This year the 2021 Ford Bronco Sport drives off the IIHS testing grounds with a TOP SAFETY PICK+ award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). This guide explores the safety highlights, crash test results, and available driver assistance features that make the 2021 Ford Bronco Sport for our customers at the Akins Ford superstore in Winder, GA.
Read the rest of this entryEvery new Ford vehicle comes equipped with the Ford Co-Pilot 360 ™ which provides the driver a bunch of safety assist features. One of them is the BLIS® or the Blind Spot Information System. But how exactly does BLIS ® work? What is BLIS ® with Cross-Traffic alert and how to use it? How to use BLIS ® with trailer coverage? Read this blog by Akins Ford, Winder, Georgia to learn everything you need to know about the Ford BLIS ® safety assist feature.
continue reading this entryThe automotive news cycle keeps circling back to the new Mustang Mach-E this year as awards and accolades accumulate in the first Ford EUV’s repertoire. Now the 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E has proven its dedication to driver and passenger safety enough to earn a TOP SAFETY PICK award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
Read the rest of this entryWhether you’re navigating the city, the suburbs or a long stretch of highway, the Ford Co-Pilot360™ suite provides a range of features designed to help you command your SUV with confidence. And when that SUV is the all-new 2020 Ford Escape, you can expect a cutting-edge roster of driver assistance highlights available. See it all when we check out the 2020 Ford Escape Ford Co-Pilot360™ safety features here.
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With the exciting debut of the 2020 Expedition, Ford vaults its popular full-size SUV to a more attractive position with a series of significant updates. On top of the return of the legendary King Ranch edition, model year 2020 brings in more standard active safety features to the lineup than ever before. See what Ford Co-Pilot360™ technologies are now offered on each trim when we dig into the active safety features of the 2020 Ford Expedition. Read the rest of this entry
After receiving a series of new safety advances, the 2019 Ford Edge comes home with a sterling report card and Top Safety Pick award from the IIHS. See how this midsize SUV exceeds industry standards when we look through the 2019 Ford Edge IIHS safety ratings and its new Top Safety Pick designation. Read the rest of this entry
With the intelligent Pre-Collision Assist system quickly spreading through the Ford lineup, drivers are given an extra line of defense against unexpected road hazards. Learn how to turn Ford Pre-Collision Assist with Automatic Emergency Braking on/off or check out this Ford-produced video guide for a more in-depth look into how the system works. Read the rest of this entry
Available on nearly all current Ford vehicles, Adaptive Cruise Control makes everyday driving easier by eliminating the need to constantly readjust cruise control speed. The intuitive system automatically adjusts speed to maintain a set distance from slower-moving vehicles ahead. Once traffic speeds up, the system operates like normal cruise control, returning to your designated speed. Learn how to use the Ford Adaptive Cruise Control system when we cover setting cruise speed, adjusting gap distance and more in this feature guide! Read the rest of this entry
Life’s full of tense moments already. Now drivers can do away with the nerve-racking stress of city parking with Ford’s Enhanced Active Park Assist system. Learn how to properly use Ford Active Park Assist for parallel and reverse perpendicular parking in this complete feature guide. Read the rest of this entry
Introduced for the first time in 2012, Ford’s Lane-Keeping System provided a much-needed solution to the problem of unintentional lane drifting. Five years later, this innovative driver-assistance feature is now offered standard on many Ford models as part of the Ford Co-Pilot360™ suite. Keep reading to learn how to set up the Lane-Keeping System and adjust its settings on your own Ford vehicle. Read the rest of this entry
