With a Name Like “Flex” Ford Flex Blows an Opportunity.
What do you think of when you hear a vehicled named Flex? Several years ago we all would of thought ”muscle” or “horsepower”, however today we are most likely to think of ”Flex” in terms of “Fuel”.
When I first saw the commercial for the new 2009 Ford Flex I got pretty excited. The styling reminded my of a cross between the boxy looking Honda Element and the latest concoction of the Range Rover Sport. It has the squared but sleek modern look to it, with some cool chrome highlights and trendy color schemes. Here is an SUV’esk (not a word) vehicle with 3 rows of bucket seats, DVD system, NAV, rear camera, roomy interior, 3 row of seats that folds flat, very cool sunroofs with a large, what they call “Vista Roof”, and much more. Everything that I, an SUV loving customer, would really dig. But something huge is missing!
