Ford Focus Electric (2012): Full Review – Part 6

Part of that excellence is due to enhanced audio system that is provided by Sony. The 10-speaker set that also has a sub-woofer and a centre channel reproduces good quality sound, great treble and substantial bass. For a hatchback it is a great sound package, much less for an electric car. The best thing about the music system is that does not tax the electric charge.

All this is possible due to the AppLink, the in-car connectivity system. In addition to streaming and music play, Ford also offers an app to the users to install on their smartphones. The app gives the user a complete report on the mileage at hand and also remotely unlocks the car with a single tap on the smartphone. On the other hand, it also gives out the nearest charging stations on the handset.

Navigation System

The only throwback in the new system is the car’s navigation system. Though it has all the details that are needed for long commutes but all that are served up in extreme slow motion. The sloppy system gets you frustrated at a number of occasions.

First off, the Nav takes all the time in the world to start, around ten minutes to get the car’s current location. Though all the maps are saved locally in an SD card, the location on the map comes up sometimes when the car is half-way through the distance. This might be because of the faulty GPS transmitter. Ford might need to bring a fix to this problem if they want to achieve good sales in such a marvellous vehicle.

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