Showing posts with label Fusion Hybrid highway MPG. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fusion Hybrid highway MPG. Show all posts

Friday, August 28, 2009

Highway MPG rating seems completely wrong

If you check out the MPG ratings on the Ford Motors website you find ratings of:

city: 41 MPG
highway: 36 MPG

I've been driving the FusionH for close to 2 months now and have never gotten lower then 42 MPG on the highway, and usually it's 43 or 43.5. I have no idea why the EPA rating is so low. There isn't that much that I've found that can boost your fuel economy on the highway, I just drive really, that's about it. Since the gas engine is on all the time above 47 mph, then I haven't figured out much I can do to boost it. How the figure of 36 was derived I have no idea.

Anyone have a different experience, and getting better (or worse) highway mileage? Also, looking for tips on highway hypermiling if any. I usually drive about 65 to 70.