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If you have a family that you need to take on trips around town or on family vacations, the Ford Flex is an SUV that may be right for you. The Ford Flex is a durable vehicle that provides a comfortable ride for driver and passengers. The Flex is designed for safety.

The Ford Flex has available Intelligent All-Wheel Drive. This all-wheel-drive system provides you with maximum traction in each wheel. Even on slippery winter roads, you can have confidence in the traction of the Ford Flex. The Flex also offers roll stability control. This system will sense if you…

Regardless of the jobs you need your truck to take care of, you can trust the Ford F-150 Raptor to handle it all with ease. An EcoBoost engine paired with an automatic 10-speed transmission is equally at home on rugged dirt roads and smooth and fast highways. Auto start/stop engine technology allows you to further save fuel.

The Raptor can be set up as the ultimate towing vehicle. With a Trailer Brake Controller and trailer sway control, you can drive with confidence. The transmission has a haul mode that can make traveling up and down hills safer and more…

The Ford Transit Connect gets its overall 5-Star Crash Rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration because of its protective technology. AdvanceTrac® with Roll Stability Control enhances stability even under less-than-ideal driving conditions. Take a turn too fast and Curve Control ensures that you maintain firm control.

Parking pluses being with the Rear-View Camera, which reveals your back view when you back out of an office parking spot. Colored guides help you judge your direction and distance to potential hazards.

Sometimes the journey doesn’t always focus on the destination. We’d like to introduce you to this popular plug-in hybrid: the 2018 Fusion Energi.

With an 8-inch LCD screen you can easily see where you’re going and what’s nearby with the available navigation system. The navigation system has been designed with all users in mind with its intuitive and easy to use controls, and the information you need at just a touch of the screen.

What trip would be complete without some music and entertainment for the road? The available SiriusXM radio puts more than 150 channels…

The Ford Taurus has a long-standing tradition of excellence in the automotive world. It has known for decades as a leader in quality, reliability, safety, comfort, and style. All of these things remain true for 2018 and then some.

And drivers of the all-new Taurus will also benefit greatly from all of the cutting-edge technology features that are available for 2018 that include:

To see all of these impressive features in person along with everything else that the all-new 2018 Ford Taurus can offer head on down to our sales center here at Otis Ford Inc. and take one out…

Are you looking to get a new car but are not sure if a front-wheel drive or rear-wheel drive vehicle is better suited for yourself? We at Otis Ford Inc. want to make sure you understand the major differences between these types of vehicles. Below you will find some quick and helpful info to help you make your next car buying decision.

 

Front-wheel drive vehicles are less expensive than rear-wheel drive vehicles because it is cheaper to produce such vehicles. They also have much better traction in rain and snow. Rear-wheel drive vehicles will cost more money because the components…

We all know the routine of buying tires. We buy them, have them balanced and installed, and we go on our way. How many forget to have the alignment done to ensure the tires run smoothly and evenly down the road? Tire alignments play an important role in making your vehicle drive straight down the road.

Failure to have your wheels aligned can result in not just your vehicle steering to one side as you drive down the road but also premature wear and tear on your car. The cost of wheel alignment is substantially less than the cost of…

Sometimes it is the conveniences that make the driving experience the most enjoyable and fun. Whether it’s the ability to listen to the music that you love or help to find where you need to be, these types of things go a long way to making driving better. If you are looking for a vehicle that comes with features to sing about, then check out the 2018 Ford Escape .

The Ford Escape comes with the Sync 3 navigation and entertainment center. It has a capacitive touchscreen with apps, including iHeart Radio, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, and navigation. It…

Most people who drive a vehicle don't have any idea what a differential is, or even why their car has one. It's not well known, but it's an essential part that keeps the wheels turning properly - which is why our service experts at Otis Ford Inc. are ideal guides to keeping it in good shape.

The differential is a device, a box of gears, that distributes the engine's power to the car's axle. The axle turns the wheels. As its name suggests, this box of gears differentiates the energy by splitting it between the wheels…

Every car owner hears about brake fluid at some point, but how often is the function of brake fluid explained? It's easy to overlook because it so seldom needs attention but consider how critical your car's brakes are to your safety.

When you step on the brake pedal, it's the brake fluid pumped into cylinders in the brake system that cause the brake pads to clamp down on your car's wheel and stop it. The brake fluid pressure in this pneumatic system is what creates the amount force needed to stop a car quickly on the…