Hybrids originally came from mass-market brands--Toyota, Honda, then Ford--before they ascended into loftier realms (Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Porsche). Now Ford is taking its well-received hybrid sedans upscale, by adding a hybrid model to the 2011 Lincoln MKZ lineup. The MKZ, although it shares a...
Ford was the first U.S. automaker to offer a hybrid, introducing the Ford Escape Hybrid crossover in 2004. It recently expanded its portfolio with the well-received 2010 Ford... January 27, 2010 by John Voelcker 3
Ford has built hundreds of thousands of hybrids since 2004, but unlike Toyota, it hasn't staked its future on the pricey technology that mates an electric motor to a... January 26, 2010 by John Voelcker 2
Ford was on a roll at this year's Detroit Auto Show. It launched its new 2011 Ford Focus compact sedan and hatchback, which got rave reviews, and its 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid... January 13, 2010 by John Voelcker 2
It's beginning to look as if the worst is over for U.S. auto sales. The year that just closed was, in the immortal words of Queen Elizabeth II, an annus horribilis, with only... January 7, 2010 by John Voelcker 2
Continuing on our theme of review car companies for the past year. In this case we wanted to review Ford. Ford has had a lot of success this year with the Ford Fusion Hybrid... December 31, 2009 by Jonathan McGrew
After six days and over 400 miles of real-world road testing of the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid, I am happy to report that the car has earned its green cred. It travels over 600... December 30, 2009 by Shannon Arvizu 1
The dirty little secrets of Top 10 lists are in the methodology, as Forbes found out with its weirdly inaccurate "10 Dirtiest Cars" list. (It's the end of the year, so it's... December 22, 2009 by John Voelcker 5
Back at it again, the Ford Fusion Hybrid has won yet another award. Add this new one to the list which includes the vehicles recent selection as Car and Driver's 10 Best. ... December 7, 2009 by Eric Loveday 3
Recently, our partners over at TheCarConnection.com reported on the EPA’s Fuel Economy Guide information that was released last week. The results from the EPA might... October 22, 2009 by Jonathan McGrew 1
With record unemployment numbers and an active global recession, it's not news that vehicle sales have been lousy, falling by more than one-third from the record levels of a... October 14, 2009 by John Voelcker
The following is a guest post by Richard Bornemann who runs the dedicated website http://fusionhybridhypermiler.blogspot.com/. I’ve always been a car guy. Mostly a high... September 10, 2009 by Lyle Dennis 4
Ford's been around a long time; it just celebrated the 100th birthday of its Model T. Much of its green news these days focuses on its upcoming 2011 Ford Fiesta subcompact... August 31, 2009 by John Voelcker 4
We get a lot of spam. Everyone gets a lot of spam. In fact, Symantec says nine of every 10 e-mail messages are spam. But we're scratching our head over a recent spam that... August 25, 2009 by John Voelcker 2
A few weeks ago, we got a note from reader Laila Folk asking about air conditioning in hybrid cars, specifically the 2010 Ford Escape Hybrid. She wrote: Can you get an... August 18, 2009 by John Voelcker 3
Chrysler and GM have battled with bankruptcy concerns for some time now, but Ford has remained on level ground. With certain vehicles driving the new Ford, they seem able... August 10, 2009 by Eric Loveday 3
