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Good to see the fusion getting some more good press but it does seem a bit biased, but who cares is right!
BOZ-not sure on exact mpg cause I'm going off the computer (next fill up I will keep track myself) but it goes between 14-16 for me with no freeway mileage yet (and some idling, lots of heater use also) I'm waiting for the new EPA estimates coming for the new model year
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Otaku,
Your figures are close to my 13 mpg in-city. The last time I topped off the tank was Friday. Went 224.5 miles on 14.275 gallons or 17.6 mpg computer, 17.13 mpg long division, gallons divided into miles.
Unfortunately, 90 of those 224.5 miles, or 38.9 percent, were on the highway for a short trip at 60 mph. That means the combined mileage was still 2 mpg below the EPA in-city figure of 19 mpg. The EPA estimate for highway is 26 mpg for this vehicle.
These "how do you like the car?" surveys are all well and good but of course never include real-life experiences like miles per gallons which translates into cost per mile to operate. It sounds like you and I are getting similar results, neither of which is very good.
I complained to my dealer and he told me to bring it in at 1,500 miles and they would "put it on the computer." I am hoping that a re-flash of the Powertrain Computer Module will result in some improvement. Heck, this is winter driving, but still 50 degrees in January here. I am already dreading what the mpg figures will be in the summer, with the air conditioner in use.
Thank you for taking the time to reply. I will continue to monitor the situation closely. The difference between 13 mpg and 19 mpg is an extra $539.24 a year, based on 10,000 miles driven with gas at $2.22 a gallon.
I don't know about you, but I have much better uses for that 539 extra bucks a year than pouring it into a Fusion gas tank. My wife and I are both very conservative, gentle drivers and our terrain is as flat as a pool table.
These product surveys have a tendency to make us feel like "smart buyers" but 13 mpg in-city driving makes me feel like a very dumb one. Things have got to get better simply because they can't get much worse. LOL.