2016 Ford Explorer arrives in region with more technology

• The 2016 Ford Explorer comes with adaptive cruise control, collision warning and brake support.
It has a lane-keeping system, blind spot information system and cross traffic alert in addition to many other features.
“Explorer helped define how the world thinks about SUVs,” said Raj Nair, Ford group vice president and chief technical officer, Global Product Development.
“Explorer is the centerpiece of Ford’s global utility vehicle lineup because it delivers an ideal combination of form and function. And with well over 7 million already sold, nearly everyone has an Explorer story.”
Introduced in 1990 as a 1991 model, Explorer featured generous interior space customers were looking for, and was engineered specifically for people seeking adventure for their families and a way to express their individuality

• Renowned for luxury and design, Cadillac has recently added dynamic driving performance to its list of attributes.
Now as 2016 model year production begins, Cadillac adds new fuel-saving technologies.
Active Fuel Management and Automatic Stop/Start technologies, and widespread use of a new 8-speed transmission, are combining to raise fuel economy ratings and reduce emissions in Cadillac’s portfolio.
Cadillac’s all-new six cylinder engine contains Active Fuel Management, or cylinder deactivation, technology enabling it to seamlessly switch from six-cylinder to four-cylinder operation under certain light-load conditions, while maintaining excellent performance.
The new 3.6-liter engine is part of the 2016 ATS and CTS product lines.
Additionally, the Cadillac Escalade luxury SUV’s V8 will shift to four-cylinder operation in many daily driving conditions, as will Cadillac’s all-new high performance CTS-V sedan.
• GMC has added Apple CarPlay capability to the 2016 Yukon and Sierra. Essentially, Apple CarPlay takes the iPhone features customers want to access while driving and integrates them into the vehicle’s display in a smart, simple manner with the brand’s IntelliLink system.
Android Auto capability will also be offered on some Sierra models at the beginning of the model year and all Sierra and Yukon models later in the year.
The features allow customers to use select smartphone apps through the touchscreen interface of GMC’s IntelliLink system.
Many features can be controlled via voice commands (Siri) through the standard voice command button on the steering wheel.
• Kia Motors has subjected its new Grand Carnival MPV to a highly-demanding new kind of crash test, dropping the vehicle down a specially-designed ‘vertical street’. Revealed in a dramatic new film from the company, called ‘Vertical Street’, the Kia Grand Carnival was dropped from a height of 12.6 meters down a 90-degree street, replicating the effects of a 56 km/h crash.
The vertical drop demonstrates the remarkable safety credentials of the new model, which has already won the maximum five-star safety rating from US safety agencies.