Ford escape, Mercury Mariner earn 5-star safety ratings |
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 22 September, 2008 - The 2009 Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner compact sport utility vehicles added to FordFord
's leading number of top-safety-rated vehicles by earning five stars in each of the US government's crash-worthiness tests. Both Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner earned the highest ratings for front- and side- impact tests conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
"FordFord
is a leader in safety and fuel economy," said Susan Cischke, FordFord
's senior vice president of Sustainability, Environment and Safety Engineering. "FordFord
has more five-star-rated vehicles than any other automaker, and we've committed to lead or be at the top of every segment in which we compete in terms of fuel efficiency."
The 2009 Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner feature safety and fuel efficiency upgrades to compete and win in the hotly contested compact sport utility market.
Both models, feature a full array of standard safety equipment, including dual front airbags, headliner mounted side curtain airbags, four-wheel anti-lock brakes, FordFord
-exclusive AdvanceTrac® with RSC® (Roll Stability Control™) and tire pressure monitoring system.
FordFord
and Mercury compact SUVs get some of their core strength from selective use of high strength steel in the body structure. The use of high-strength steel in the B-pillars to help protect passengers in front and side impacts is only part of their robust safety profile.
"We've devoted many hours to analyzing and developing the body structure, safety belts and air bags of Escape and Mariner for better performance in front and side impact crashes," said Steve Kozak, chief engineer for safety systems, Ford Motor CompanyFord Motor Company
. "We've taken our compact SUVs to the next level of safety and have achieved better ratings than fierce competitors such as Toyota."
The 2009 FordFord
and Lincoln Mercury lineup, including the new Escape and Mariner, continues the company's strong safety record, introducing even more standard safety features to customers.
Key FordFord
safety technologies include:
- The Safety Canopy® side-curtain air bag rollover protection system is a Ford exclusive feature that helps protect front and rear outboard passengers in both rollovers and side-impact crashes. It is designed to stay inflated for several seconds, as rollover crashes often last much longer than side-impact crashes.
- AdvanceTrac with Roll Stability Control is the industry's only electronic stability control system that uses a unique gyroscopic sensor to monitor and help the driver prevent both side-to-side "yaw" and roll motions that may lead to rollovers.
- Personal Safety System®, a suite of seven safety technologies, including dual-stage front air bags for the driver and front-seat passenger, and a front-passenger sensing system. Together, the system helps customize front air-bag deployment levels based on driver seating location, passenger weight and safety belt usage.
- Tire Pressure Monitoring System alerts drivers when tire pressure is low. Properly inflated tires are not only important for safety -- they can also help save gas.
- LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children) system for installation of child safety seats in vehicles consists of built-in straps and hooks on the safety seat and mating anchor hardware in rear seating positions.
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About FordFord
Motor Company
Ford Motor CompanyFord Motor Company
, a global automotive industry leader based in Dearborn, Mich., manufactures or distributes automobiles in 200 markets across six continents. With about 228,000 employees and about 90 plants worldwide, the company's core and affiliated automotive brands include FordFord
, Lincoln, Mercury, Volvo and Mazda. The company provides financial services through FordFord
Motor Credit Company. For more information regarding FordFord
's products, please visit www.ford.com.
Ford Motor CompanyFord Motor Company
's history in the Middle East goes back to nearly 60 years. The company's local importer-dealers operate more than 55 facilities in the region and directly employ over 4,000 people, the majority of whom are Arab Nationals. For more information on FordFord
Middle East, please visit www.me.ford.com
FordFord
Middle East is also a responsible corporate citizen in the region, with the Ford Motor CompanyFord Motor Company
Conservation & Environmental Grants, a grass-root level program that has offered nearly USD700,000 in grants to about 90 Middle Eastern environmental projects since 2000. For more information, please visit www.ford-environmentalgrants.com
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