One Thousand Miles on a tank of gas

[Onkel Neal]

One Thousand Miles and Counting: Fusion Hybrid Breaks 1,000 Miles on Single Tank, Presses on

• The Ford Fusion Hybrid team has achieved more than 1,000 miles -- over 47 continuous hours -- on a single tank of gas, raising funds for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

• Passing the 1,000 mile mark at 9:08 a.m. this morning, the team will continue as their unmodified, regular production Fusion Hybrid has nearly one-third of a tank of fuel remaining

• The most fuel-efficient, mid-sized sedan in America -- the Fusion Hybrid -- driven by a team of Ford hybrid engineers, a fuel efficiency expert and a NASCAR star, achieved more than 80 miles per gallon using Eco-Driving techniques

Fantastic!

Disclaimer, I own a lot of Ford stock. You should too

[Zachstar]

It is highly impressive tho I highly doubt John Doe can push it that far on a tank of gas.

Ford can compete I will give it that. But just barely. And only because it was not addicted to the SUV craze like GM was.

[Max2147]

Ford is in decent shape, although I personally wouldn't be buying stock in them. Alan Mulally is a great guy to have at the helm.

[FIREWALL]

@ Neal That Torino you posted in my Poncho thread was considered a mid-sized car in it's time.

And they state the Fusion is mid-sized.

It's the size of a Honda.:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

[TarJak]

So is it this big?


or this big?


Both Honda's different sizes.

[Jimbuna]

No big deal...we've got trucks here in the UK that can travel 500 times further

[Onkel Neal]

Originally Posted by Max2147

Ford is in decent shape, although I personally wouldn't be buying stock in them. Alan Mulally is a great guy to have at the helm.

Nov. $1.41
April $5.11

Are they not working on a
Battery driven car?
It seems the future is geared
at electric battery operated cars
in the UK,
Rechargeable at points,
the UK Government has poured millions into this
project,
with Ford,and other companys,
eco friendly too

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by Zachstar

It is highly impressive tho I highly doubt John Doe can push it that far on a tank of gas.

Ford can compete I will give it that. But just barely. And only because it was not addicted to the SUV craze like GM was.

Say what???? The SUV was Ford bread and butter....the Explorer was the SUV that shot Ford into a major manufacture of the SUV years ago that spurned other manufacturer to follow suit. They still sell Explorers like hotcakes. The F150 is the largest seller. Throw in the Mustang....all gas guzzlers yet they survive in the small car market with the Fuzion and years ago it was the Escort.

http://www.edmunds.com/ford/explorer/review.html

With fair confidence, one could point to the Ford Explorer as the catalyst that started America's love affair with the SUV. Ford's midsize creation was perfectly timed for the SUV boom that began in the early 1990s. Certainly there were SUVs before the Explorer, but they were mostly utilitarian in nature. The Explorer was the first go-to SUV for the Everyman. Throughout its life, the Ford Explorer has promised to deliver versatility, a reasonable amount of comfort, affordability and, perhaps most importantly, more style than a station wagon or minivan. Seemingly, it succeeded. During much of the '90s, Ford was consistently selling more than 400,000 units a year.

Chrysler was the mini-van maker that cause the other manufacturer to follow suit.

GM demise is poor quality ugly vehicles. GM was the followers in all catagories but quality and attractiviness they did not have.

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by Max2147

Ford is in decent shape, although I personally wouldn't be buying stock in them. Alan Mulally is a great guy to have at the helm.

Ford is fine for the moment. The problem currently, if GM goes Chapter 11 this will give them time to retool and work on things that reduce overall costs to produce cars all the while no one asking for the payments owed on loans. GM has the potential to reduce costs of everything during the chapter 11 protection and can come out a sleek car company. Ford does not have this option and must continue to operate and pay bills as normal. In the meantime, find ways to reduce cost and keep up with the potential that GM/Chrysler could survive under Chapter 11 being a great company when the smoke clears.

However, I prefer to purchase from a stable car company and I think most are in the same mind. This is what Ford has going for it in this present climate.

Wait we managed to make Fusion Reactors able to be made small and cheaply for use in cars?

[SteamWake]

Originally Posted by Rilder

Wait we managed to make Fusion Reactors able to be made small and cheaply for use in cars?

LOL its just a name

achieved more than 80 miles per gallon using Eco-Driving techniques

Okay wtf is 'Eco-Driving' techniques ?

Kind of reminds me of CSX's commercials stating they can haul tons of freight some large number of miles on a single gallon of fuel. Hell yea, as long as its downhill ! :rotfl:

[Tchocky]

Eco-Driving - It's a stupid name for driving sensibly, not ridiculously fast, smooth gear changes, properly inflated tires (lol etc)

[AVGWarhawk]

Kind of reminds me of CSX's commercials stating they can haul tons of freight some large number of miles on a single gallon of fuel. Hell yea, as long as its downhill ! :rotfl:

Yeah, I laugh at the commerical.

[mr chris]

This what i drive at my unit.
Close Support Tanker (Fuel)
http://www.army.mod.uk/equipment/engineering/1504.aspx
Always wondered how far we would get with a full tank.