Sync Magazine recently gave away a 2006 Ford Fusion as part of its Win It special issue in which every gadget reviewed was purportedly given away. Now, you may be saying, "Well, that's nice for them. But why do we, at TechnoRide.com, care?" It's simple. Sync tricked out this Fusion with loads of cool gadgets, from pumping Polk speakers to a slick Jensen LCD TV-playing media center. And that's the kind of stuff we love. So, we stopped by the Ford dealership and took a look ourselves just before they shipped it away.
First off, the black leather interior of the Fusion served as an excellent parking spot for our keisters, as we tuned in live TV on the motorized 6.5" LCD screen of the Jensen VM9020TS Mobile Multimedia Receiver. This multipurpose gadget can also play DVDs and CDs in a variety of formats, and display digital photos from an SD card.
We played and replayed Satellite radio using the Sirius Sportster Replay. The music turned down automatically when we initiated a voice dial on the TellPhone 4000 Bluetooth kit, which also turns down the music when you receive a call.
Of course no tricked out car is complete without speakers that shake the chassis. Sync loaded the Fusion with a Polk Audio MMC 6500 and a pair of MMC 570 speaker systems, and they rocked.
See our slideshow for a visual tour of this killer Fusion but try not to drool on your keyboard.