Fuel Fiasco Mk II: Consumer Reports Fingers Ford

If you know how to listen and who to listen to, you have heard for weeks that Hyundai is not the only one with overenthusiastic EPA ratings, and that other car companies might soon have to restate their MPG numbers. The carmaker mentioned most often in those whispers was Ford.  Today, Consumer Reports magazine said that Ford's C-Max and Fusion hybrids fall about 20 percent short of their fuel economy claims. After running tests, Consumer Reports said the Fusion hybrid delivers 39 MPG both on the highway and in the city. The C-Max rated a combined 37 MPG in Consumer Reports' test. Ford said both vehicles get 47 miles per gallon. Says Consumer Reports: "These two vehicles have the largest discrepancy between our overall-mpg results and the estimates published by the EPA that we've seen among any current models." According to Consumer Reports, the magazine usually sees-MPG results in its tests that are pretty close to the EPA's combined-mpg estimate. More than 80 percent of the vehicles CR tested are within 2 mpg.  "But the overall mpg for these C-Max and Fusion models is off by a whopping 10 and 8 mpg, respectively, or about 20 percent." Reuters tried to contact Ford, but did not get an answer. Says CR: "We're not alone in these findings. Some Fusion Hybrid and C-Max Hybrid owners have reported fuel economy below the EPA estimates and other media outlets have experienced a similar shortfall." CR reported the results to the EPA. from The Truth About Cars http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com

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