That is very impressive..period !

I’m sure Carl Edwards enjoyed a far smoother ride in that Fusion than in the 99 at Talladega last weekend. His Ricky Bobby imitation at the end of it all was priceless.

I don’t care if it helped me get 200mpg, it’ll be a cold day in hell before you catch me “hypermiling.” I can drive sensibly in my daily driver, and I’m happy to slowly coast through stop signs when no one is around, but some of those hypermiling tactics are dangerous and infuriating to other drivers on the road, and a couple mpg isn’t worth some road raging psychopath shooting up my car. But kudos to Ford for the fuel economy of the hybrid system itself.

LOL sorry Ford is a company that will “exaggerate” the truth in order to get an Edge(no pun intended)on the competition. All of their research is done by companies paid by Ford or from Detroit
I find it hard to beleive that the Fusion is getting these numbers when the Edmunds.com test of the Fusion Hybrid resulted in the editors getting only 37 mpg when it was est at 41 mpg
buy a Honda Insight or Toyota Prius

tripleonefive give some credit, they say they deff drove it different then normal drivers, but jesus can anyone every just say something good, everyone eats these reports like animals. You do or dont like ford, who cares, but this is a pretty awsome news.

Nice. Really nice. This is why I am still a FORD man.

That aside. I’d like a book on “hypermiling” so I can work some of it into my daily routine. Not all of it, I’m not that anal retentive, but enough to stay on the high side of expected mileage.

1115,

I would rather drive a Fusion Hybrid than one of those dustbusters.

i swearsome people need to read the entire article before they comment, im not in to hybrids but this is pretty cool. like to see what the prius can if drivin the same way the fusion was.

there are some people that soo ignorant that we all just need to ignore them *cough* *cough trip1-5*
good job ford, im a GM dude but hey this is definately quite the accomplishment.

thats awesome for Ford. Exagerate the truth??? Ok bud…move along now. Its very possible. Just depends on how you drive. Edmunds said it averaged 37mpg which is exactly what Ford says. 41mpg city/36 highway. Depending on how you drive, 37-39 mpg avg. Its not saying 41 or better putz.

And since when were the numbers on a Pruis correct?? Remember how overinflated the figures were for Pruis’s for yeeeears. Wasn’t until SAE changed thier standards in 08 that that changed.

Would definitely get one of these over the Jap Prius/Insight junk mobiles.

Good going Ford. I would also buy one over a Prius or Insight any day. It looks much better.

@1115
The Edmunds article openly notes that the Fusion was tested ok a rainy day, while their Toyota was tested during fair weather. This most definitely skews the MPG comparison. I’m not saying that the Japanese hybrids are junk, but I think Dord should be given credit when it’s due.

Correction: Fusion was tested ON a rainy day, and FORD should be given credit when it’s due. Darn touch screen.

@1115 speaking of things paid for by the manufacturer. Go to kbb or edmunds and look at all the toyota and honda ads and see what the true cost of owning is. Give me a fu##in break.

by that i mean compare a new malibu to a new accord and the cost to own is relative to the price of the car. but honda ads are all over edmunds and you wont hear a commercial saying the true cost to own a domestic but its as good in most cases.

So it took Ford 10 years to cough up a decent Hybrid mid-size family sedan. Why should I care? Really though, hybrids are almost a lost cause. Currently gas is cheap enough for most people not to care, and in the next few years (when we will be back in $4 land) most major manufacturers are on track to have fully electric cars on the road, including Mini, Smart, Nissan, GM, and a few others…

before yesterdays news i was all gm, but that has changed for good. ive never liked ford (3 major lemons in the 70’s) but this is very impressive. where are gms impressive hybrids? oh yeah, there mild because they’re waiting for the volt…haha!! ill believe that when i see it. im all about learning my abc’s from now on…Anybody But Chevy… by the way, isnt chevrolet a french name? i thought we couldnt stand the french…. the lease on my cts is up at the end of the year. after that ill be done with gm. nice job ford, at least one u.s. company is keeping up with the overseas competition…

@orangecones
Ford is also on track to have EVs, http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-moving-full-speed-ahead-with-lithium-ion-battery-development.html.

Well done, Ford.

davebo: The way I look at it is, I buy gas, IO drive, and when I need more gas, I buy more gas. I’m not going to concern myself with sucking out the last MPG.

