We pick our favorite new models for a grown-up road trip.
Ford Flex: Cutting-Edge Cool
Slide
behind the Flex’s steering wheel and you’ll discover an attractive,
comfortable interior with room for up to seven adults in three rows of
seats. The real attraction here, however is the wide range of
optional bells-and-whistles that make the Flex ideally suited to
hitting the road in the family mode. Specific high points include a
second-row center console with a built-in refrigerator-freezer
(Popsicle, anyone?) and a sophisticated navigation system with
cutting-edge features like Sirius satellite data service that delivers
everything from real-time traffic reports to live weather radar images
to current fuel prices at gas stations along your route.