Sync 2 upgrade to Sync 3

the_scotsman · 06-02-2018, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by NX74205

SYNC 3 made its debut in the third quarter of 2015 for the 2016 model year in the US, and only came here in mid 2016 starting with the 2016.75 LZ Focus update.

It couldn't possibly have made it into the FGX, unless you think Ford should have spent money on updating the FGX infotainment three months before its run was due to end.

It could have been made an optional upgrade. Ford announced Sync 3 in late 2014, so it was known about LONG before that.

NX74205 · 06-02-2018, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by the_scotsman

It could have been made an optional upgrade. Ford announced Sync 3 in late 2014, so it was known about LONG before that.

Just because it's announced doesn't mean it's ready for market. Even the US didn't get it until late 2015, and they get everything first.

Ford didn't make it ready for market in Australia until mid 2016.

As for optional upgrade, it'll still cost money to engineer it. Sync 2 to Sync 3 isn't just a plug and play software update, I'm told it'll also require a hardware upgrade, so to make it work in an FGX will require engineering expenses, which would be pointless on a discontinuing model.