Curve Control.  It literally helps you when you take on a curve way to rapido.  According to Ford, there are more than 50,000 crashes each year in the U.S. alone on tight radius curves, such as freeway ramps.

• Ford is pioneering the next frontier of safety with crash-avoidance innovations such as Curve Control, which launches on the all-new 2011 Ford Explorer and rolls out to 90 percent of Ford’s North American crossovers, sport utilities, trucks and vans by 2015
• Curve Control is designed to help drivers maintain control of their vehicle when taking a curve too quickly, a situation found to contribute to approximately 50,000 crashes on curves each year in the U.S. alone
• Curve Control senses when a vehicle is entering a curve too quickly, and can apply four-wheel smart braking to reduce vehicle speed by up to 10 mph in approximately one second and help drivers follow their intended path

Again, I was given the chance to be in the car with a FORD driver, and go super fast and take on a curve.  It was truly amazing.  The car senses the curve (that you over took) and brakes/slows/controls the car for you!  ~Increíble~

Other great safety features are:

MyKey- Another innovation from the company that introduced SYNC®, allows parents to limit speed and audio volume to encourage teens to drive safer and improve fuel efficiency.

Ford Driving Skills for Life (DSFL)-  Established in 2003 by Ford Motor Company Fund, the Governors Highway Safety Association, and a panel of safety experts to teach newly licensed teens the necessary skills for safe driving beyond what they learn in standard driver education programs. Español

My Ford Touch- MyFord Touch interface includes dual 4.2-inch LCD screens with corresponding five-way button steering wheel controls and an 8-inch touch screen all controlled by simplified SYNC^® voice commands.

I swear…. sooner than later, we won’t have to leave our carritos fro anything anymore!!!! (:

This is my final post about my trip to Ford Motor Company.  This was truly a very informative and special trip.  Thanks to all at Ford who made this possible.

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*Disclaimer* This is a Sponsored trip by Ford Motor Company.  I was not paid for this post.  A special Gracias to Ford.

After our trip to the Ford Rouge,  we went straight to a Safety tour that was being conducted at the Research and Engineering Center in the Safety Laboratories Department.  This was awesome…

First thing we learned about were the Crash Tests they do there.  Oh to be a mosca on that wall!  (:

Did you know?

• More than 17,000 crash tests have been conducted since 1954
• 2-3 crash tests are conducted per day

We didn’t get to see an actual crash test, but we did get to see some cool stuff though.  We saw a deployment of a Crash Simulation Sled.  They had us cover our ears, because the deployment is super loud.

We saw a deployment of Air Bags.  DIOS MIO!  Again we were told to cover our ears, because of how loud it is.  My goodness, when I saw and heard that noise, I was stunned!  I hope and PRAY that you never, ever have to experience an accident.  The air bags come out with such force, that I swear I was experiencing some psychosomatic pain! When I saw how powerful those bags came out at those dummies, me dolio! lol

Look at this Crash Test Dummy Familia…

Cute, I know…

One of the new features that Ford is going to offer next year, on all  2011 Ford Explorers (as an option), is rear seat belt air bags.   The seat belts look somewhat like regular seat belts.  Here we have Andrea of Savvy Sassy Moms demonstrating the new air bag seat belts.

Ford really goes out of it’s way, for the safety of you and your familia.  I left there truly impressed with all of their ongoing projects.  Especially with all the stuff I can’t post about, because they haven’t officially announced it yet.

I don’t have more pictures, because they were not allowed in most places.  Stay tuned, as I continue my posts on my Ford Curve Control event.

*Disclaimer* This is a Sponsored trip by Ford Motor Company.  I was not paid for this post.  A special Gracias to Ford.

This is a quick blog post.

As we were making our way around the plant, I coudn’t help but think of my dad.  He loved american made cars.  LOVED THEM.  When I made my way home, with my first car, I knew he was going to be upset.  I came home with a VW cabriolet.  My dad went on and on about my mom and I not getting an american car.  “Mira que esos caros, no sirven para nada”.  I’ll never forget that day….lol

So imagine my surprise, when I got an invite for me to come out to Michigan, and learn all the safety features that Ford Motor Company has to offer.  I visited the plant where they assemble the F-150′s.  I saw the workers there doing their jobs, hechandole duro! Learned all about the History behind the Ford Rouge, and the man himself, Henry Ford.  All of a sudden, I felt that American Pride come over me.  The kind you feel when you hear the American Anthem, or see a beautiful American flag blowing in the wind.

My daddy would be SO proud..

*Disclaimer* This is a Sponsored trip by Ford Motor Company.  I was not paid for this post.  A special Gracias to Ford.