2016 Ford Fusion Energi consumer reviews

Car is very comfortable, the ride is smooth. With the plug in, can get to work and back without using gas!! The truck is small because of the battery, but actually is high so we still use it for travelling.

This is the fanciest car I have ever owned. I mainly wanted remote start and heated seats. I have so much more that I love it.

Make this car your own!! This car is a fantastic car for both newly licensed teenagers, as well as older folks like me :) The leather, lumbar support, air cooling & heated seats, and sunroof (among many great features) make long trips very comfortable. I love the perk of the heated steering wheel in the winter. I especially like the gas mileage I get, especially when I remember to plug it in at night. But no worries, if you don't charge it, it still gets excellent gas mileage~40 mpg. Overall, this has been an excellent car for my family!

The EV battery gives me my first 20 electric miles each day. The ECO changes seamlessly between battery and engine. The interior is spacious for both driver and passenger, (I'm 6'8" 260). The SYNC is awesome. I'm hands free and it's very easy to operate. I'm not happy with the limited truck space, but it is a small sacrifice to pay for all the other benefits.

Being a Smog Technician I sit in all sorts of cars, and this car really surprises me..... not only is the interior very comfortable and adjustable, but the look of the car as a whole and the performance and handling is more than i expected from a hybrid. on top of comfort, it is saving me a lot of money on gas, i charge it at work, and it gets me home solely on the batteries and half the way back to work. all around i am impressed with this vehicle

Great car ford finally did something right perfect for the value. I would This vehicle for anybody looking to get a good hybrid/battery car. Overall I love it!!

I love all the options and my heated seats definitely needed for this winter. Handles the snow great! Love the style of the interior very nice car

This car was purchased used as a high mileage one owner lease return (Titanium trim level) on December 27th, 2018. It had slightly over 159000 miles on it when it was driven off the dealership lot. Nothing is under warranty anymore, so this is really where the rubber meets the road in terms of long-term reliability. It has been on long highway trips and back country roads at high speed, in sleet, snow, and very cold temperatures, so the gas engine has been used a lot. It has a 2L inline 4 with the electronic variable valve timing Atkinson cycle setup with the direct injection system that many modern cars have. The engine is connected to the wheels and dual three phase synchronous electric motor/generators with a single planetary gearset, and the differential speed between the two motors gives the engine variable speed at a fixed RPM to stay in the power band on gasoline burning mode, so it is not a normal, belt-driven CVT. This is a very good thing! It has all of the benefits of a CVT, with none of the drawbacks. It is very nice going up hills, because it doesn't keep hunting for gears. Also, going down hill and stopped at red lights, it does the usual hybrid "start/stop engine" thing. One of the motors acts as the starter, so no 12V starter to wear out. Full-time electric mode is only available when you charge it, and it pops up a different battery icon on the dash than you see in gas mode. In Minnesota winter, with the AC off and the seat heater on, and gentle driving, this particular model still delivers close to its factory rated electric range. In gasoline mode, with normal driving and all of the heat on, it is getting an average of 36mpg. Another important thing is the regenerative brakes. In normal mode they barely do anything. To activate them fully, you need to move the gear selector back to the "L" position. In terms of snowy/icy road handling, it is a large, heavy car, and the regular brakes are incredibly grabby, but the ABS and traction control are very good at keeping the car from sliding too much, even with all season tires. In terms of actual, real world reliability, here is a list of everything that has gone wrong with it so far: The engine sounds slightly rough, especially on cold days (no smoke visible from exhaust), Check engine light came on for one of the O2 sensors (possible cause of first issue), Rubber boot on left CV joint wore out, There was a shuddering noise during regenerate braking during a cold (-19F) morning which went away after it was shifted back into drive and into "L" again, The 3V coin cell battery in the key fob wore out and was replaced, The passenger side front lamp that comes on when you shut the car off and lock it stopped working, The passenger side fog light bezel came off, The drivers side under-mirror light flickers slightly, The rear parking sensor system displayed an error which went away by turning it off and back on again. Other than what is on this list, everything else on the car functions as intended from the factory.

Save money on gas! Buying this car has proven to be a great benefit if you are looking for MPG. The car is a perfect size for getting around town and has a smooth ride.

Car being the Energi has a lot of internal bells and whistles and luxury built in, and if you do plug it in constantly it's a green car worthy of driving. But there is the trade off. The cost to charge is not that much less than gas and with gas you double the trunk. With solar or updated batteries that would get you more than 20 miles this would be a game changer. But one has to calculate what you want if your sole consideration is money or being green. Going hybrid might have been better....more trunk and not that much of a hit in gas. That said I like the tech on the car and with wind playing so much of the source of electricity where I am....I feel I am doing my part to help the environment.