Ford Vehicles to Help You Keep Your New Year's Resolutions |
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Article Date: Fri, December 30, 2011
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The changeover to the new year is an annual opportunity to reflect on, reset and repair those things about your life that have, perhaps, gone awry. Why do we choose New Year's Day for this arbitrary exercise in self-betterment? Perhaps because we select New Year's Eve for our yearly exercise in drunken buffoonery and debauchery; there's nothing like a mind- and body-crushing hangover to inspire life-changing resolutions.
But while most of us pledge to better ourselves, few follow through. According to Psychology Today magazine, research shows that fewer than half of those who make New Year's resolutions are still sticking to them six months later, and only 10 percent manage their self-discipline for a full year. |
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Clearly, people need help to be more resolute, and MSN Autos thinks the answer lies in the car, truck or SUV they drive. Focus, resolve and self-discipline help, but they obviously aren't enough. So we decided to address seven of the most popular New Year's resolutions and identify the vehicles that could help you make them a reality.
Resolution: Save money, manage debt
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Vehicle: Ford Fiesta | Price: $13,200
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There are less expensive cars than the Ford Fiesta, but few seem like a better value. Ford offers plenty of fancy options for those willing to pay extra, without cheating the base trim out of fit-and-finish details such as supportive seats, sound dampening and plenty of airbags for safety, although the base trim doesn't get standard power windows. Nevertheless, the Fiesta will save you cash in two ways. Its nearly 40-mpg fuel-efficiency rating keeps gas bills down so you can dedicate more of your money to pay off the small loan you took to buy this inexpensive, compact sedan. |
Resolution: Reduce, reuse, recycle
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Vehicle: 2013 Ford Escape | Price: To be announced |
If you're willing to make resolutions that you don't have to act on immediately, the next-generation Ford Escape, which will arrive later in 2012, will give you eco-friendly credentials that would make a Prius owner blush. The performance numbers aren't in yet, but Ford is offering a new 2.0-liter 4-cylinder version of its EcoBoost engine in the new Escape, which is a classic example of having your cake and eating it, too. The V6 version is already on many of its other vehicles, such as the F-150 and Flex. It uses direct injection and turbocharging to give those vehicles the power of a V8 engine, but with the fuel-efficiency of a V6. The new Escape also is baking eco-friendliness into the very core of its materials, using soy-based polyurethane foam in its seating and covering the floor with carpet made from recycled plastic bottles. So buying the Escape is a good place to start your new friendship with planet Earth. The next step is to stop using so many plastic bottles and so much fuel in the first place. |
Source: MSN Autos |
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