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DEARBORN, Mich., Dec. 10, 2008 – Ward’s Automotive Group has named Ford’s redesigned Escape and Mariner hybrid engine to its 2009 10 Best Engines list. The 10 Best Engines list marks North America’s only awards program honoring powertrain excellence and is designed to reflect the diversity of powertrains that will play a role in reshaping America’s automotive landscape. Ford’s 2.5-liter, dual-overhead cam I-4 hybrid engine was the only hybrid engine selected as a winner. The judges praised not only its smooth gas-to-electric transition but its overall quality feel as well. This is the fifth year of production for the Escape Hybrid but the first year for the SUV to use Ford’s new 2.5-liter engine. Previous models used a 2.3-liter 4-cylinder engine. “Ford engineers have done a tremendous job,” said Drew Winter, editor in chief of Ward’s Autoworld magazine. “With hybrids in particular, software is such a big thing. The software that regulates how the power is transferred back and forth from gas to electric, when it’s done badly, can be jerky and unsettling, but when it’s done well, it really elevates driving pleasure. It’s the difference between a superior powertrain and a science experiment.” I assume this is the same engine as used in the 2010 Fusion/Milan hybrid. While I personally have no use for hybrids, Ford will likely get some very good press when the Fusion hybrid rolls out and that could create a ripple effect for other Ford products. Follow up the hybrid with the Ecoboost and the future brightens up in Dearborn.
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Replying to: brucelinc (Dec 10, 2008 10:34 am)
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Replying to: gregg_vw (Dec 10, 2008 12:13 pm)
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Replying to: bigt (Dec 10, 2008 12:28 pm) |
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They have done a great job on this vehicle. I am starting to get really interested: http://www.mercuryvehicles.com/2010milan/ |
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FFH review
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Replying to: explorerx4 (Dec 12, 2008 5:34 pm) Styling looks OK, too. Just to clear up earlier posts in this thread, the 2.5L 4-cylinder engine is the same one in the latest Escape hybrid, but the rest of the Fusion hybrid (batteries, etc.) is improved over the Escape hybrid. |
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| 41 mpg city, 36 hwy. Beats Camry by 8 mpg city and 2 hwy. | |
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Looks like Ford must have paid the EPA VERY well to get those numbers. (jk) No, actually, that means they optimized the components very well. Good job, Ford !!! (never thought I'd say that)
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Replying to: larsb (Dec 23, 2008 10:07 am)
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