Visteon Highlights Its Content on the Ford F-150, Motor Trend's 2004 Truck of the Year
19 December 2003 - 7:45AM
PR Newswire (US)
Visteon Highlights Its Content on the Ford F-150, Motor Trend's
2004 Truck of the Year DEARBORN, Mich., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ --
Visteon Corporation congratulates Ford Motor Co., its largest
customer, on its F-150 being named Motor Trend magazine's 2004
Truck of the Year. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20001201/DEF008LOGO ) The
all-new Ford F-150 is designed and engineered to be "Ford Tough"
with the comforts of home. Visteon's contributions can be seen,
felt and heard from the instrument panel to the steering and
climate systems, and from the audiophile sound system to the solid
chassis that defines the truck's character. Visteon worked with the
automaker and managed more than 100 suppliers in the process of
designing and engineering various features and functions of this
truck. "We are pleased to have played a key role in the development
of the all- new Ford F-150," says Peter J. Pestillo, Visteon's
chairman and CEO. "Improving truck noise, vibration and harshness
and durability are a key part of our heritage. We believe in
working closely with our customers, applying our expertise and
remaining focused to help make them successful." The Visteon team's
system expertise helped with the development of steering and
climate systems for the truck, and Visteon worked to support Ford
engineers as the F-150 moved through development in just 36 months.
This rapid development is the result of collaboration and
state-of-the-art engineering, testing and design tools. The audio
system The audiophile sound system in the F-150 was designed and
enhanced in Visteon's sound management laboratory in Dearborn,
Mich. Visteon's engineers ensure the audio system performs to
specific levels, given the materials and design of the interior.
The J.D. Power audio quality study ranked Visteon highest in audio
quality. Visteon's factory-installed AM/FM/single CD player systems
demonstrated the fewest reported problems among those evaluated in
J.D. Power's survey. Ride and handling Consumers consider vehicle
ride and handling as important factors in their purchase decision.
A key contributor to consumers' perception of performance is the
Powertrain Control Module (PCM). The PCM directs solenoids to alter
the oil flow in the hydraulic cam timing mechanism, which rotates
the camshafts in relation to their drive sprockets. The unit can
shift between fully advanced and fully retarded in milliseconds.
The ability to control valve timing, as well as spark timing,
allowed Ford engineers to design a combustion chamber with a higher
compression level than in the two-valve V-8 engines while still
using regular gasoline octane levels. A higher compression ratio
produces greater efficiency, delivering more power and improved
combustion efficiency. Other features While exterior styling is key
to drawing consumers to a vehicle, in the end, the actual purchase
decision is often based on how it looks and feels, the features
offered and interior functionality. Visteon's overall vehicle
knowledge and integration expertise deliver interior harmony, style
and craftsmanship. The durable instrument panel, manufactured at
Visteon's Saline Plant in Saline, Mich., serves as the interface
between the electronics, the climate systems and the driver. The
portable dynamometer Visteon's vehicle knowledge and its
self-contained mobile dynamometer assured that Ford met its targets
for minimizing noise, vibration and harshness. The Ford launch team
asked Visteon to work on-site as the first production prototypes
were built at Ford's Norfolk, Va., Assembly Plant. The engineers
evaluated to identify vehicle and component resonance, system
balance and performance. Visteon's portable full-vehicle
dynamometer "fingerprinted" the F-150 at speeds ranging from 20 to
90 mph in as little as 20 minutes. The dynamometer also can do
performance horsepower measurement, two-plane system balancing,
cruise speed evaluations and subjective ratings in less than one
hour. In addition, the portable dynamometer can perform data
archiving for future vehicle comparisons and benchmarking of
vehicle drivelines and powertrains. "We are committed to leveraging
our engineering resources across our product portfolio," says John
Kill, Visteon's vice president of Product Development. "Adding
value means having the expertise to help our customers achieve
their goals. Visteon's engineering expertise can optimize systems
and components." Visteon Corporation is a leading full-service
supplier that delivers consumer-driven technology solutions to
automotive manufacturers worldwide and through multiple channels
within the global automotive aftermarket. Visteon has 75,000
employees and a global delivery system of more than 180 technical,
manufacturing, sales and service facilities located in 25
countries. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20001201/DEF008LOGO
DATASOURCE: Visteon Corporation CONTACT: Greg Gardner,
+1-313-755-0927, , or Jim Fisher, +1-313-755-0635, , both of
Visteon Corporation Web site: http://www.visteon.com/
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