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New Falcon Promises a Seat Treat
Staff, Thursday April 18, 2002.
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All new designs, luxurious trims and standard power adjustment across the range highlight the dramatic changes to seating in the new Falcon.
Barra Falcons will have all-new seats with four-way power adjustment as standard, with the range-topping Fairmont Ghia featuring six-way adjustment.
The four-way adjuster controls the height and tilt angle of the seat cushion for greater personal comfort. It will be the first time Forte and Futura models have offered power adjustment.
Fairmont Ghia?s six-way adjuster adds the convenience of powered fore and aft movement.
Comfort behind the wheel was a key priority of the Barra development team and the front and rear seats have been completely redesigned to deliver for the customer.
Ford devised the new seats using considerable feedback from customers. There are simple, clean lines and richer fabrics.
Functional benefits include greater cushion height adjustment, increased fore and aft track travel and an upgraded backrest recliner mechanism.
All seat tracks will have plastic covers for improved visual presentation.
The new seats will feature crisp, clean architecture, with deep, sporty bolsters, guaranteeing better lateral support to hold occupants in place.
Improved contours and backrest height provide greater comfort.
Head restraints will be bigger and positioned higher up for greater rear impact safety.
The level of detailing is consistently high throughout the interior with map pockets and grained plastic covers on the seat backs.
The seat trim is attached to the foam pads by a new method that holds the material more tautly in the seam grooves using a new hook and loop system that is similar to Velcro.
This method was devised to provide seats that were not only more comfortable, but also more durable.
In the rear, the seat shape and squab angle will be improved for greater comfort while a vibration isolation mat with flat springs is inserted into each seat cushion to help enhance the high levels of vehicle refinement in Barra.
Using computer-aided engineering, the seats have been tuned to match body and floor vibration modes that also dial out unwanted vibrations.
The redesign of the 60/40-split fold mechanism will offer more secure location. The centre armrest is bigger and will feature two integrated cup-holders.
For further information contact:
Ford Australia Communications
Phone: 03-9359 8491
