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At the dealer we actually compared the Fusion and the MKZ side by side in and out. When we got inside and opened the Panoramic Moon Roof on the MKZ thee comparison was over. I had also looked at two studies for Hybrids that were done by Edmonds. One found only two Hybrids beat the MKZ in MPG and both of those are electric versions (one being the Fusion Energi). The other study looked at TCO against the non-hybrid versions over time and found the MKZ Hybrid is actually cheaper to own than the non-hybrid version. The Fusion Hybrid actually came in on the negative side of TCO as did most other popular Hybrids.
After we picked it up last night we went to dinner (11 miles in and around Richmond) and then 22 miles to the house (mostly I 95) and for that trip we got 41.7 MPG with 11 EV miles.
For towing the MKZ Hybrid at just under 3800 pounds is about 160 pounds heavier than the Fusion Hybrid but about 200 pounds lighter than the Fusion Energi. At that weight I don't have to clean out the wife's closet to stay under GCWR.
When I start playing around later today I'll check out the Engineering Test mode and see if it is there. No mention of it in the owner's manual.
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Dave
US Army (Ret)
2020 Entegra Accolade 37TS
2019 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trailhawk (Toad)
FMCA - F432054
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