Why the Ford Explorer Men’s Only Edition doesn’t have turn signals
Ford’s International Women’s Day joke: the Ford Explorer Men’s Only Edition. The model lacks, among other things, brake lights, wipers, navigation and turn signals. Is it because men never ask for directions and don’t give directions?
Yesterday was International Women’s Day, so why did Ford shoot a fake Explorer Men’s Only Edition commercial starring actor Bryan Cranston?
The Ford Explorer Men’s Only Edition lacks features
Because the brand wants to show the contribution of women engineers to the automotive world. The Explorer Men’s Only Edition lacks all features invented by women.
Rear view mirror invented by British journalist
The rearview mirror, for example, is an idea of the British racing driver and journalist Dorothy Levitt, who wrote about it as early as 1909. Car manufacturers did not introduce the mirror until five years later.
Turn signals come from the Hollywood star
Remarkably, the turn signals come from Hollywood star Florence Lawrence. She invented the mechanical signal arm that would later become commonplace in cars, but didn’t patent the system, so she never got credit for it.
American mathematician invented GPS
Satellite navigation would not have been possible without the American mathematician Gladys West, who in the 1970s and 1980s developed a complex model of the earth, on the basis of which the GPS system was developed.
Ford Explorer plug-in hybrid in the Netherlands
The Ford Explorer Men’s Only Edition is a fun gimmick that draws attention to women’s contributions to the automotive industry. In the Netherlands, the regular Explorer has been for sale for a number of years.
The originally American model is brought to our country only by Ford as a plug-in hybrid. The Explorer plug-in hybrid is available from 88,345 euros.
In the US, the large SUV is available from $36,760. That’s the equivalent of only 34,000 euros. Remarkable: In Belgium, the Explorer is even more expensive than here: 89,750 euros. Usually it’s the other way around.