Not only is the mark of 1,445 miles on a single tank more than double
Ford openly admits extreme driving techniques were used to achieve the record economy, but the results go a long way in proving the adage ‘it’s not what you drive but how you drive’. “Not only does this demonstrate the Fusion Hybrid’s fuel efficiency, it also shows that driving technique is one of the keys to maximizing its potential,” said Nancy Gioia, director, Ford Sustainable Mobility Technologies and Hybrid Vehicle Programs. One of the Fusion Hybrid’s key traits is its SmartGauge with EcoGuide, which helps the driver drive more efficiently.
Adding some icing to the cake, Ford’s 1,000 mile challenge also raised $8,000 for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
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tripleonefive: “LOL sorry Ford is a company that will ‘exaggerate’ the truth …”

the Fusion Hybrid’s CLAIMED RANGE is 700 miles, but is also the new record for a gasoline-powered, mid-size sedan. Define “exaggerate.”

“buy a Honda Insight or Toyota Prius.” The Insight is smaller.

Sometimes a local company can be biased against you. Maybe you stepped on the guy’s foot at church and didn’t apologize.

Blakkarr: I also would rather drive a Fusion Hybrid than one of those dustbusters. But the original Dustbuster was the 1st-gen GM A-Body.

moparsalesman1: “by that i mean compare a new malibu to a new accord and the cost to own is relative to the price of the car. but honda ads are all over edmunds and you wont hear a commercial saying the true cost to own a domestic but its as good in most cases.”

Not to mention that the Malibu is a marginally better car.

murphy1: Louis Chevrolet was a Frenchman.

Hot darn-good going ford

here 1115, i have an article for you and your puns.

http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=puns

How I drive: Foot to the floor when the light turns green. Wouldn’t trade my 13mpg for a stupid hybrid anyday

my diecast ford f-150 can go unlimited miles without using a single drop of fuel. Anyone wanna beat that??? Hehe….

Expert drivers + skillful hypermiling + high stakes goal + hybrid = sounds plausible to me

“How I drive: Foot to the floor when the light turns green. Wouldn’t trade my 13mpg for a stupid hybrid anyday”

I see a lot of people in trucks, minivans, civics, any kind of car, just mash the gas when the light turns green, only to have to slam on the breaks when they get to the red light up ahead. For people like me who live in cities, we need to have stoplights re-timed for people who drive fast. I mean once we all have electric hybrids with instant access to the vehicles full torque, we need to be getting from 0 to the speed limit pretty fast.

OK, if it’s time to give credit where credit is due then the honors for the Fusion need to go again to the Japanese. The internal combustion engine is a pass through import from Mazda Japan, the electric motor is another pass through from Toshiba and the battery pack is a pass through component from Sanyo. And the icing on the cake is that the 25K units for Ford will be controlled by Toyota which partners with Panasonic for battery tech, Panasonic recently purchased Sanyo. So, I guess we need to give credit where it is due. Way to go Japan!!!! If you want to go even deeper you can thank Mazda for the platform development which is what the Ford body sits on. Not too much American engineering in this car. Can’t even muster up the strength to let good old Americans assemble it in the states. Mexico gets that honor. Ford does wonders with advertising, go just a step deeper and you will see how they do wonders everywhere but the U.S.. No thanks……. from an American worker.

I’m impressed with Ford.

Bailout- thats bullsh$t! The Japanese build cars here with parts from all over the world. Ford holds more property patents than Toyota….which makes Ford #1. What really matters here is that an American carmaker that hasn’t taken BAILOUT money from the taxpayers, is producing an excellant product with HUGE fuel economy, in a TOUGH car market. Honda, Toyota, GM, and Chyrsler have all received bailout funds from their governments….I say NO thanks….from an AMERICAN BUSINESS OWNER.

Bailout,

The CD3 platform was developed by FORD Europe for the Mondeo but is used by MAZDA for their “6″ and the the CX9 and CX7, I think. The ENGINE for the FUSION is FORD USA. MAZDA uses their own engines.

FORD is notoriously tight-lipped about what they are working on only hinting that they are working on something. This has led to the notion that FORD is borrowing TOYOTA hybrid tech and the FUSION was developed by MAZDA. and so on.

It also doesn’t help that FORD is only conspicuous about developing trucks and SUVs.

But time and again, when FORD wants to ace the competition, they do it and they do it it with finality.

I just wish they would do it more often and in more categories.

Go ford! I would never want to be seen in any other hybrid but this!

Way to go Ford!! There are going to always be the naysayers but I love that people just sit here and hate on your product. I feel if peoplehave nothing but bad things to say when you are clearly doing good……then things are on the right track. I believe it’s only fitting that America not only builds the best truck (the tundra is a joke and has the ugliest least ergonomic interior EVER) in the world but also the Most fuel efficient midsizer as well!! Good job Ford!!

