or a long time lassoin’, wranglin’, cattle wrasslin’ farmhand who’s been hitching trailers since… Read More
Ford’s Torque Vectoring Control: The Torque? You Can’t Handle the Torque!
According to my experiences in high school, specifically physics class, I have an extremely poor grasp on the concepts of torque, vectoring, and control (specifically self control). Luckily, Ford employs a whole team of engineers to figure this… Read More
Ford F-150 2018 and 2017 Differences
The Ford F-150 has been a staple in the Canadian workforce for so many years now that it can be difficult to keep up with its development. Since 1948, in fact! It remains one of the dominant workhorses in the market, with the power and performance you need on the work site. And that's very much because the F-150 has been in a constant state of self-improvement, becoming better and better to keep its place at the top. Ford engineers certainly have had their work cut out for them. Read More