The Flex's boxy styling can be many things to many people but what it certainly is not is vanilla. What it certainly is, is functional. The upright pillars, window surfaces and body-panels make for an extremely roomy cabin. That, plus it makes great big wheel-wells that are very well filled by either 18, 19 or 20” alloy wheels. Should you be so inclined, I think 22” would do a fine job as well.
Big, very big
And so immensely roomy. Six passengers and a driver can be easily accommodated by the Flex's cavernous cabin. In both front and especially in the second row, legroom is limo-like. As for headroom, only those with Shaquille-type statures may find the quarters cramped. What's more, the trunk is simply huge any way you cut it.
More than simply room, the Flex's accommodations are well-appointed and assembled. Gone are the cheap hard thin plastics, instead replaced with tasteful textured materials such as leather and wood, in the tested Limited specifically.
Most controls in the Flex require some getting used to for application, as they are all located in three nearly identical black bars; however, it's the steering wheel-mounted switches that necessitate more attention. On the other hand, if you have owned Fords in the last five or six years, they are essentially identical.
Muscle flexing!
The widely-used family 3.5L V6 has had much written about it over the last little while, so although its 262 hp and 248 lb-ft of torque are more than adequate, it's the twin-turbocharged version of this powerplant that begs to be gushed over.
Yes, twin-turbo, as in SHO twin-turbo, as in 355 hp and 350 lb-ft of torque twin-turbo... Wanna make fun of your neighbour and their 1998 or even 2001 Mustang GT? Go street-light racing with him or her. What these persons may not know is that with its AWD drivetrain, the Flex EcoBoost is as quick and/or even quicker off the line than their so-called performance cars. Even some V8-powered German CUVs and SUVs would find it nigh impossible to shake the Flex.
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| In both front and especially in the second row, legroom is limo-like. (Photo: Matthieu Lambert/Auto123.com) |
Big, very big
And so immensely roomy. Six passengers and a driver can be easily accommodated by the Flex's cavernous cabin. In both front and especially in the second row, legroom is limo-like. As for headroom, only those with Shaquille-type statures may find the quarters cramped. What's more, the trunk is simply huge any way you cut it.
More than simply room, the Flex's accommodations are well-appointed and assembled. Gone are the cheap hard thin plastics, instead replaced with tasteful textured materials such as leather and wood, in the tested Limited specifically.
Most controls in the Flex require some getting used to for application, as they are all located in three nearly identical black bars; however, it's the steering wheel-mounted switches that necessitate more attention. On the other hand, if you have owned Fords in the last five or six years, they are essentially identical.
Muscle flexing!
The widely-used family 3.5L V6 has had much written about it over the last little while, so although its 262 hp and 248 lb-ft of torque are more than adequate, it's the twin-turbocharged version of this powerplant that begs to be gushed over.
Yes, twin-turbo, as in SHO twin-turbo, as in 355 hp and 350 lb-ft of torque twin-turbo... Wanna make fun of your neighbour and their 1998 or even 2001 Mustang GT? Go street-light racing with him or her. What these persons may not know is that with its AWD drivetrain, the Flex EcoBoost is as quick and/or even quicker off the line than their so-called performance cars. Even some V8-powered German CUVs and SUVs would find it nigh impossible to shake the Flex.
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| Most controls in the Flex require some getting used to for application, as they are all located in three nearly identical black bars; however, it's the steering wheel-mounted switches that necessitate more attention. (Photo: Matthieu Lambert/Auto123.com) |