Electronic controls that gather information from the antilock braking system and other sensors allow the all-wheel-drive system to react within 50 milliseconds - much faster and more seamlessly than systems that rely on viscous couplings. Traction control is standard on vehicles equipped with all-wheel drive. When all-wheel drive isn't needed, Freestyle functions as a front-wheel-drive vehicle.


Ford Freestyle Safety and Security

In addition to earning top marks in front- and side-crash tests, the 2007 Freestyle is equipped with standard seat-mounted side air bags and Ford's innovative Safety Canopy air curtain system (late availability). The Safety Canopy uses rollover detection, an industry-exclusive safety feature that offers head protection for all three rows of outboard occupants in side impacts and rollovers. Ford Freestyle is a top performer in its category in the government's rollover stability test as well.

Ford Freestyle's side-impact protection raises the industry bar by using laser-welding techniques for side pillars that help redirect crash forces underneath the vehicle's seats. This energy is further channeled through a cross-car tube.

Ford also breaks new safety ground with Freestyle's adaptive steering column, which collapses horizontally at two speeds, based on the driver position. Air bag deployment is tailored to the position of the driver's seat on the seat track.


Major Features and Options

SEL includes: 17-inch, five-spoke bright aluminum wheels; automatic headlamps; chrome grille surround; heated exterior mirrors; fog lamps; body-color door handles and mirrors; AM/FM audio system with six-disc, in-dash CD changer; leather-wrapped shift knob and steering wheel with remote audio controls; message center with electronic compass and exterior perimeter lighting; seat-mounted side air bags and three-row Safety Canopy side air curtain with rollover detection (late availability).

Limited adds: 18-inch bright aluminum wheels; body-color cladding and mirrors; perforated leather seating surfaces; eight-way power driver's seat with memory; four-way power front-passenger seat; heated front seats; second-row floor console (six-passenger only); second-row fore-aft seat adjustment (six-passenger only); 50/50 split third-row bench seat; Audiophile audio system with six-disc CD changer and subwoofer; cargo net; dual-zone climate control and wood-grain interior appliqués.

Options include: Interior convenience group; interior power package; SEL safety and security package; Limited convenience group; SIRIUS satellite radio; adjustable pedals with memory; all-wheel drive with traction control; navigation system; DVD family entertainment system with two wireless headphones; moonroof; seven-passenger seating with 60/40 second-row bench; auxiliary climate control and Reverse Sensing System.



Ford Freestyle Milestones

2005
Ford introduces the innovative Freestyle crossover vehicle as one of six new nameplates during the company's "Year of the Car"
2005
Ford Freestyle earns the highest available rating of "Good" and a "Best Pick" designation in frontal-offset crash-test performance by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
2005
Listed among Parents magazine's and AAA's Best Cars for Families, and named the Official Winter Vehicle of the New England Motor Press Association

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