The terms “hybrid” and “fun-to-drive” rarely find themselves in the same sentence, but Ford engineers did it by listening to customers and delivering a new type of environmentally friendly driving experience.
A truly affordable diesel has not made Ward’s 10 Best Engines list since the VW Passat TDI in 1997.
The new ’09 version can cruise in fuel-saving 4-cyl. mode up to 70 mph and as much as 40% of the time, both major improvements over the ’08 Hemi.