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Ford Fusion wins Motor Trend Car of the Year award

For the first time ever, Motor Trend announced the winner of its annual Car of the Year award this afternoon live via webcast. Though the field of 23 contenders was highly competitive this year (follow the jump for a complete list), we guessed immediately that the winner was a Ford as soon as the webcast came online. How'd we know? The fact they were broadcasting the announcement from Ford World Headquarters in Detroit was a not-so-subtle clue. The Fusion, Taurus and Mustang were all in the running, but it was Ford's redesigned mid-size ... Read more →

It's Friday: act silly, get a Ford Fusion Hybrid [w/VIDEO] Sebastian Blanco

Ford has already shown strong puppetmaster-like abilities with the whole Fiesta Agent thing. In exchange for agreeing to go on secretive "missions," a few dozen people were given a Ford Fiesta for ...

Review: 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid - What a difference 60 degrees makes Sam Abuelsamid

Recently, we had our third opportunity to drive the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid. Actually, the last go around was with a Mercury Milan Hybrid, but aside from a different nose and fanny, it is the same ...

John McCain tweets plans for next automobile purchase: Ford Fusion hybrid Chris Shunk

If you're a politician worth your own salt, you apparently have to buy a car that contains both a gasoline engine and an electric motor. Former Republican presidential candidate John McCain is ...

Patent comparison: Ford Fusion hybrid = 119, EV1 = 23 Sebastian Blanco

When we saw the Ford announcement that the new Fusion Hybrid is "the most patented car in history," we wondered how it stacked up against a truly revolutionary car like the EV1. Turns out, ...

Ford Fusion hybrid hypermiles, goes 1,445 miles on a single tank 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

- The Ford Fusion we talked about earlier today, the one that went on the hypermiling publicity stunt, has come to the end of the road its fuel supply. The final number: 1,445 miles on a tank of gas, giving wannabe Lisa Nowaks a new vehicle of choice. On the 1,445.7-mile trip, the Ford Fusion ...

Ford Fusion hybrid pace car, under the hood [live webcast at noon] 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

At noon EDT today (i.e., about 40 minutes after this post goes up), Ford engineer Gil Portalatin, the chief engineer of the Fusion Hybrid pace car, will present a live webcast about the technology and history of the vehicle. The 'cast is part of Ford's weekly DigiKnows series. As you may ...

Ford Fusion's returning low mpg in cold weather test drives 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

It's no surprise that cold weather does a number on a hybrid's fuel economy, but we now have a second major reviewer who's having trouble getting the Ford Fusion hybrid to reach the hybrid's EPA rating of 41 mpg city/36 highway result. USAToday reviewer Jim Healey likes the Fusion over the ...

Ford says Fusion hybrid batteries will be available if needed 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

We found a story yesterday that seemed to indicate that Ford might not be able to get enough NiMH batteries for its Fusion (and Milan) hybrids. We asked Ford if they had anything to add to the story and this is what a spokesman said "We have planned to double our volume with the addition of ...

Ford: don't get too excited about the Fusion hybrid, we may not have enough batteries 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

While understandably excited about the 41 mpg highway city rating the new Fusion hybrid recently achieved, Ford is already throwing a wet blanket on the sales potential of the car, which will go on sale in Spring 2009. According to HybridCars, Ford Americas President Mark Fields said that, "We are ...

LA 2008: Ford Fusion hybrid, and its Mercury Milan cousin, unveiled 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

We have known about the new Ford Fusion hybrid since early this morning, but now we've got the live pics so you can judge for yourself if these wonder hybrid twins were worth the wait. As of right now, these are our readers' second-most anticipated vehicles of the show. The details include a ...

LA 2008: 2010 Ford Fusion hybrid - all the details and press pictures available 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

On top of the new Ford Mustang that everyone's so excited about, Ford is unveiling the new Fusion hybrid at the LA Auto Show this week. The Fusion (and the Marcury Milan hybrid) feature the new SmartGauge™ with EcoGuide that grows leaves when the driver uses a green foot. The benefit - ...

Ford Fusion hybrid to pace final NASCAR race of the season 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Green means go, right? Since that's such a universal truth, perhaps it's fitting that a hybrid would pace the start of the last NASCAR race of the season. Scheduled to take place at the Homestead-Miami Speedway this upcoming Sunday, this will be the first time a hybrid car has paced a NASCAR ...

Ford "Smart Gauge" collects green leaves for good behavior w/VIDEO 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

You drive like crap and you know it. Stop the burnouts, late braking and 100-mph freeway sprint and you just might make a tank of gas last longer than a day. Sure, automakers like Ford could spend a few million on lectures to teach car buyers a thing or two about better driving. But if you didn't ...

Is the Ford Fusion hybrid going to debut in LA? 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Back in December of last year we saw photos of the underhood area of a Ford Fusion with what appeared to be a hybrid powertrain. Now our friend Ray is reporting that the Fusion Hybrid will have its coming out party later this year either at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November or at the Detroit ...

Ford Fusion hybrid caught in the wild 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

It looks like Ford is preparing to take on the Toyota Camry in the hybrid sedan market. The photographer spotted the Fusion at a spot previously known as a test site for the Escape hybrid. Once the hood was raised, a couple of quick snaps revealed some details, including the presence of a 4 ...


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