Cars review info (Free subscription) | yesterday
Pricing starts at $19,490 for the base model. "Premier" labeled vehicles are available in either four or six cylinder versions offering features such as power leather seats, cruise control, 17-inch wheels, fog lights, and defroster mirrors.
Cleantech blog (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
By John Addison (11/10/09, original post Clean Fleet Report ) The new 2010 model hybrid cars offered in the U.S. are destined to sell with gasoline prices rising. Toyota (TM) dominates the list including new models from Lexus. There are also impressive offerings from Honda (HMC), Ford (F), Nissan (NSANY), and Chevrolet (GMGMQ.PK). Your top 10 choices include hatchbacks that start at under $20,000 and...
Hybrid Car Review (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
The top 10 list of vehicles with the best gas mileage are dominated by hybrids and diesel engines. To increase your gas mileage, the best cars for getting the best gas mileage tend to be smaller, but not necessarily so. Hybrid or diesel engines tend to offset the need to decrease weight, just look at the Ford Escape Hybrid, which shows up ninth on the list. MPG Ranking Category Vehicle City Highway...
Wheel Industry (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Ford has quickly improved its lineup, led by the midsize Fusion and Mercury Milan. It has cut costs, reducing its North American workforce by 45 percent since 2006 according to the Detroit Free Press. It has improved market share while drastically cutting production capacity to better fit the needs and demands of a modern marketplace. [...]
Textio (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
A big winner according to Consumer Reports Looking for a safe family car? Then you might want to consider a number of hybrid cars, at least if you believe in Consumer Reports. The Honda Insight and the Toyota Prius scored extremely well according CR, followed by the Ford Fusion hybrid, the Mercury Milan hybrid, the Toyota Camry [...]
Consumer Reports Cars Blog (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Since we announced the results from our latest auto reliability survey, there has been a lot of buzz—and a wide range of interpretation—in the media and blogosphere about Ford’s strong showing. On one hand, I’ve seen a headline that said Ford is number one. (It’s not.) And I’ve seen writers wondering aloud if we’re shilling for the company—casting it...
Hybrid Cars (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
A big winner according to Consumer Reports Looking for a safe family car? Then you might want to consider a number of hybrid cars , at least if you believe in Consumer Reports . The Honda Insight and the Toyota Prius scored extremely well according CR, followed by the Ford Fusion hybrid , the Mercury Milan hybrid , the Toyota Camry hybrid , and the Nissan Altima hybrid . Overall, Asian automakers are...
L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
The four-cylinder Ford Fusion and its cousin, the Mercury Milan, rank higher in predicted reliability than any family sedan except for the Toyota Prius. Asian nameplates still are the overall winners. Asian automakers once again dominate the upper ranks of Consumer Reports' annual vehicle-reliability survey, although Ford Motor Co. is making strides in improving the dependability of its cars and light...
decorabilia (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Today, while discussing argumentation structure and strategies with a group of rookie debaters, I used a sample claim: The Ford Focus is a reliable car. "What kind of evidence might you use to support that claim?" I asked. "None," one shot back. "There isn't any." "As debaters, we can always do better," I said, then gave my own (admittedly very fake) example...
Wheel Industry (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
DETROIT - Our friends, colleagues, rivals at Consumer Reports say the Ford Fusion/Mercury Milan’s reliability scores higher than the Toyota Camry and Honda Accord, and Ford Motor Company continues to improve while General Motors also gets better. Chrysler, now Fiat’s problem, remains in the toilet, although the new Dodge Ram 1500 4WD has pulled itself [...]
Green Car Advisor (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Consumer Reports readers have spoken - as the do this time every year -and come down hard in favor of hybrids as family cars. ---------- Toyota Prius rates tops among family cars for reliability in annual consumer survey. ---------- In the widely read magazine's annual rating of auto reliability, five of the eight most reliable 2009 model year family cars in the CR report use gas-electric powertrains....
Cleantech blog (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
By John Addison (originally published in Clean Fleet Report 10/26/09). My test drive of the new Ford electric car for 2011 demonstrated that Ford (NYSE:F) is building an electric car that millions will want. The Ford Focus EV prototype provided a quiet and smooth drive for a prototype. One Ford engineer indicated that he was going beyond a 60-mile daily range in Michigan without nearing battery depletion....
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Demonstrating an innovative way to reach a broader audience and engage with customers in a new way through social media, the New England Lincoln Mercury Dealers’ “Fenway Park Flower Fling” Follow Me to Bliss Webisode premiered today. Rolled out as part of an Internet “reality mini-series” to illustrate the green technology of the 2010 Lincoln Mercury...
Consumer Reports Cars Blog (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
Walk into a Lexus dealer with $39,000 to spend on a new sedan and you’ll find you have a surprisingly wide array of choices. That will buy you a Lexus IS 350, a compact rear-wheel drive sedan aimed squarely at the BMW 3 Series. Or, you could get Lexus’ top-selling sedan, the Camry-based ES 350, which is aimed directly at those buyers who used to drive Buicks. Now there’s a third option:...
KickingTires (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
Our latest mileage challenge had editors logging more than 300 miles each in three hybrids and a diesel: the 2010 Honda Insight, 2010 Mercury Milan Hybrid, 2010 Toyota Prius and 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI. We tallied up all the numbers...
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trymi | 11/21/2008
Completing three of Ford’s improved mid-size sedans this week at the LA Auto Show is the new Lincoln MKZ, which like its predecessor Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan siblings has gotten a new face, revised insides, and more standard attributes for the 2010.
trymi | 11/20/2008
To be introduced together with the new Ford Fusion at this week’s LA Auto Show will be its Blue Oval company cousin, the new 2010 Mercury Milan and the Milan Hybrid. Highlighting fresh styling inside and out, adding a series of upgraded engines, the latest 2010 Milan is scheduled to arrive in displays in the first six months of 2009. Modifications to the exterior design were concentrated on the grille,
trymi | 10/31/2008
A selection of gas-powered engines will provide more horsepower and higher fuel savings in the 2010 Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan mid-size sedans, which is a head taller than rivals for their tough dependability and forceful dynamics. For this year, the 2010 Fusion and Milan will furnish the all-new Ford Duratec 2.5-liter I-4, creating 175 hp; a highly improved 3.0-liter V6 that provides 19 hp in excess
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