Ford Fusion Hybrid Drives 1445 Miles on Single Tank - Sets new World Record
Averaged 81.5 mpg
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Citizen_Cake
This reminds me of the Top Gear Challenge Jeremy Clarkson did, drive an Audi twin turbo diesel 800 miles on a single tank of fuel. He did it, just, but the amount of concentration needed to achieve such a feat is impossible to replicate everyday.
Anyways, congrats on achieving this accomplisment Ford.
April 29, 2009 8:30 am
Beetle
Yes good one , but not forgeting that an AUDI a8 has a tank the size of a lorry an would cost around ?100 to fill up .
April 29, 2009 9:16 am
Lateknight
Audi A8 Tdi has 90litre tank. Fusion has 80l tank (according to consumption figures). Not a huge difference as you would make out.
Impressive feat by both cars. Although some owners are thick enough to think they themselves ought to be able to replicate these figures in real life.
April 29, 2009 10:38 am
bman49
Actually Jeremy drove a Jaguar XJ6 twin turbo diesel for that Top Gear challenge.
April 29, 2009 2:26 pm
sideskraper
actually bman49 the challenge citizen cake is talking about happened a few years ago. he drives to john o groats and back
April 30, 2009 6:31 am
hileyms
This record seems to have been set at an average of 20 mph. Is that realistic for this sort of record?
April 29, 2009 8:52 am
Renegade
Well, it's a big step for Ford, let's see how they will do from now on, and correct me if I'm wrong but isn't Ford saying that the Mercury Milan it's the most fuel efficient Hybrid in the class, why didn't they use that to set a record?
April 29, 2009 9:16 am
Vlad
LOL, define 'a team of specially trained eco-drivers '
hahahahhahahah, are they for real??? Man this is too funny...... (eco motorist - a person who has no love or passion to drive) Plus they put a NASCAR Driver in the mix, sure must have been tons of fun for him to walk faster than drive ;-)
April 29, 2009 9:27 am
JackJack
Where did they test this car? A test track? Public Roads...Where? What is the tank size on a Fusion Hybrid. What speed did they travel at? Was it a flat surface, incline, decline? That will all affect the outcome. Nice figures though. But saying that it doubled the range is not correct, As I'm assuming the range of 700 Miles stated would be under normal driving conditions as apposed to driving at a snail's pace and without traffic to affect the figures and virtually non-stop driving (except to change drives). I would like to see a test done in everyday traffic. Then you can truly see the figures of a car.
April 29, 2009 10:11 am
Vlad
Waiting for GM & Chrysler to 'Plug' Ford with similar teams of 'Specially Trained Eco Drivers' let loose......
April 29, 2009 10:56 am
motorjedi
is this car related to australia's ford falcon in any way? i mean, chassis, engines, running gear etc? just curious... or the mondeo, perhaps?
April 29, 2009 11:10 am
mldrieling
Great job FORD! It shows that an American company can achieve great things when threatened with closing. It doesn't matter how they tested it or who the drivers where. Let's see Toyota do the same with their Camry hybrid!
April 29, 2009 11:11 am
Michael
Excellent figures but if we dig we can find other such records as well. For example Seat Ibiza TDI 1.4 TDI 80 PS (not hybrid) recorded an average of 97.44 mpg on a ran coast to coast across the USA. For German driver Gerhard Plattner, an expert in "eco-driving", the 2,948 mile, at an average speed of 51 mph, cost only $46.53 in fuel.
April 29, 2009 11:15 am
Prince_Ash
its all dependant on how you drive, exactly like Jeremy Clarkson said. if you drive like a maniac and gas up very fast and hard stop at every light then yeah you'll burn alot of gas but if you watch how you drive and drive normally then even owning a landrover you can conserve 1 tank to last you all week + weekend.
April 29, 2009 11:31 am
N20_Purge
That's awesome! Now why can't they sell this thing worldwide? At least replace the crappy Euro-spec we have here with this!
April 29, 2009 2:36 pm
hata0101
1445.7 miles in 69 hours, is that equals to approx 21 mph? i thought it was the speed of Buick, not Ford!
April 29, 2009 8:14 pm
joshg_5
It's an impressive feat, but the story is really lacking credentials. I mean, who's going to do drive 21mph in daily driving? I'm sure there's other vehicles that could do the same, if they drove at 13mph...
April 30, 2009 12:58 am
sideskraper
ever worked out your average mph? it's often a lot lower than you think.
May 1, 2009 3:34 am
FastPeter
http://www.zigwheels.com/News/New-Toyota-Prius-sets-Mileage-Record/Tayota2_20090404-1-1
April 30, 2009 1:10 am
genie
Guys, I think the car stopped occasionally so the drivers could sleep and go to the toilet, so your 21mph calculation is flawed. And given that they are talking about avoiding potholes, I'd say its on a public road.
April 30, 2009 2:26 am
hata0101
remember this: they're specially trained eco-drivers!! maybe no stop, no toilet, no sleep!!!!! SPECIALIALLY TRAINED!!
April 30, 2009 5:16 pm
hata0101
oh, take a closer look of those pics...they're playing "team drivers", 2 people in the car...so, they may have some "equipment" or bottles to avoid toilet stop! & definitely no sleep when playing team driver. they'll eat in the car as well. the only stop they made should takes couple minutes to switch driver. just like...LeMan version for hybrid...ha!
April 30, 2009 5:23 pm
vilivo
And say I want a car that will handle decently- in that size range, and didn't let social "do and don't" perceptions make me think this planet is in the state it's in, or that my family car is going to destroy the world, OR- heaven forbid I want to go anywhere at more than 30mph AND I wanted it to be comfortable, safe, and handle the road well- what WILL ford offer me? Get it people- build NOT cars that grab headlines, and impress lobbyists, but cars that unimportant people (IE. your customers) want to pay their money for... That's why the US. motor industry is such a FAIL.
May 3, 2009 7:00 pm
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