Select future Ford models will have some pretty advanced technologies embedded, like the new and improved version of the My Ford Touch driver interface, which has the boasted Eco-Route feature. This will allow you to choose the most economical driving route after opting for a certain destination. This new feature will also make it possible for you to save up to 15 percent more fuel money.

"We have learned that when we provide drivers the information and tools in an interactive and entertaining way, they want to drive more fuel efficiently," Jim Buczkowski, director of Global Electrical and Electronics Systems Engineering, said. "MyFord Touch provides an unprecedented level of information and interaction so drivers can make the choice to be more fuel efficient."

The My Ford Touch in-vehicle technology is not new and you probably know that it has a map-based navigation system integrated. That system is now able to access real-time traffic information and historical data in order to provide drivers with the most fuel-efficient route available. There are also the “Fastest” and “Shortest” route modes, besides the Eco-Route. This way, drivers can even know a time interval in which they will arrive at their destination.

"When drivers use Eco-Route – particularly in combination with MyFord Touch's fuel-economy feedback and fuel-efficient driving techniques – they can achieve a noticeable increase in fuel efficiency," Jennifer Brace-Mezigian, Ford user interface design engineer, stated.

The Eco-Route is somewhere in between the Fastest and the Shortest modes, but it has the advantage of giving drivers detailed information about mile-per-gallon fuel consumption. This information is given for five-, ten- and 30-minute time intervals in the shape of a bar chart next to the fuel gauge. The My Ford Touch in-vehicle technology will be available starting with this summer on the 2011 Ford Edge and, globally, on the 2012 Ford Focus.

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