Put A Sock In It! New Tech Makes The 2020 Ford Explorer More Quiet
How do you keep a modern SUV as quiet as a church mouse"
Easy: a state-of-the-art laboratory, a few microphones, and a librarian’s touch.
Ford says the 2020 Explorer is the quietest one yet, calling it “Librarian-Approved.” That’s funny, clever, and probably true. It also shows just how far away from their truck-based ancestors modern SUVs are. It also points out what a modern SUV is expected to be: Civilized and Refined.
Ford goes so far as to say that today’s SUV buyers are “seeking peace behind the wheel.”
If Looks Could Kill
I’ve got a friend who is a librarian. She’s right out of central casting too. Red hair, glasses, cute, learned, smart, and capable of deploying, as she calls it, “My Mean Librarian Stare.” It’s that look we have all been on the receiving end of. It’s that look that says, “You best be shutting up right now, or your life will get a lot worse.” Somehow, Ford has figured out how to copy that with an SUV’s interior and, let’s just admit it’s a good thing. Nobody likes a noisy car, not for very long anyway, and by dealing with this, Ford obliquely points to an interesting trend. SUVs and trucks are becoming evermore luxurious and refined. Here at Automoblog, we puzzle over this. Did you know pickup trucks are nudging up against six-figure prices" For a truck! Sure, SUVs are different, but Ford going more the direction of luxury an...
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