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Replying to: coldcranker (Jan 27, 2009 8:31 am) They modify it. I'm not sure it can be put any other way than that. Honda made the Pilot out of the Accord and Odyssey, Toyota made the Highlander and Sienna out of the Camry, Mazda made the CX-9 out of the Mazda6. It's not like they dropped the body of the Edge on top of the Mazda6 chassis and crossed their fingers that it would hold up. They do add structural reinforcements and bend a bunch of the chassis components to make it all work. The Edge chassis is based on, and loosely I'd wager, the Mazda6 chassis. It's not using the Mazda6 chassis intact. I'm not sure anyone short of a Ford engineer can tell you exactly what had to be modified to make it work for the Edge.
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Replying to: baggs32 (Jan 27, 2009 9:28 am) |
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I'm suprised how the 2010 Taurus almost came out of nowhere, already has a date when you can test drive them (Buy 'em?), and seemingly the facts and figures like MPG are available. So what happened to the 2010 Fusion? Lots of hype about the hybrid and I-4 MPG, and a few rumors about when we may see them in the showrooms, but that's about it. (OK, a nice bunch of pages on Ford's website, but they still don't have a V6 MPG figure yet? I heard they're already running the assembly line in Mexico for them.) Did I miss something? Are they having issues? I'm still not ready to jump into buying one, but just waiting on the news.
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Replying to: xmech (Feb 12, 2009 10:14 pm) |
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Replying to: xmech (Feb 12, 2009 10:14 pm) Complain to the EPA about that one. Ford has their numbers for sure but only the EPA numbers get put on the window stickers and it's up to them to get those numbers to Ford.
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Replying to: xmech (Feb 12, 2009 10:14 pm) Came out of nowhere? Its just got different sheetmetal compared to the 2005 through 2009 Ford 500/Taurus, so its not that new of a car for Ford to bring out. The drivetrain has been out there for about 3 years, too. Comparatively, the 3.0L V6 in the 2010 Ford Fusion has had some semi-major engineering changes, so there is a lot new there. And its a 2010 model, theoretically, and its only Feb. 2009, so maybe a little patience? Still, the 2010 Fusion Hybrid is going to be sold in about a month, not that long to wait.
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Replying to: baggs32 (Feb 13, 2009 9:18 am) Fuel economy is measured under controlled conditions in a laboratory using a standardized test procedure specified by federal law. Manufacturers test their own vehicles—usually pre-production prototypes—and report the results to EPA. EPA reviews the results and confirms about 10-15 percent of them through their own tests http://fueleconomy.gov/feg/how_tested.shtml
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Replying to: coldcranker (Feb 13, 2009 10:05 am) Are you serious??? It's got different EVERYTHING except the base drivetrain. Totally new interior and exterior AND a 365 hp SHO version. It's basically a new car (for once). It's closer to the MKS than the old Taurus.
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Replying to: akirby (Feb 13, 2009 2:05 pm) |
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Replying to: akirby (Feb 13, 2009 2:05 pm)
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