Woo I could be out of here!

I'd be surprised if it's as roomy as a liftback for cargo etc. As far as hybrid system reliability I seem to have pretty good confidence in the FORD as well as Toyota.

 

The Fusion Energi is a very good replacement for the PiP.
I think it has many more quality details than The Prius line.

 

My wife just traded in her 2006 highlander hybrid for a Ford C-max Energi.
Some of the features I like:
Big discounts offered by Ford
Being able to electrically precondition the interior (heat or cool) before work on a L2 charger
So far a 23 mile electric only range
More refined interior.
Quieter.
Power lift Tailgate with foot operation.
Telemetry with the ford mobile app with the exception of the vehicle location feature. (Im worried my wife might catch me sneaking over to visit Kate Upton sometime

Features I don't like:
Lack of storage,compared to my plugin Prius
Aggressive throttle response (no eco reduced throttle response mode) makes it harder to save fuel (I have to really work at getting 48mpg in city driving in her car)

 

sounds pretty sweet, all the best! i know 'dadofhedgehog' loves his. why is ford discounting so heavily? can they still make a profit at that price?

 

Makes me wonder why you originally bought (leased) a pip.

Good luck with your Fusion.

 

The prius five parallel parks itself, and that was back in 2010. It was such a stupid useless feature, they removed it on the newer models

 

congrats on your new ride, great car from everything i've heard. all the best ben!

we would love you to keep us informed. there is a fusion thread by dad of hedgehog, who has a similar car to yours. might be a good place for updates.

 

The Tesla people still think you got yourself a golf cart

 

Enjoy the new Ford. If my numbers are correct (thru 1Q2015) looks like Cmax + Fusion are surpassing PiP now. It will be interesting to watch the PHEV category after the CA green HOV stickers run out in a few months.

 

That would be 2-3 bars on the regen meter in the Prius.

 

This one doesn't!

To the OP, congratulations of the new car.

To Sage, why make an insult and attribute it to another group of people?

 

Very cool indeed!
These are the types of things that can be done with navigation enabled.
I love seeing this, very happy to see Ford being the first to enable something like this.

 

Congrats!

I've been driving this drivetrain in my CMax Energi for a couple of years now and it's quite impressive. My EV range estimate is usually 24-28 miles depending on weather and heater or a/c use. My current tank numbers are 1600 miles on 2/10ths of a gallon of fuel and that's only because I somehow had the car in EV Auto mode which allows for ICE usage instead of EV Now which has a much higher threshold of activation.

Like me, it sounds like you have the 303a package with all the bells and whistles. I've really grown accustomed to the rain sensing wipers as we are coming out of one of the wettest winter/springs in many years. Also, the steering wheel controls (all FOUR of them plus two 2-way paddles), might seem overwhelming at first but with time I've come to find them to be incredibly well thought out. They are quite large and easy to identify/find by feel. My wife's Outback is just a plain mess in comparison. Use the upper left one to explore the left display screen menu choices. In My View, you can select a coolant gauge, RPM tachometer, or several others for a custom display.

 

Can you please tell me the Ford dealer that took your trade in and the sweet $$ by "Private Conversation" ?
I'm trying to do the same here in Long Island.
Thanks