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08-27-2012, 11:38 AM
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No One Ever Said Dethroning A Prius Would Be Easy
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It's generally not polite to start a story about a new Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/) by referencing a very popular Toyota (http://www.autoblog.com/toyota/), but we're going to make an exception this time.
With fuel prices continuing to creep upwards, sales of advanced-powertrain vehicles are booming (in May of this year alone, nearly 46,000 units left showrooms (http://green.autoblog.com/2012/06/05/may-2012-alt-fuel-sales-led-by-prius-sales-jump-volt-gains/)). While some vehicles, like the Chevrolet Volt (http://www.autoblog.com/chevrolet/volt/) and Nissan Leaf (http://www.autoblog.com/nissan/leaf/), soldier forth with modest sales from month-to-month, Toyota's Prius family of vehicles (the standard Prius (http://www.autoblog.com/toyota/prius/), smaller Prius C (http://www.autoblog.com/toyota/prius+c/), larger Prius V (http://www.autoblog.com/toyota/prius+v/) and Prius Plug-In Hybrid (http://www.autoblog.com/toyota/prius+plug-in/)) consistently leads the sales race. Understandably, that places a big red target on their backs.
Aiming its scope, and bracketing wisely, Ford is introducing a slew of new advance-powertrain models over the next year. These include full hybrid, plug-in hybrid and all-electric vehicles. One of the first to arrive is the all-new C-Max Hybrid (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/c-max/), which has the Prius V aligned in its crosshairs, and not a single person carrying a Blue Oval business card is keeping it a secret.
To determine whether or not the new Ford has the right stuff to challenge the Prius V, we put one through its paces in Southern California last week.Continue reading 2013 Ford C-Max Hybrid [w/video] (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/08/27/2013-ford-c-max-hybrid-first-drive-review-video/)
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No One Ever Said Dethroning A Prius Would Be Easy
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It's generally not polite to start a story about a new Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/) by referencing a very popular Toyota (http://www.autoblog.com/toyota/), but we're going to make an exception this time.
With fuel prices continuing to creep upwards, sales of advanced-powertrain vehicles are booming (in May of this year alone, nearly 46,000 units left showrooms (http://green.autoblog.com/2012/06/05/may-2012-alt-fuel-sales-led-by-prius-sales-jump-volt-gains/)). While some vehicles, like the Chevrolet Volt (http://www.autoblog.com/chevrolet/volt/) and Nissan Leaf (http://www.autoblog.com/nissan/leaf/), soldier forth with modest sales from month-to-month, Toyota's Prius family of vehicles (the standard Prius (http://www.autoblog.com/toyota/prius/), smaller Prius C (http://www.autoblog.com/toyota/prius+c/), larger Prius V (http://www.autoblog.com/toyota/prius+v/) and Prius Plug-In Hybrid (http://www.autoblog.com/toyota/prius+plug-in/)) consistently leads the sales race. Understandably, that places a big red target on their backs.
Aiming its scope, and bracketing wisely, Ford is introducing a slew of new advance-powertrain models over the next year. These include full hybrid, plug-in hybrid and all-electric vehicles. One of the first to arrive is the all-new C-Max Hybrid (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/c-max/), which has the Prius V aligned in its crosshairs, and not a single person carrying a Blue Oval business card is keeping it a secret.
To determine whether or not the new Ford has the right stuff to challenge the Prius V, we put one through its paces in Southern California last week.Continue reading 2013 Ford C-Max Hybrid [w/video] (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/08/27/2013-ford-c-max-hybrid-first-drive-review-video/)
2013 Ford C-Max Hybrid [w/video] (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/08/27/2013-ford-c-max-hybrid-first-drive-review-video/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Mon, 27 Aug 2012 11:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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