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The family-friendly Ford Explorer offers the seating, features, and power that you expect from your next SUV. In 2025, the trim lineup is pared down to four options. These are the Active, ST-Line, ST, and Platinum. In addition to an adjustment to the trim options, the 2025 Explorer benefits from improvements to its interior, exterior, and technologies. The ST is among the most popular trims available, so what can you expect from it in the 2025 model year?
The Ford F-150 continues to lead the full-size truck market with its legendary toughness, innovative features, and powerful performance. Following a major refresh in 2024, the 2025 Ford F-150 XLT builds on its proven foundation with no significant changes. As a well-equipped mid-level trim, the F-150 XLT remains a top choice for truck buyers in Charlotte, NC looking for a balance of capability and value.
The unrelenting appeal of the Ford Mustang has extended for almost six decades, and the tradition continues in 2024 when this pony car moves into its seventh generation. The next-generation Mustang introduces improvements across the interior and exterior of all trims. Our well-informed sales reps at Town and Country Ford are eager to show off the latest updates and can help you compare the 2023 and 2024 versions of the Mustang.
The Ford Bronco Sport made a bold entrance in 2021 with its rugged capabilities and distinctive design. Continuing into 2024, this popular compact SUV remains in its first generation and is offered in five trims: Big Bend, Heritage, Free Wheeling, Outer Banks, and Badlands. Focusing on the Big Bend and Outer Banks trims can help you decide which model best suits your driving needs and preferences.
The full-size Ford F-150 truck is offered in eight trim levels, including the well-appointed STX. The F-150 STX is the second option in the trim lineup, and it shows off many of the updates found in other trim levels for the 2024 model year. The updates begin with its powertrain. In 2023, the F-150 STX was powered by a standard V6 engine. This is upgraded in the 2024 model year to a turbo 2.7-liter V6 unit that generates 325 horsepower with 400 pound-feet of torque. Options offered on the STX trim level include an upgraded suspension system and an…
Records are made to be broken, and we smashed one on July 29, 2018. That was the day that Sun Stoppers, XPEL and Town & Country Ford in Charlotte NC joined forces to tint 438 windows on 170 vehicles within an eight-hour period, breaking the previous Guinness World Record of 300 windows in eight hours. The idea came about when some of our folks attended a conference in which one speaker encouraged the audience to break a record. One thing led to another, and before too long, the Guinness window-tinting record fell.
Today's heavy-duty pickup trucks are different, and the Ford Super Duty is at the top of its class. Not only is the Super Duty one of the toughest trucks on the roads of Charlotte, NC, it's also one of the smartest. Drivers of this popular pickup enjoy technology such as Blind Spot Information System with cross-alert, trailer reverse guidance and the Ford brand's SYNC® 3 navigation system, no matter which they own.
The Super Duty still maintains the superb features for which it is known. You'll get rear seat storage and a flat load floor that…
When environmental temperatures rise and drop, you can continue to tackle errands while driving a Ford C-Max automobile. The main tool that makes driving routines easier is the climate system, which is equipped in the cabin. By using this technology, harsh temperatures won't decrease overall comfort.
Ford engineers designed the dual zone climate control system strategically so that each passenger can experience a specific temperature in the cabin. If some passengers are too cold, you won't have to adjust the overall temperature. Simply increase the temperature with the climate tool.
One of the most important investments you can make in your vehicle would be your tires. You always need to be on guard for when it might be time to replace them. Here are some tips to help you understand if you need new tires.
The most telling sign would be the wear on your tread. Not sure how to tell if your tread is going bad? Don't fret. Simply use the good ol' Abe Lincoln test. Place a penny in your tires tread, and if the 16th president's face shows halfway through, it might be…
Even though your car battery may have appeared to have survived another extreme season, there may be damage inside that has severely compromised the way it works moving forward. When the weather is extremely cold, the liquids inside the battery are not able optimally. This makes it harder for the car to start, and if they do freeze, the casing of the battery could swell. If that happens, permanent damage may result.
If the weather gets too hot, those same liquids might start to evaporate, leaving the car battery with less chemicals to be able to crank over your car…
