EPA makes it official: 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid gets better fuel-economy than the Camry Hybrid

Posted: Dec 23, 2008
Filed under: 2010 Releases, Ford, Hybrids, Green News, Industry News, Mercury

EPA has released official fuel-economy ratings for the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid. According to the EPA, the 2010 Fusion Hybrid gets a certified 41/36 mpg (city/highway), making it America’s most fuel efficient mid-size car topping the Toyota Camry hybrid by 8 mpg in the city and 2 mpg on the highway. The Fusion Hybrid even beats the Honda Civic Hybrid by 1 mpg in the city and is able to travel more than 700 miles on a single tank of gas.

Ford engineers spent the past three years working on the next-generation hybrid system which allows the Fusion and Mercury Milan hybrids to travel up to 47 mph on pure electric mode, faster than any other hybrid currently on the road.

Power comes from a 2.5L 4-cylinder engine that makes 155-hp with maximum torque of 136 lb-ft which is mated to an electronically controlled continuously variable transmission. The engine is coupled to a new smaller and lighter nickel-metal hydride hybrid system which produces 20 percent more power than Ford’s previous hybrid systems.

Of course you also have the new SmartGauge Teaches Eco-Driving that teaches you how to get the most “greenness” out of your Fusion or Milan Hybrid. Pricing for 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid starts at $27,270.

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  • zermatt
    Here we have the real test of a couple of assumptions about Green cars and buying American made products.

    I keep hearing that the "people" have been clamoring for Green vehicles, but limited supplies of hybrid Hondas and Toyotas has kept hybrids out of every American garage. I know that this isn’t true as there are hybrids available from GM and Ford, but they are not as popular as the Japanese cars.

    I live in the metropolitan Chicago area and I have yet to see an Escalade, Yukon, Tahoe or Vue hybrid. The same is true for the Malibu hybrid. When it comes to Fords, there are the occasional Escapes and Mariners, but I see 3 Camry hybrids for every Ford or Mercury hybrid and the Prius is very common.

    The Fusion hybrid is an attractive design and has good fuel economy stats. The same could be said about the Malibu, but will Americans buy domestic made hybrids?

    Amongst all of my friends, family and co-workers, there is only one Hybrid owner. Even when gas was over $4 per gallon no one said they were going to get a hybrid. Are hybrids for the mainstream buyer or the Green oriented buyer? The bigger Green questions is do Americans really want hybrids or is the market for Hybrids reaching saturation?
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