Kick start your trunk

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Kick start your trunk: Ford unveils model that lets you load the shopping with a swift boot to the rear
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If you struggle to open the car boot when carrying a lot of shopping, the solution is at hand – or rather foot.
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A car has been unveiled with a hatchback that opens with just ‘a kick’ under the bumper, saving you the trouble of putting down the bags and searching for your keys.公仔箱論壇# \1 D1 j6 `5 C; V5 ?' U, M

The designers of the ‘kick start’ boot, an option on the latest version of the Ford Kuga, have used existing technology for car doors, known as key-less entry, and taken it a step further.
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The conventional key-less entry system allows drivers with a key or a credit-card sized electronic tag to unlock their car and start it without having to take it out of their pocket or purse.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。) q7 I* [5 t- V6 i

Hands full? Kicking the Ford Kuga's boot gets you quick access to the inside - handy for the shopping run公仔箱論壇( `5 \* |1 u- J$ {# M
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Not just an open case: A second kick will also close the boot when your belongings are loaded

The car does this by sending out a constant signal scanning the area around its perimeter.

When its key comes within a couple of yards of the vehicle, the signal ‘asks’ the electronic key or key card for an electronic password and the key gives it.
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The kick start boot uses the same system, but under the back of the car. Once the car has recognised its key, all a motorist has to do is approach the boot with bags in hand, extend a foot as if making a gentle kick so that the shoe goes under the bumper, and hey presto, the boot opens.* y. L0 x/ l) q* ^5 t" c
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The same applies in reverse for lifting bags or bulky objects out of the boot. A quick kick under the bumper and the boot closes. The system is called the ‘kick-activated automatic tailgate’, and Ford revealed it perfected the system with the help of volunteer ‘kickers’ over six months of testing. The system safeguards against accidental opening by being programmed to open only with leg motions but not when an animal runs under the car or when the vehicle hits a bump on the road.

On the road: The Ford Kuga, which is based on the popular Ford Focus chassis, is expected to be released early in 2013TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。8 ^; g& o; `9 C3 w7 C) g3 b

The technology made its debut on the Kuga’s sister model, the Ford Escape, in the U.S. last year. It has been re-worked for Britain and Europe to ensure it still works if a tow bar has been fitted, as this is an option frequently chosen by Kuga drivers on this side of the Atlantic. A spokesman said it would solve a common problem, adding: ‘It might be pouring down with rain and all you want to do is stow the shopping quickly and get into the vehicle. It’s a scenario faced by consumers up and down the country.’TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。% W: A, \' S$ r2 |, H$ p

The car, which is the 4x4 version of the firm’s Focus model, was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show this week. It goes on sale at the end of the year priced from £18,000 to £25,000., _0 i# W( r8 q( h. U/ y
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