10 Best Family Cars of 2012
3. 2012 Ford (F) Flex
MSRP: $30,885
This big, boxy Mini Cooper wannabe is possibly the most family-friendly vehicle nobody's buying. Its sales dropped by nearly a quarter after Ford revamped the Explorer SUV, but the Flex's room for seven, 44 inches of legroom in the second row and a power folding mechanisms for getting into the third row make it really easy for a family to ride this car from kindergarten into the kids' teenage years. Options such as sliding second-row captain's seats, Microsoft (MSFT) Sync phone, entertainment and navigation systems, DVD entertainment center for the back, a multipanel sunroof and second-row fridge console for road sodas compensate somewhat for its pokey combined 21 miles per gallon. Consumers are passing on the Flex because it looks weird, but that standout frame and spacious 80 cubic feet of cargo room have a lot to offer a family looking for something beyond the standard SUV or crossover.
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