The LA Auto Show opened today and Ford is showing the '08 Escape. I snagged a Ford press guide, and it includes a photo of the 2008 model Escape. I will post...
What improvements did they make to the drivetrain? Claims of better milage? I'm planning on trading for an '08 - unless it's the same as my '05 only with...
Sorry software updates only. It does look lie we get a new radio/Hybrid data center. Otherwise it's just a new wrapper on the same old thing. I'm excited about...
... There's a new seat-cover made of recycled materials. I'm going to keep my October 2004 FEH. -- Jim Chinnis Warrenton, Virginia, USA jchinnis@......
I would look really closely at the GM hybrids, and in particular, that Saturn VUE you mentioned. They can just barely be called a "hybrid" with a straight...
I guess some people believe EPA mileage estimate over real world numbers. I know I would surely not bet on EPA estimates being "right on" in any sort of...
Well, I was trying to be fair, and compare full hybrids to full hybrids. The Sierra is a mile hybrid. Even so, I think you are still substantiating my claim...
... This is not GM's fault, of course. EPA estimates are what they are; the numbers are achieved through standardized testing under controlled conditions. Your...
... "Full" hybrid is a marketing term cooked up by Toyota and spread by people who don't know the difference. A true "full" hybrid, by definition of the word...
Dear Listmates, Hybrid come in various forms, and personally I think GM got the VUE wrong!!!. I also thing the Honda Hybrid Accord, and Honda Hybrid Civic...
What you said is not really true. It is not fair to compare a "stripped" manual transmission, 4cyl Escape to a fully loaded Hybrid Escape. The Hybrid Escape...
This would NOT work with the Nav unit. The Nav unit, sadly, is NOT "satellite ready". I think some NON-nav radios that were "optional" in the Escape Hybrid are...
... That's a shame. I thought I would trade in my Honda Civic Hybrid. I don't want a Toyota. I'd like something bigger and comfier than the Civic. I see...
... I might agree with your family about the Honda Accord, where they existing V-6 gets a power boost by adding IMA, but the Honda Civic drops the engine size...
... Is that just a wild guess? When I looked last time, the Saturn VUE hybrid portion wasn't a GM product. It was an add-on from a thrid party manufacturer. ...
... Nissans' got a hybrid sedan on deck. I rode in the Lexus hybrid sedan last summer at Hybridfest. Man, that's quite a bit of car. You could do 0-60 and feel...
I guess nobody actually got my post about the Saturn VUE TWO MODE hybrid........ This is NOT the same weak a$$ belt drive hybrid system GM already has on the...
Chris, Where are you getting your information regarding the "killing" of the Fusion hybrid? Although I'm not exactly happy about Bill Ford's decision to pull ...
The terms "full" and "mild" are used quite a bit within the industry, and have adopted appropriate definitions for them. Even the State of PA, uses those terms...
... So let me ask you: Ford Escape hybrid/Toyota Prius = full, I assume. Honda Civc hybrid, Insight, Accord Hybrid. Which? Full or mild? Different from...
I always think of "full" hybrids as cars than can run ( move ) soley on electricity, and "mild" as cars that use electricity for boost, or only "autostop" ...
Well lets put it this way.... Has anybody at Ford said anything about the Fusion Hybrid in the last 12 months? Was it as the L.A. Auto Show? It used to be on...
