Comments on: A team proved me wrong and drove a 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid 1,445.7 on one tank of gas

By: tim

tim — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:00:32 +0000

Notice the TITLE on one of the drivers: Hypermiler

By: Leslie Mengel

Leslie Mengel — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:01:14 +0000

R&T quoted 81.5 MPG . That gives me more of a handle on what was accomplished.

By: » Daily Digest for 28/04/2009 iJulien

» Daily Digest for 28/04/2009 iJulien — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:15:13 +0000

[...] A team proved me wrong and drove a 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid 1,445.7 on one tank of gas [...]

By: Mark B.

Mark B. — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:36:08 +0000

You guys are missing the point, of course they did not drive it like a normal person, that is what the sticker on the window is for with the MPG from the government. The point is to show that if you want to drive it carefully you can get crazy high MPG and go a really long distance between fill ups. They did the same thing with the Prius when it came out.

By: Matt Burns

Matt Burns — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:05:59 +0000

17.5 and I have no idea.

By: Leslie Mengel

Leslie Mengel — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:24:51 +0000

Too lazy to look it up, but what’s the size of the gas tank?

What Interstate was this on?

Leslie

By: thecolor

thecolor — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:20:26 +0000

Sorry, I think the post should most definitely include the things people are most interested in knowing about it, being a “contender”… at that range, did it function and drive a route like 99% of the world would?

Did it drive 60 mph for most of the time on a freeway or city road or did it drive 20 mph on a country road with no traffic, and no lights or stops.

Of course a vehicle will get more milage with a cruise control set and no intervention (human or traffic wise)… So, did they cheat and drive like hardly anyone actually would, or…?

By: Ben Vernelson III

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:03:23 +0000

I’m not a fan of NASCAR, but I think Id punch that guy that clipped him right in the throat. What a dick.