New Ford Focus Addition
Nov 13th, 2007 by jbrown
The new 2008 Ford Focus has added something pretty exciting, the new Sync infotainment system.
“A joint effort between Ford and Microsoft, Sync is essentially a small PC running on a version of Windows Auto (click here for our video comparison test of Detroit’s new in-car tech). It has a zippy, 400-MHz processor with 256 MB of flash and 128 MB of RAM memory. A USB connector allows the system to interface with an iPod, thumbdrive or any other music storage device, such as Microsoft’s Zune. Other highlights include hands-free, voice-activated phone operation and hands-free text messaging. Eventually, Sync will be able to control all of your car’s entertainment, communications and navigation functionality. Right now, those are stand-alone.”
What makes Sync so groundbreaking is that all of its functionality is software based. So expanding capability is as easy as installing a new computer program. It’s affordable only $395 for the option, and will be available in all Ford vehicles in under two years.
But if you really take a look at the 2008 Ford Focus it really isn’t anything exciting minus this new cheap and pretty amazing addition. You will still be driving on the same old Focus. Sorry.
