The Fusion Hybrid - Smart and Fuel Efficient

There has been a gaping hole in the mid-sized car segment from Ford with the loss of the Taurus a few years back.The Fusion first came out in Ford’s line up in 2006 but is newley changed with the a Hybrid power plant system that people are really starting to notice.The Fusion Hybrid was finally revieled at the Los Angeles Auto Show in late 2008.The excellent in-town gas mileage is what makes the Ford Fusion Hybrid so unique.The Environemetal Protection Agency gives the Fusion a rating of 41 Miles Per Gallon which is much better than the Toyota Camry, and even better than the fuel efficient Civic Hybrid; all this from a medium sized hybrid car.The electric engine can get the Ford moving and can continue to power the car up to a limit of 47 mile per hour before the gas engine kicks in.A bunch of Car Prublications have used this method to get greater fuel economy than the EPA estimates.

New technology in the Hybrid allows the Fusion to teach drivers which driving style gets the best fuel economy.The Smart Gauge is a set of gauges built into the display.there are 2 hybrid information displays, one on each side of the gauge cluster that give a nice readout.The driver can see the amount of gasoline and the amount of electric charge left in the batteris through the 1st info screen.The 2nd information monitor shows the tachometer and the electric mode function.  The third screen displays engine and battery output power.The fourth screen displays data including power to the wheels and accessory power consumption.Information Displays reveal fuel consumption, Miles Per Gallon account, journey record, and antifreeze levels.   The real time MPG information can show drivers which driving style is best for fuel economy.

The navigation system also houses the Hybrid Energy Flow Display.This display will exhibit the five modes of the Hybrid Pwer Train in cluding things like the regenerative braking, the elestric engine boost, and various hybrid and electric drive systems, and finally the charge while at idle.

What is really cool about the Fusion is that ford used reclaimed yarns to make the seats, no other hybrid can claim this.The Prius and the Civic Hybrid are two of the most popular cars out today, its about time Ford designed a hybrid car.

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