Ford Fiesta ECOnetic – The 65 mpg Ford the U.S. Won’t Get
Posted by Admin on September 9, 2008
Meet the Ford Fiesta ECOnetic, it gets an astonishing 65 mpg, but the carmaker can’t afford to sell it in the U.S. What’s that? If ever there was a car made for today, this would be it. The ECOnetic is a sporty subcompact that seats 5, has a navigation system, and gets a whopping 65 miles to the gallon. Oh yes, and the car is made by Ford Motor Company, the company known mainly for portly gas hogs.
Ford’s 2009 Fiesta ECOnetic will go on sale in November 2008. But here’s the problem. This beauty, even with the car’s potential to change Ford’s image to help it compete with Toyota and Honda in Ford’s home market, will only be sold in Europe.
“We know it’s an awesome vehicle,” says Ford America President Mark Fields. “But there are business reasons why we can’t sell it in the U.S.” The main one: The Fiesta ECOnetic runs on diesel.
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