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xcel
02-04-2009, 07:14 AM
Maybe a bit premature given the_FFH_is not yet available. (mlive.com/newsflash/michigan/index.ssf?/base/news-62/1233643750110800.xml&storylist=newsmichigan)

http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/2010_Ford_Fusion_Hybrid.jpgAP – Feb. 3, 2009

2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid – 39 mpgUS combined.

Let us hope Mr. Snapper follows through. -- Ed.

Grand Rapids, MI — A Grand Rapids lawyer has received a personal call from Ford Motor Corp. chief Alan Mulally after eschewing a planned foreign car purchase in favor of a Ford Fusion Hybrid.

Michael Snapper says he wanted an "environmentally responsible car" and first planned to buy a Prius made by Toyota Motor Corp.

Snapper tells WOOD-TV Mulally's voicemail began: "Hi Mike, it's Alan Mulally from Ford," then offered congratulations and thanks. Snapper says Mulally's call seems "to reflect a new attitude and a real commitment" to turning Ford around… http://www.mlive.com/newsflash/michigan/index.ssf?/base/news-62/1233643750110800.xml&storylist=newsmichigan

brick
02-04-2009, 08:01 AM
Good, I think. I hope it isn't long before a few people show up here with Fusion Hybrids so we can see what they are actually worth.

WriConsult
02-04-2009, 09:00 PM
FFH sounds like an awesome car (as a hatch/wagon proponent I could never see myself buying one personally, but for the masses who prefer trunks, great). The more the merrier!



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