Kuzak: Redesigned Ford model must achieve best fuel-economy

Designers and engineers of the upcoming 2010 Ford Fusion, which will go on sale early next year, expect the sedan to lead the segment in fuel-economy. Of course the new 2.5L 4-cylinder mated to a 6-speed automatic transmission will help, but Ford’s product chief Derrick Kuzak says that the product team is working on other aspects such as aerodynamics and rolling resistance to achieve better fuel-economy.

Kuzak also said that Ford won’t stop at the redesigned Fusion. He said that Ford will follow the same approach for every redesigned and re-engineered model in order to achieve the best fuel-economy in a...
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NItePhire - 7/23/2008 1:22:11 PM

+1 Boost

Start/stop tech, cylinder deactivation and more high strength steel are three things you wont see. I wrote Ford and they sent me a email saying that these three techs for right now are too expensive for them but will be incorporated in 2015-2020 updates of cars. Thats along time to wait for something that other manufactures are doing now. I want Ford to make it, probably more than most on this site but with that type of attitude how can they.