Guided tour of Ford's new Fusion hybrid Smartgauge system

[dieselboy77]

so no manual transmission , so its an expensive fast golf cart?

[fairuse69]

This is all pretty cool but I have one big complaint. That needle going to 120 mph and back animation at the beginning is the MOST GIMMICKY GIMMICK OF ALL THE GIMMICKS! wtf Ford. The fusion is cool. That animation is not. I mean, that isn't even a tach! and it just looks like something that belongs in a poorly designed videogame.

[irocx29]

Ford W/UP you CAN do better Come on all E V Power u can do it SO DOIT?? OR WE WILL ! TY.

[sammyByou]

I agree, I don't like all the dings and bings. And is it just me, or does anyone else find the speedometer going up to 120mph when you turn the car on startling? At least you've gotta hand it to ford for being the only company of the big 3 not to declare bankruptcy. Too bad GM didn't do it sooner, and save american tax payers $20 billion

[JcmMagNoo]

at least its not in the center. but its more of a ford CONFUSION with all the bongs it comes with it noting WTF is that bonging sound. but either way its a good competition with honda and toyota. till they can refine the fusion even more than the honda or toyota ill get one. but then again its more of a hassle that you bought a car that does more harm in the long run. eithe way next year we can recycle the linthium batteries. :)

[SpookyFungusMan]

Actually the battery in the new Fusion Hybrid is 100% recyclable. They plan on refurbishing them when they go bad.

[dieselboy77]

of course no manual transmission, what a waste of my 8 minutes . onda can get a manual hybrid how come ford can't? Still behind the asians aren't we?

[urasmore]

i do agree with you, manuals are awesome. but at least ford did not take bailout funds, and at least they are changing their business model.

[dieselboy77]

yeah but ford should produce a limited number of manual hybrids with cool feautures only manuals come with so could make automatic drivers jelous lol , my next car will be a euro ford focus diesel when it omes out in 2011 can't wait

[sammyByou]

Its difficult to make a manual hybrid because half the time the battery powers the car. Since the computer has to make these complex decisions, its best to allow the car as much control over the driving as possible. Yes manuals are more fun. But in all reality, most people drive autos, and manuals are becoming obsolete... With the exception of high end performance cars of course.

[VivaLaBamEpisodes]

its all about demand, most people dont want to spend $30k on a midsize semi luxury hybrid sedan and have to deal with shifting gears.

[hylander89]

Yea ford keep it up! if your gonna compete this is the way top do It very cool....

[BklynJayL]

Wow! Very Nice! Look out Toyota, Nissan and, Honda!!! ;-)

[healtheplanetfirst]

If it doesn't plug do not buy it! Get a used car -- your environmental impact will be much less! Avoid supporting the oil corporations by not buying cars that do not plug, you will see how fast we get many plug ins.

[thecarexpert18]

i also lke the dinger do do do do do do do

[Mds9608]

do do do what a funny dinger lol

[BattleofTrafalgar]

This is pretty nifty. This is sometime I expected to see on a Toyota not a Ford. Its nice to see Ford isn't just copying the competition but actually introducing new features themselves.

Its sheer genius to include a tutorial on how to drive a hybrid since there is a technique to getting the best fuel economy with a hybrid. I see so many Prius users racing past me and it'd probably help them slow down if they realize how ineffient they were driving.

[alyr315]

It show how American companies can produce something nice, eficient and of Quality. If they drop their "corporate" attitude, they can thrive again. I have a fusion and it's amazing for the price. But if it doesnt plug in, then its worthless.

[GhostofRazors]

LOL. It looks like a winamp or Windows Media player skin.

[crys360]

f*ck driving! let's grow up trees and play videogames instead! maybe we should also replace wheels with bricks?

[thunderstruck665]

Goddamn hippies!!

[DjAnomoly]

this guy is really excited about these gauges lol. will be a very nice addition if we can get some 60+ mpg.