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01-09-2012, 11:24 PM | #2 |
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Truly impressive stuff from Ford, again.
The grill is undoubtedly an Aston Martin copy, but hey, Ford did own AM for a while. Can't believe the hybrid is expected to get 47 MPG, eclipsing the new Camry Hybrid which was impressive. Watch out Prius?? And the Electric may beat the crappy looking blow fish Nissan Leaf with around 100 MPGe, which is much smaller. Remarkable. |
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OFFICIAL: Fusion Hybrid rated 47 MPG, combined!!!
Remarkable. This large hybrid sedan gets better mileage than every car on the market except for the Prius & Prius C. This beats the small Honda Civic Hybrid and Insight easily, LOL.
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09-07-2012, 12:26 PM | #4 |
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Interesting reference to AM. Ford has been known for the last decade for buying who they did to get access to their "pros" and to poach them for their one lines of products and then they even kicked some of the companies to the curb and resold them after they got what they wanted. Not that other big brands aren't guilty, but hey, we aren't talking about GM, etc. The 13 body lines are nice if not very reminiscent of others out there.
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09-07-2012, 04:35 PM | #5 |
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I know from other members that Toyota's type of Hybrid technology doesn't allow for a manual transmission to be used. Is Ford's technology similar to Toyota re this, or is it more like Honda's, allowing for the possibility of a manual transmission?
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09-07-2012, 05:33 PM | #6 |
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perhaps in the next movie...
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09-07-2012, 05:59 PM | #7 |
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All I have to say is just: FUGLY .. I wouldn't drive one even if they gave it to me. It is a FORD after all. About the only FORD I would drive is the Mustang .. just cause it has that cool factor.
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09-07-2012, 06:42 PM | #8 |
no show, no go :(
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the new 5.0 gt's are nice
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Although the looks of the new Fusion doesn't float my boat (the front looks like its got its mouth wide open and the rear looks like a Fiesta), I think Ford is putting out BOLD looking vehicles. Compared to any Ford from the 80's, 90's or early 2000's, the styling (especially the interior) is exponentially better. Depending on the real world MPG claims of their new hybrid technology, this could give the Toyota Camry hybrid some healthy competition.
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Probably the only sedan that I have seen recently that I like is the older style Honda Civic (though even the new ones aren't that bad either). It just does what it needs to do in a simple and somewhat plain way. But that's what I like .. just a nice plain car without too much weirdness. Maybe that's why I see so many of them ... they are just very popular cars. They are also a very popular car to be stolen (but that's another story). |
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09-07-2012, 11:40 PM | #12 |
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Anyone know? (Bump ^^^^^)
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09-08-2012, 12:42 AM | #13 |
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Never expected this... but IMHO the new Fords are better looking than the new Toyotas.
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09-08-2012, 07:08 AM | #14 |
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Looks like another homerun to me. Ford's gettin' pretty good at this. And as for the interior, doesn't look all that busy to me. Just looks like it's got options and done in a classy and modern way. Not weird at all. Now, this is what I call just nasty (aka: busy, fugly, unorganized...) LOL |
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