People who know about cars and their value include Parkers who publish a leading UK car buying guide. So if they say Ford cars offer the top-10 ‘must-have’ features for a new company car, we’re sure FOXY ladies will want to take note.
The new Ford Focus Titanium Navigator, for example, comes with five of the 10 options fitted as standard, and is available to order now with the ‘International Engine of the Year’-winning 1.0-litre EcoBoost.
With all 10 options selected and at an all-in, 40% benefit-in-kind payment of £83.37 per month – the Ford Focus certainly seems to offer a lot for a company car driver.
Parkers’ suggested TOP TEN company car essentials are:
1 Keyless entry and start
2 Bluetooth
3 Satellite navigation
4 Digital in-car audio (DAB)
5 Cruise control
6 Lane departure warning
7 Blind spot warning
8 Park assistance (Active Park Assist)
9 Emergency city braking (Active City Stop)
10 Climate control
Satellite navigation is offered on a variety of Ford cars as standard, including the new Ford Mondeo Business Editions and Ford Kuga Titanium X Sport, while Bluetooth connectivity is available across the entire Ford range and is standard on Kuga, Mondeo, S-MAX and Galaxy models.
Digital in-car audio (DAB) is standard on the majority of Ford vehicles.
Other company car essentials identified by Parkers are lane-departure and blind-spot warnings, both of which are available on the options list for Focus, C-MAX, Kuga, Mondeo, S-MAX and Galaxy models.
Also listed is emergency city braking – and Ford’s Active City Stop is widely available across the Ford range, including the award-winning Ford Fiesta.
Ford’s Active Park Assist removes the stress of parking in tight parallel spaces, keyless entry is also available on a number of Ford models, including the Kuga.
Certain models also offer the Hands-free Power tailgate which means you can easily open a car boot remotely, when carrying boxes of promotional materials or overnight bags, for example.