Comments on: 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid Review

By: 2010 Detroit Auto Show Coverage

2010 Detroit Auto Show Coverage — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:39:11 +0000

[...] at NAIAS 2010, Ford brought the thunder, winning the North American Car of the Year Award for the Fusion Hybrid and the North American Truck of the Year award for the Transit Connect. The premiere of the 2012 [...]

By: Phil

Phil — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:07:02 +0000

“The Fusion Hybrid runs the A/C from it’s electric motor, not the gas engine. Running the A/C will not affect MPG.”

AC sure will will effect MPG – that electric motor’s energy isn’t free and until Ford offers a plug-in modality every bit of energy comes from gasoline and contributes to a MPG tally.

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 21:22:07 +0000

The Fusion Hybrid runs the A/C from it’s electric motor, not the gas engine. Running the A/C will not affect MPG.

By: mpg-o-editor

mpg-o-editor — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 02:50:57 +0000

@Ian – All of the hybrids need to warm up to operating temperature in cold weather to achieve the expected results. In hot weather, running the air conditioning will lower mileage, as always.

The SmartGauge’s Empower mode provides an ACC monitor that shows accessory draw on the system.

Due to scheduling, we are not planning to perform any additional hot weather testing on the Fusion Hybrid this summer.

By: Jeff G.

Jeff G. — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 02:34:03 +0000

The Fusion has an optional 8″ touch-screen based navigation system. Or you can get turn-by-turn directions for free using the included Sync module (and your bluetooth phone).

By: ellenbetty

ellenbetty — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:44:25 +0000

Sorry I like my Yaris better. Cost less. I stuck my after market navigation system right behind the steering wheel. Something you cannot do in any other vehicle. In fact I did not even see any thing about if the Ford Fusion had a navigation system as a option.

By: Ian Pitten

Ian Pitten — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:02:24 +0000

Interesting review, however, of major importance is cold weather performance i.e. at less than freezing ambient temperature and hot weather performance at 80 deg F plus. Do you plan on testing under those conditions in the near future? And how does a/c and heater operate?
Thx
Ian

By: Ford Fusion Hybrid Review - Part II - Improving MPG

Ford Fusion Hybrid Review - Part II - Improving MPG — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:11:57 +0000

[...] the second part of our Ford Fusion Hybrid review, we’ll take a look at how the Fusion Hybrid’s innovative Smart Gauge dashboard display can be [...]