Recent content by EGB

We test drove the explorer after dirving the CX9 and there was no comparison except for better places for my wife to store her purse. The real killer for us was the access to the 3rd which we use often. The Ford system seemed clunky and hard to use. By far CX-9 had the best 3rd row access of...

There is pending regulation for North america which may require back-up cameras on all vehicles after a certain date. I'm not sure whether sensors to determine distance are part of the requirements.

According to Marklines, an automotive research site, the MY2011 PTU was supplied by Linamar. They are the former Ford driveline group. A company like Haldex makes the hydraulic torque transfer device at rear axle. In this case, JTEKT makes the TT device for the CX9. JTEKT usually has a...

Is there a seperate users manual for the nav system? The owners manual does not include any info on the Nav system. I see an option for iPod on my system but it is grayed out. Right now I play my iPod through the aux input.