Fusion Hybrid averages 81.5 MPG, sets world record with 1,445 miles on single tank of

[auto123.com]

WASHINGTON, April 28, 2009 - Drivers trained in mileage-maximizing techniques such as smooth acceleration and coasting to red lights were able to get an extraordinary 1,445.7 miles out of a single tank of gas during a fund-raising effort in Washington, D.C. that concluded today. They did it by averaging 81.5 miles per gallon in an off-the-showroom floor, non-modified 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid, the most fuel-efficient midsize car in North America - nearly doubling its U.S. certified mileage.
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That 85 mi/ US gal is 4.52 L /100 km, in case the authors want to use the fuel efficiency units that are the norm in Canada. So, the Fusion is considerably worse than the new Toyota Prius at 3.8 L /100 km.