2012 Ford Focus Gets 40 MPG Highway, Pressuring Hybrids

Ford expects that its 2012 Ford Focus, which will be shown at the
Paris Motor Show, will get 40 miles per gallon on the highway, an 18%
improvement over the current model.

That would make the Focus compact car the most fuel-efficient car in
its class and provide Ford with a marketing tool that fits in with the
company’s multiyear push to become a fuel economy leader.

“A 40 m.p.g. Focus is going to really put the pressure on hybrids,”
Bell said.

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On Sep 29, 7:26*pm, john > wrote:
> Ford expects that its 2012 Ford Focus, which will be shown at the
> Paris Motor Show, will get 40 miles per gallon on the highway, an 18%
> improvement over the current model.
>
> That would make the Focus compact car the most fuel-efficient car in
> its class and provide Ford with a marketing tool that fits in with the
> company’s multiyear push to become a fuel economy leader.
>
> “A 40 m.p.g. Focus is going to really put the pressure on hybrids,”
> Bell said.
>

Good grief... My 05 Corolla gets better than 40 mpg, and it's
not even a hybrid.. :/
That's why I bought it over the U.S. made cars built at that
time.. None of the equal size domestics could match the gas
mileage of the Corolla. At 65 mph, which is the night limit
on the interstate I drive, I get 43+ mpg.
At 70 mph, I get about 41 mpg. With a loaded down car and
the A/C on to boot..
If they think that Focus is going to be equal to a Prius as
far as gas mileage, I have some oceanfront property in
west Texas I'd like to show to prospective buyers..
I don't see it, being as it's barely in the league of my lowly
Corolla, much less the hybrid Prius. Next..

"john" wrote in message
> Ford expects that its 2012 Ford Focus, which will be shown at the
> Paris Motor Show, will get 40 miles per gallon on the highway,
> an 18%improvement over the current model.
>

About time!

The 90's era Ford Aspire got 38 mpg... And you would think there would be
mileage improvements in newer vehicles - Not!

Actually later year models of non-hybrid cars (all manufacturers) got worse
rated mileage than 38 mpg.

Anyway it is about time they started doing better than the 90's 38 mpg for
non-hybrids.

40 mpg gets *my* attention!

On 09/29/2010 07:41 PM, Bill wrote:
> "john" wrote in message
>> Ford expects that its 2012 Ford Focus, which will be shown at the
>> Paris Motor Show, will get 40 miles per gallon on the highway,
>> an 18%improvement over the current model.
>>
>
> About time!
>
> The 90's era Ford Aspire got 38 mpg... And you would think there would be
> mileage improvements in newer vehicles - Not!
>
> Actually later year models of non-hybrid cars (all manufacturers) got worse
> rated mileage than 38 mpg.
>
> Anyway it is about time they started doing better than the 90's 38 mpg for
> non-hybrids.
>
> 40 mpg gets *my* attention!
>
>

40 is chicken feed.

http://money.cnn.com/2007/12/17/auto...c_hf/index.htm


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"jim beam" wrote in message
> On 09/29/2010 07:41 PM, Bill wrote:
>> "john" wrote in message
>>> Ford expects that its 2012 Ford Focus, which will be shown at the
>>> Paris Motor Show, will get 40 miles per gallon on the highway,
>>> an 18%improvement over the current model.
>>>
>>
>> About time!
>>
>> The 90's era Ford Aspire got 38 mpg... And you would think there would be
>> mileage improvements in newer vehicles - Not!
>>
>> Actually later year models of non-hybrid cars (all manufacturers) got
>> worse
>> rated mileage than 38 mpg.
>>
>> Anyway it is about time they started doing better than the 90's 38 mpg
>> for
>> non-hybrids.
>>
>> 40 mpg gets *my* attention!
>>
>>
>
> 40 is chicken feed.
>
> http://money.cnn.com/2007/12/17/auto...c_hf/index.htm
>

I see! I have been looking for newer cars to have better gas mileage... I
should have been looking at OLDER 1980's cars!

Thanks!

john > wrote in
:

> Ford expects that its 2012 Ford Focus, which will be shown at the
> Paris Motor Show, will get 40 miles per gallon on the highway, an 18%
> improvement over the current model.
>
> That would make the Focus compact car the most fuel-efficient car in
> its class and provide Ford with a marketing tool that fits in with the
> company’s multiyear push to become a fuel economy leader.
>
> “A 40 m.p.g. Focus is going to really put the pressure on hybrids,”
> Bell said.
>
> Read mo 2012 Ford Focus can boast fuel efficiency in its debut |
> freep.com | Detroit Free Press
> http://www.freep.com/article/2010092...6/1210/Busines
> s01/2012-Ford-Focus-can-boast-fuel-efficiency-in-its-debut#ixzz10y52Slm
> o
>
>
*Maybe* for US owned car companies and only such cars. Hardly earth
shaking milage. 70Mpg is quite doable now with diesels.

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On 9/30/10 12:56 AM, chuckcar wrote:
> > wrote in

<...>

> *Maybe* for US owned car companies and only such cars. Hardly earth
> shaking milage. 70Mpg is quite doable now with diesels.

Diesel is also more energy dense than gasoline (one gallon of diesel has
more energy than one gallon of gasoline) and produces about 15% more CO2
than gasoline.

Jeff

That's hardly amazing, my 87 Camry would do well over 40.



On Sep 29, 8:26*pm, john > wrote:
> Ford expects that its 2012 Ford Focus, which will be shown at the
> Paris Motor Show, will get 40 miles per gallon on the highway, an 18%
> improvement over the current model.
>
> That would make the Focus compact car the most fuel-efficient car in
> its class and provide Ford with a marketing tool that fits in with the
> company’s multiyear push to become a fuel economy leader.
>
> “A 40 m.p.g. Focus is going to really put the pressure on hybrids,”
> Bell said.
>
> Read mo 2012 Ford Focus can boast fuel efficiency in its debut |
> freep.com | Detroit Free Presshttp://www.freep.com/article/20100929/BUSINESS01/100929046/1210/Busin...

A 1963 Volkswagen beetle I owned back in the 1960s got about 35 MPG in
city traffic.On the highways it got over 40 MPG.A 1957 BMW Isseta car I
owned got about 70 MPG.However, those two cars didn't have enough power
to get out of their own way.
cuhulin

"john" > wrote in message
...
Ford expects that its 2012 Ford Focus, which will be shown at the
Paris Motor Show, will get 40 miles per gallon on the highway,

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Kudos to Ford. They seem to have been working while others snored.