2009 Ford Flex

[IoannI]

I was looking around on the net for upcomming vehicles and I came across the 2009 Ford Flex. It says sales are supposed to being sometime next summer. Personally, I think it looks good. The best crossover vehicle out on the market, in my opinion, I got a picture below.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...rdFlexShow.JPG

[Fox2k]

man I dont know whats with manufacturers making all these boxy looking cars. I think they're ugly as sin, maybe its just me though.

What was the last one - the honda element? gross

[IoannI]

I dunno man. I've noticed it too that too many vechilces are getting boxy. The Honda Element was a nasty thing, this Fles is kinda body but it looks good though. It just has this look that makes it appealing.
I have noticed a pattern in cars appearance. When they first came out they were boxy and by the 30's (I could be a few years off) they became curvy, then around the 50's they became boxy again and then in the 90's back to curvy and now are starting to get boxy again.

[Fox2k]

funny this topic should come up because I am looking at purchasing a subaru impreza wrx. I am in love with the 2006 model, it has a nice flow. I find the newer models (2008 especially) are sort of conforming to a more standard image which is not as appealing. I thought the original image of the subaru rally-inspired look was to give the impression that the power was 'bursting out of the seams' of the car. And now, what - the hood scoop extrudes smoothly and gracefully from the hood, introducing a delicate yet unique image which immediately identifies the vehicle as a subaru. Wonderful, does it come with flower decals?

exhibit 1 - BAM! hood scoop!


exhibit 2 - Aw - isn't that cute, there's a little vent coming out the top...aw!

[Andro]

The best crossover vehicle out on the market, in my opinion, I got a picture below.

No

[Fox2k]

No

hmm that's a very compelling argument; you make a good point.

[Andro]

hmm that's a very compelling argument; you make a good point.

i'am sorry, i don't want to write an essay.

[Paolo]

*fixed*

[Slippery_Pete]

i'am sorry, i don't want to write an essay.

Then your opinion is worthless. Go home and drink your milk, and stop wasting the adult's time.

[Engi-Nir]

I guess it saves a ton of money on manufacturing costs....tooling to make plastic flat versus rounded, etc are more expensive, to make all those details on metal requires various forming tools, go with a box, decrease the costs of tooling..also, they are made for quick assembly and disassembly,etc...just some thoughts..

tooling for 80% of cars, to make every single part(10s of 1000's of parts that make up a car) on a a car costs atleast 100K...and the more complicated you want the shapes of your parts to be, the more $$$$$$

But I do agree, some of these boxy looking cars like crappy! then again, there is people buying it

Well honda element sold for 2007, 32,000 of them, and the sales have dropped drastically for this vehicle from the previous year(model release)

[Swanny]

The Flex might look boxy but I like it! I hope to buy one this summer. More Flex talk at http://www.fordflex.net/forums/

[Ten Count]

I think it looks OK except for the goofy white roof (thanks for nothing Toyota FJ...) Otherwise it's nothing original or new - a blown up Scion mini-wagon which has been around in the US for years - only took them all this time to copy it, but at least they copied mostly good things. The Freestyle was pleasant looking enough.

I don't really like SUVs, Cute's Crossovers, Vans and the like - pretty much anything taller than 5'9 usually can't be attractive to me, even the Infiniti FX. I sort of like the Ford Edge...if it wasn't so damn tall.

[DaVibe]

I like the lines on the vehicle, that's nice ... kinda like the doors on the Chrysler Crossfire

[Ten Count]

- the hood scoop extrudes smoothly and gracefully from the hood, introducing a delicate yet unique image which immediately identifies the vehicle as a subaru.

Smooth and Gracefull? Sorry dude, I always thought that whole front end looked like the ruptured rear end of a warthog. A Fiat 124 meets Transformers accident.

I will concede that it does stand out and have a look of its own.

exhibit 2 - Aw - isn't that cute, there's a little vent coming out the top...aw!

Sometimes a little conformity is good. To me the 2008 Impreza is the first one I actualy like. Yeah, it's more of a reworked Protege 5 / Focus 5 - but I think it's attractive in a more mature way.

[roguechameleon]

Wanted to bump this thread as we're considering getting one of these as our minivan replacement. Outward appearances aside, does anyone have opinions on the inside of this vehicle and its overall performance and handling?

Does anyone here have a Flex that they can speak to their personal experiences?