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    Company Car Review: Ford Fusion Energi Plug-in Hybrid

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    • EssExTee
      EssExTee last edited by EssExTee

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      It's a car. It does car stuff. I can charge it at work and if I'm not doing any driving besides my commute it never needs to use the gas engine.

      It's boring though. The CVT makes power output unpredictable because throttle level no longer corresponds to engine note, and it steers like a minivan. Also, when it's out of juice and functioning like a regular hybrid it's slow as balls.

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      The person reading this is a doo-doo head

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      • sn4cktimes
        sn4cktimes last edited by

        Sooo the short take is “meh, it’s a car”?

        '88 AMC Eagle, '15 Husky FE350S -Oppo Never Dies!

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        • Chariotoflove
          Chariotoflove @sn4cktimes last edited by

          @sn4cktimes said in Company Car Review: Ford Fusion Energi Plug-in Hybrid:

          Sooo the short take is “meh, it’s a car”?

          And I think that was the goal. So, expectations met?

          Curator, Kia enthusiast, dad joke specialist

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          • sn4cktimes
            sn4cktimes last edited by

            Success! Boring achievement unlocked! Sometimes car = car = yes.

            '88 AMC Eagle, '15 Husky FE350S -Oppo Never Dies!

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            • sn4cktimes
              sn4cktimes last edited by

              Also, I realize that could be misinterpreted as being insulting. Not my intention. Sometime a person just wants a car to act like a car and be reliable. My wife’s Juke is that car for us. My Eagle is the problem child...

              '88 AMC Eagle, '15 Husky FE350S -Oppo Never Dies!

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              • ZHP Sparky - the 5th
                ZHP Sparky - the 5th last edited by

                I have a soft spot for these - and imagine they can be had pretty cheaply used (especially as time goes on, similar to the C-Max). Nothing exciting for us enthusiasts from a fun perspective, but for many folks who just need transportation (which coincidentally I too appreciate for my commute in the olden days) they're pretty damn appealing. Given that my Bolt is currently a friggin lawn ornament with 260 miles of range I kind of wish I had gone this route right now.

                11 WRX Hatch
                Past: 89 E30, 03 S2000, 05 LGT Wagon, 05 ZHP, Spark+Bolt EVs

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                • EssExTee
                  EssExTee @ZHP Sparky - the 5th last edited by

                  @zhp-sparky-the-5th it's a car that's completely free for me to use. I'm not complaini g no matter how terrible it is.

                  The person reading this is a doo-doo head

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                  • RallyDarkstrike
                    RallyDarkstrike @sn4cktimes last edited by

                    @sn4cktimes said in Company Car Review: Ford Fusion Energi Plug-in Hybrid:

                    Sooo the short take is “meh, it’s a car”?

                    ...isn't that the take on pretty much every Ford bar the Mustang and the trucks...?

                    '09 Hyundai Accent | Loves 2-cyl FIATs, old Euro, Eastern Bloc & kei cars!

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                    • interstate366
                      interstate366 @RallyDarkstrike last edited by

                      @rallydarkstrike you just listed all the remaining North American Fords!

                      But old Oppo had a hardon for the current gen Fiesta and Focus.

                      1992 Aristo TT | 2012 TL SH-AWD | 2001 Prelude | 1988 Fiero GT

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                      • sn4cktimes
                        sn4cktimes @RallyDarkstrike last edited by

                        @rallydarkstrike Ooooo, shots fired! But I'd toss that metric onto most manufactures these days.

                        '88 AMC Eagle, '15 Husky FE350S -Oppo Never Dies!

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                        • interstate366
                          interstate366 @sn4cktimes last edited by

                          @sn4cktimes haven’t you heard? The current gen Focus and Fiesta are absolutely perfect cars with no flaws whatsoever.

                          /s

                          1992 Aristo TT | 2012 TL SH-AWD | 2001 Prelude | 1988 Fiero GT

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                          • RallyDarkstrike
                            RallyDarkstrike @interstate366 last edited by

                            @interstate366 said in Company Car Review: Ford Fusion Energi Plug-in Hybrid:

                            @rallydarkstrike you just listed all the remaining North American Fords!

                            But old Oppo had a hardon for the current gen Fiesta and Focus.

                            That is true, the Fiesta and Focus ST aren't bad cars. I did forget those, but most of their current North American sales are boring and bland 😞

                            '09 Hyundai Accent | Loves 2-cyl FIATs, old Euro, Eastern Bloc & kei cars!

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                            • WhoIsTheLeader
                              WhoIsTheLeader @RallyDarkstrike last edited by

                              @rallydarkstrike I mean my brother's older Fusion is just "a car" except it has uncomfortable seats that stain permanently if you get them wet and the trim likes to come off in your hand. Oh, and it looks like it flew too close to the sun. Drives like a car, looks and feels like crap.

                              Color enthusiast, Citroën fanatic, and Cruze driver

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                              • WhoIsTheLeader
                                WhoIsTheLeader @interstate366 last edited by

                                @interstate366 What, because there is no current gen? Can't have problems if there isn't a car. Same goes to blogs and customers.

                                Color enthusiast, Citroën fanatic, and Cruze driver

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                                • interstate366
                                  interstate366 @WhoIsTheLeader last edited by

                                  @whoistheleader no, it’s mocking the people who fell in love with the current gen of them when I think they’re hideous and am glad we didn’t get them here

                                  1992 Aristo TT | 2012 TL SH-AWD | 2001 Prelude | 1988 Fiero GT

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                                  • Stef Schrader
                                    Stef Schrader last edited by

                                    Hmm. What year is it? Looks like they might've updated the interior from the 1995-lookin'-ass one I tested a few years ago.

                                    I concur: Slow as balls.

                                    maximum parsh as heck

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                                    • WhoIsTheLeader
                                      WhoIsTheLeader @interstate366 last edited by

                                      @interstate366 I've been in a lot of Fords and I don't see one of them ever being my own. Well, FoST, FiST, and maybe a Mustang and certainly the Bronco, but certainly I wouldn't look to them for my appliances. I love to hate Ford but I do love some of the vehicles they make.

                                      Color enthusiast, Citroën fanatic, and Cruze driver

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                                      • RallyDarkstrike
                                        RallyDarkstrike last edited by

                                        @WhoIsTheLeader I do respect the amount of work they've seemed to put into the Bronco...and the Mustang EV (except that they called it a Mustang...)

                                        '09 Hyundai Accent | Loves 2-cyl FIATs, old Euro, Eastern Bloc & kei cars!

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                                        • WhoIsTheLeader
                                          WhoIsTheLeader @RallyDarkstrike last edited by

                                          @rallydarkstrike Naming conventions aside, I think the Mach e is one of the best ideas to come out of Detroit lately and execution seems fantastic. It's just that the marketing people got involved in all the wrong ways. I'll never call it a Mustang.

                                          Color enthusiast, Citroën fanatic, and Cruze driver

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                                          • RallyDarkstrike
                                            RallyDarkstrike last edited by

                                            Same, It'll only be the Mach E to me. It seems pretty decent for a EV crossover though.....even the Mach E's 475km (482, depending who you ask) range is pretty respectable.

                                            '09 Hyundai Accent | Loves 2-cyl FIATs, old Euro, Eastern Bloc & kei cars!

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