Right Lane Cruiser
07-22-2009, 07:59 AM
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/2/AmericanFlag.jpg One of the costliest sedans in its class with a base price of $27,995 (http://www.examiner.com/x-17513-Austin-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m7d21-Ford-forges-toward-greater-fuel-efficiency-with-the-Fusion-Hybrid)
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/2010_Ford_Fusion_Hybrid1.jpgValerie Menard - EXAMINER (http://www.examiner.com) - July 21, 2009
Another impressed driver -- this car is a serious pleaser! --Ed.
For drivers with more Zen than zest on the road, sitting in Austin stop-and-go traffic on a Friday afternoon provides moments of quiet contemplation. Doing so in a gasoline-electric hybrid, running on pure electricity and emitting zero, adds self-gratification to the experience.
The worst air pollution emitted by the automobile occurs when a car idles. In order to preserve fuel and reduce emissions, gasoline-electric hybrids were designed to shut off the gasoline engine and run on pure electricity at a stop. The 2009 Ford Fusion Hybrid expands on that logic by keeping the gasoline engine off for up to speeds of 47 miles per hour, beyond any other hybrid.
Powered by a 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine with 155 horsepower and mated to an
Electronically controlled continuously variable transmission, the Hybrid earns a
certified 41 miles per gallon (mpg) rating in the city and 36 mpg on the highway, topping the Toyota Camry hybrid by eight mpg in the city and two mpg on the highway.
Cool touches like a digital instrument panel, with leaves at the corner, and an average miles per hour fuel gauge that keeps the driving on top of the gas mileage can be entertaining as... http://www.examiner.com/x-17513-Austin-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m7d21-Ford-forges-toward-greater-fuel-efficiency-with-the-Fusion-Hybrid
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/2010_Ford_Fusion_Hybrid1.jpgValerie Menard - EXAMINER (http://www.examiner.com) - July 21, 2009
Another impressed driver -- this car is a serious pleaser! --Ed.
For drivers with more Zen than zest on the road, sitting in Austin stop-and-go traffic on a Friday afternoon provides moments of quiet contemplation. Doing so in a gasoline-electric hybrid, running on pure electricity and emitting zero, adds self-gratification to the experience.
The worst air pollution emitted by the automobile occurs when a car idles. In order to preserve fuel and reduce emissions, gasoline-electric hybrids were designed to shut off the gasoline engine and run on pure electricity at a stop. The 2009 Ford Fusion Hybrid expands on that logic by keeping the gasoline engine off for up to speeds of 47 miles per hour, beyond any other hybrid.
Powered by a 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine with 155 horsepower and mated to an
Electronically controlled continuously variable transmission, the Hybrid earns a
certified 41 miles per gallon (mpg) rating in the city and 36 mpg on the highway, topping the Toyota Camry hybrid by eight mpg in the city and two mpg on the highway.
Cool touches like a digital instrument panel, with leaves at the corner, and an average miles per hour fuel gauge that keeps the driving on top of the gas mileage can be entertaining as... http://www.examiner.com/x-17513-Austin-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m7d21-Ford-forges-toward-greater-fuel-efficiency-with-the-Fusion-Hybrid