“City, highway and everywhere in between, the Fusion Hybrid is EPA-certified at 47 mpg.”
That’s Ford Vice President of Powertrain Engineering, Joe Bakaj, sharing the monumental news that the new 2013 Fusion Hybrid will get an EPA-estimated 47 city, 47 highway and 47 combined mpg ratings! A 47 triple play! That beats the Toyota Camry hybrid by 4 mpg in the city and 8 mpg on the highway, according to EPA estimates.
How do you update a car that is loved by its owners? Very carefully. At a special Go Further with Ford event in Amsterdam, Ford unveiled the new Fiesta, taking Europe’s best-selling small car to a new level with a sharp-looking design changes inside and out.
Among the key exterior items, the new Fiesta will feature a power-dome hood and bold trapezoidal front grille bracketed by headlamps with a laser-cut appearance and daytime LED running lamps.
At a special Go Further with Ford program in Amsterdam, Ford unveiled its new generation of Transit commercial vehicles, developed on all-new global platforms for sale in Europe, North America and other worldwide markets.
For 2,500 dealers and journalists from across Europe, Chris Brewer, Ford Commercial Vehicle Engineer, introduced these new vehicles.
While thousands of cars roll off the assembly line at Ford assembly plants around the world every single day, there is something special about one specific Ford Focus built recently.
It doesn’t sport any unique features or a custom paint job to set it apart. Instead, that Focus is the 350 millionth vehicle produced by Ford Motor Company since the company was founded 109 years ago.
Imagine a world where your car checks your blind spots for you, monitors traffic conditions on the road ahead and even avoids potential collisions. Ford believes that these capabilities aren’t just a dream for a distant future. In fact, the technologies necessary to make this vision a reality are scheduled to undergo a real-world assessment starting this fall.
The yearlong program, based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, will test wireless communications between vehicles and roadside equipment, with the aim of developing future safety measures and technologies. Nearly 3,000 vehicles will participate in the test on more than 70 lane-miles of instrumented roadway. Consumer impressions of the technology will also be gathered. The test is being run in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Transportation and the University of Michigan.
These days, many people are concerned about fuel economy, and you might be considering an electric vehicle for the first time. Or maybe you’re not sure that you’re ready to venture into that world, although it’s a pretty cool, functional, easy one in which to live. But bypassing an electric vehicle doesn’t mean you’re getting short-changed in the cutting-edge technology or fuel-economy departments. It simply means you’ve weighed your options and made a choice that best suits your needs.
Having choices is what drives the new 2013 Ford Fusion. “Ford is giving customers the power of choice for leading fuel economy regardless of what type of vehicle or powertrain technology they choose,” said Eric Kuehn, Chief Engineer, Ford Global Electrified Programs.