What is even more interesting about the Ford Fusion Hybrid is that the drivetrain technology Ford developed is the ONLY one besides Toyota’s that could be adopted for plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) operation with some minor drivetrain changes and a higher capacity battery pack. I can see when Ford finally replaces the Fusion/Milan in 2011 with the new model that will essentially be a rebadged European Ford Mondeo, Ford may offer a full PHEV option that will allow for 30-40 mile all-electric operation after a home charging before switching back to standard hybrid mode. And it will be less costly to implement than GM’s PHEV system developed for the Chevrolet Volt, too.

WELL DONE FORD!!!

@ davebo / jackjimturkey – I agree that I’m not going to hypermile, but more than doubling your range is pretty impressive (as you said). Even if you didn’t hypermile and just drove a little more “responsible” you could average probably half of that.

Sacto, I have had this discussion with others. Where did you find info that says Ford’s electric system is cheaper than the Volts? From discussion with other engineers and auto media, we think, with what we know about it, that the GM system, taking out the battery cost, will be less expensive. But we are all doing back of the envelope estimating. The major factor is that the Volt will not have a transmission which is a pretty costly item. They all have engines which again is the most costly item. In fact most of the electric components are similar. The big delta is the battery.

Please supply a link. Thanks

Is 1115 actually NMOFGM in disguise? Did you read, “Ford openly admits extreme driving techniques were used to achieve the record economy…”? You’re such a douche. Just because you can’t handle good news from an American auto company doesn’t mean you need to be a little troll.

@1115–You are an IDIOT! I drove the new Fusion Hybrid through our city and when I was done with my trip, the screen popped up and told me my distance and my mpg for that trip and it was 56.4mpg! That was all in-town driving and I was not driving like a “hybrid driver”!!! I drove it how I would if I owned it and got those results! Very Impressive!

@ bailout

ford owns mazda you idiot.

elviososa: My R34 Skyline can’t beat your F-150, but it does tie it.

davebo: “I see a lot of people in trucks, minivans, civics, any kind of car, just mash the gas when the light turns green, only to have to slam on the breaks when they get to the red light up ahead.”

That’s not me. I drive like I have some sense, and care about my car. I just don’t get too focused on MPG.

bailout: Lot of good stuff coming out of Japan. Lot more with Japanese names coming out of china.

jdasch1: as a business owner, you’ll have a different perspective from a lot of people. Fight the good fight, man.

idrinorbarsaku: “Go ford! I would never want to be seen in any other hybrid but this!” Not sure I agree, but that’s a reasonable position.

I would check your site A4 but it Im sure its some site about Ford having equal reliability or being “unsurpassed” I dont know what your site is but thanks for having no life and actually thinking I would go to it
Buy a Prius or a Camry Hybrid If you want something a little smaller buy an Insight ont trust FOMOCO
THEY ARE LIARS and their cars are unreliable just like GM

Pretty cool indeed, however i read this artical elsewhere, where they stated for the most part they drove between 30-45 mph the entire trip. whiles its impressive, no one REALLY hypermiles like that in the real world . i expect toyota and honda to fire back with a similar run though, you know toyota hates to be one upped by ford

@ DeepSeaBlue535i

Ford does NOT own Mazda. They sold their controlling stake last year… “you Idiot.”

http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2008-11-18-ford-mazda-stake_N.htm

Kudos to Ford for old American Ingenuity with Superior Gas Mileage- I think old Henry would be proud just keep going in that Direction and don’t look back next time Shoot for 100 MPG or Hmm Beat the Tesla at its own game if they say they can make a sedan that gets 300 miles on a Charge make one that gets 600 Miles on a charge.. I see Bailout is looking for more Funds for GM which did not leverage itself correctly

Life is 2 short 2 drive boring cars. 81.5 mpg. I rather drive a Hemi, a lovely gas guzzler;-)

I don’t really care how they achieved it, nor how this compares to the Insight or Prius. If I could get a car that would give me a month between fill-ups I would buy it. I don’t need to have fun on my way to work during the week. That’s what the weekend auto-x events are for.

Good job Ford but didn’t a Jaguar XJ6 Diesel driven by Jeremy Clarkson go all the way from Basel, Switzerland to Blackpool, England in one tank of fuel. Same thing with Hammond’s Polo Bluemotion, and maybe May’s Legacy Diesel. I like diesel cars better than hybrids, diesels are pretty much normal cars while hybrids are saying, “LOOK AT ME! I’M SAVING THE PLANET!”, when now I think the Global Warming thing is fake.

One of the multiple reasons why Ford doesn’t need the government to survive.

I was out looking at cars the other day and I must say that the new Fusion is very impressive and appealing.

As far as hybrids, this would be one of the few that I would actually consider buying. It doesn’t look like some awkward futuristic space pod (like the Pruis and Insight). It actually looks like a car.