Kenwood Intro’s Ford Sync Radio Replacement

January 10, 2012 No Comments

Kenwood Intro’s Ford Sync Radio Replacement

Kenwood’s recent ads regarding its Intro’s Ford Sync Radio Replacement stirred a number of reactions from both car and radio enthusiasts. It is simply because users are quite confused regarding its real value and purpose. For some car owners, replacing their factory radio units with this one is a good and viable choice. However, since many of the car owners are quite apprehensive to try this new option, more and more questions are being asked and in the short run, these questions are somewhat addressed in a not-so-clear fashion.

Features

The idea behind Kenwood Intro’s Ford Radio Replacement is customer satisfaction via a seemingly customized approach. Kenwood tries to capture a large if not a major part of the market, who they believe, are not satisfied with their present in-dash navigation radios. It aims to give Ford Sync vehicle owners that convenience of replacing their car radio or head units sans the worries and hassles of some known substitutes.

Ford Sync is an integrated communications and entertainment system that includes a number of features such as hands-free calling, automatic phone book transfer, digital music player support as well as instant voice recognition. However, not all features can be present and are subject to limitations.

Performance Measurements

Kenwood addressed this seemingly long search for the right and perfectly fitted unit with the help of Automotive Data Solutions (ADS).  With ADS, Ford owners can relatively swap and replace their factory radios with Kenwood’s radio replacement.

The Kenwood radios are said to be compatible with this new module provided by ADS. Thus, allowing users to enjoy the same features despite the fact that they replaced their factory radios or standard head units. This solution retains the Ford Sync system and does not alter it. It is what you refer to as an upgrade or improvement and does not in any way affects Ford Sync. In fact, users will still retain the Sync voice control, factory satellite radio and USB interface.

Conclusion

Critics give numerous remarks regarding Kenwood’s approach, stating that this replacement idea is bound to fail. Some are second guessing its effectiveness, while others are more concerned with performance and suitability; all these concerns while minding Ford Sync’s features and eventual usage. It is clearly hard to define a market and so are the new products that are promising desirable results given the extent of details. However, Kenwood Intro’s Ford Sync Radio Replacement is promising, as it finally addresses a need that other aftermarket radios fail to define themselves.

It is important to note that Kenwood Intro’s Ford Sync Radio Replacement aims to give Ford Sync users that seemingly perfect match in terms of their in-dash navigation and communications systems. Replacing a factory radio with an aftermarket brand is no easy task, since factory radios complement the car in terms of size and usability.

On the other hand, not all Ford Sync users are satisfied with their head units and they basically want more in terms of audio performance and capability. And with the help of Kenwood, such becomes easier, let alone more real.

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