Ford designers sustain fuel economy in Fusion sedan family
Ford is rushing into the spring car leasing season with a pledge to give customers the power of choice - and the company hopes those drivers will choose the Ford Fusion. With options for gasoline, hybrid or plug-in hybrid powertrains, the Fusion is America's first sedan to offer such an array of different equipment under the hood.
Another winning pitch for customers on vehicle lease deals will be pure fuel economy, as the Fusion Hybrid leads the pack of non-rechargeable American sedans with 47 miles per gallon in city driving, Ford says.
Arriving this fall, the Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid will cruise at better than 100 MPGe, better than comparable rivals like the plug-in Toyota Prius. The impressive catalog of efficient vehicles is due to the company's stated goal of stocking a lineup with at least one-third of Ford models earning 40 miles per gallon or better by 2012.
"Ford continued to invest to develop new products like our new Fusion hybrids during the depths of the economic downturn," said Chuck Gray, Ford's chief engineer of global core engineering for hybrid and electric vehicles. "We succeeded in transforming our lineup with leading fuel efficiency, thanks in part to the many Ford inventors who are helping make our Fusion Hybrid America's most fuel-efficient sedan."
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