One of the worst things about potholes, besides the fact that they are a nuisance, is that they are often unavoidable. According to AAA damage from potholes costs drivers in the United States an estimated $3 billion each year, with individual cases costing hundreds of dollars. With this in mind, Ford has developed a new technology exclusively for the Fusion V6 Sport that can help take the sting out of potholes.
“The new Fusion V6 Sport substantially reduces the harsh impact potholes often deliver,” says Jason Michener, Ford continuously controlled damping engineering expert. “Our new pothole mitigation technology works by actually detecting potholes and ‘catching’ the car’s wheel before it has a chance to drop all the way into the pothole.”
The system utilizes 12 high-resolution that constantly scan road conditions. When the system detects a pothole, it adjust