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Ford Fusion/Mercury Milan Real World MPG

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What is this discussion about? Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan, Fuel Efficiency (MPG), Sedan

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#166 of 214 Re:awd Mileage [urnews] by bluefalcon

Dec 26, 2009 (5:12 pm)

Replying to: urnews (Dec 25, 2009 9:26 am)
I have a 2010 Fusion sport 3.5 v6 FWD, has about 3000 mile now. I am getting about 21mpg, about 60city and 40freeway time.

#167 of 214 Re: AWD Mileage [tld] by explorerx4

Feb 05, 2010 (6:21 pm)

Replying to: tld (Dec 24, 2009 10:04 pm)
the climate and type driving you do makes a big difference.
my 07 fusion awd is averaging about 22 mpg. high around 27, low about 18.
pretty much what the sticker had on it.
have just over 22k on it, so i think it will keep getting better.
hoping for a 23 mpg average overall.

#168 of 214 2010 Fusion SEL 2.5 auto by hackattack5

Feb 06, 2010 (6:38 pm)

Last tank mostly highway 29MPG car has 4,000 miles on it.

#169 of 214 Re: Great MPG! [scape2] by phyxer

Feb 18, 2010 (3:47 am)

Replying to: scape2 (Jun 13, 2006 7:28 pm)
I have a 2008 Merc Milan mwith 47,000 miles on it now, Duratec 3.0 engine, 5 speed automatic, all the bells and whistles.
cruises well at 72 mph, with average of 33.4 mpg both on computer and manual calculation. Stop and go driving drops that to 26.4 mpg, and I have never seen under 20 mpg yet!
Car is smooth, seems quicker with traction control turned off, and in general is one of Ford's truly quality vehicles. Abig change from my 96 continental, which was great, but in the shop a lot for computer glitches.
tried the Hybrid fusion, and found it didn't get any better mileage than this one, and in fact gets almost 3 mpg less at 7o mph.
DF

#170 of 214 Re: Great MPG! [phyxer] by urnews

Feb 18, 2010 (8:13 am)

Replying to: phyxer (Feb 18, 2010 3:47 am)
I thought the automatic in the Fusions/Milans was a six-speed automatic. Am I wrong?

#171 of 214 Re: Great MPG! [urnews] by donl1

Feb 18, 2010 (12:29 pm)

Replying to: urnews (Feb 18, 2010 8:13 am)
My 07 I4 Premier has the 5 speed.

#172 of 214 Re: Great MPG! [donl1] by neile457

Feb 18, 2010 (12:53 pm)

Replying to: donl1 (Feb 18, 2010 12:29 pm)
2010 upgraded to a 6 speed, I believe

#173 of 214 Re: Great MPG! [urnews] by thegraduate

Feb 18, 2010 (1:05 pm)

Replying to: urnews (Feb 18, 2010 8:13 am)
Before the 2010 model debuted, 4-cyl models were 5-speed only, V6 were 6-speed only.

#174 of 214 Can the Hybrid get worse millage then the city or Highway Mileage listed? by newowner10

Feb 21, 2010 (6:51 pm)

I believe the mileage could come down close to the standard 4 cylinder.
If you are not in the city but in a more suburban route you would be stooping at stop sign the accelerating to 45 MPH then stopping again. You would be using the gas engine to accelerate then cruising along going up and down hills. You would not be running on the electric motor at any time.
Does the electric motor continue to push the car even when you are going 65 MPH and the gas engine is running? If that is the case I could see the the millage could always be better then the 4 cylinder mileage.
My concern is with the Hybrid versus the 4 cylinder and with the rebate on the 4 cylinder there is a 5,000 difference in the purchase price. You would need to save a lot of gas to make up the difference.

#175 of 214 Milan vs Malibu/Impala by tico1447

Feb 26, 2010 (10:58 am)

I needed to lease a new car and was tempted by the Fusion ad for $167.00 a month. Of course it was for 24 months, 10,000 miles a year and I needed 36 months, 20,000 miles a year. My Ford/Lincoln/Mercury dealer gave me a price of $282.00/month for a loaded 2010 Milan. Loaded with all power stuff including driver's seat, moonroof, back up alarm, 17" aluminum wheels, bucket seats, console, floor shift, I4, 6 speed automatic, SYNC, (that answers your phone and places calls by voice commands), Sirius (free for 6 months, 36 month, 36,000 mile bumper to bumper warranty,5 years 60,000 mile powertrain warranty, spoiler, LED tailights, puddle lights, fog lamps, right and left outside heated mirrors, rear window defogger, traction control, ABS, dual lighted vanity mirrors, and much more than I can remember. I told the dealer that I needed to be closer to $200.00 a month and I left. he calls four days later to tell me I can get the car for $249.00 a month on a 39 month lease.
 
So before I go to get the car I decide to see what else is out there. I stopped at several other dealers but didn't find anything that impressed me the way the Milan did. I did stop at the Chevy dealer because they had just started running ads for malibu LS for $188.00 lease. Same as Ford, 24/10,000. I look at a Malibu LS which is really stripped and on Impala that at least had power driver's seat. The Milan, Malibu and Impala all listed around $24,500. The Chevy dealer works up a number on the Malibu and Impala, $329.00 for the Malibu and $429.00 for the Impala. No GM incentives on the Impala is why it was so much higher. I leave and went over to get the Milan. It is a georgous car! I have put almost 700 miles on it so ar and I am averaging 27.1 MPG so far. It rides like a dream and looks good. I love the SYNC feature! It is the most comfortable car I've ever driven.
 
Now I understand why Ford is making money without government grants and GM is still taking their money. And keep in mind that the Fusion/Milan/Malibu/Impala are all about the same size. Nascar uses the Fusion, Malibu and Impala as their base vehicles.
 
I can't say enough nice things about my Milan.
 
Mr. Ed

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