European Ford Focus diesel fuel-economy rated at 42 mpg!

The Toyota Prius EPA-estimated combined city/highway rating of 46 miles per gallon. Impressive huh? Well what if a Ford car came close to that? Wouldn’t that be something? Well, our friends over at CarMagazine had the pleasure in test-driving the brand new Ford Focus 2.0 TDCi Titanium and you’d be surprised at the results.

Powered by a 2.0 TDCi common rail engine this Focus produces 134 horsepower and 251 lb-ft of torque. Ford rates the Focus 2.0 TDCi Titanium at 42mpg. Only 4mpg less than the king of fuel-economy, the Prius.

Even during CarMagazine’s high-speed testing, they managed an average fuel-economy of 34mpg and easily traveled 600 miles in one day.

Only more of a reason to bring diesel to the U.S. Come on Ford, you can do it, a Mondeo and this baby, and you’ll get your U.S. sales numbers even higher. Oh and bring the S-Max for soccer moms as well.

 

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Source: CarMagazine (via AutoblogGreen)

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  • Ronald Lewis
    Nick that is B.S. it is your federal government that will not allow any diesel to come in this country except for trucks. Also your federal government are also in the pockets of BIG OIL including the Demoncrats so please Mr. ECO-Terrorist when it comes to doing your home work you suck! There is no such thing as GREEN ENERGY only in your dreams.
  • Nick Liebhardt
    I agree that Ford has clear reason to bring diesel engines like this to the United States. I don't see it happening any time soon, however. They have their hands too far into the pockets of the oil fat-cats. They will continue to allow "special interests" to control their sales in the United States, because of costs to them and to oil companies. Yes, they could boost sales tremendously, but what is the cost to their other payroll providers? "Big oil" has too much to lose in allowing such fuel economy to take control. They save billions by paying millions to Ford and other car manufacturers to keep fuel economy low in the U.S. Ford CEO's, in turn, make millions in tax-free "gifts," so why would they chose to turn this down and have to split the revenue with other employees and the government? It's a simple economic "trade," where the two directly involved both benefit. How is it affecting the rest of us? Hmm... let's take a look at the major stock indexes in the United States right now to find out....
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