Ford's 65MPG Due In November, But Not In the US

computermesh writes "Ford has a vehicle that gets 65MPG and will not be released in the US. Why? Because they can not afford to! 'Ford's 2009 Fiesta ECOnetic goes on sale in November. But here's the catch: Despite the car's potential to transform Ford's image and help it compete with Toyota Motor (TM) and Honda Motor (HMC) in its home market, the company will sell the little fuel sipper only in Europe. "We know it's an awesome vehicle," says Ford America President Mark Fields. "But there are business reasons why we can't sell it in the U.S." The main one: The Fiesta ECOnetic runs on diesel.'"

Comments

Re:Truth

[Gat0r30y]

Ford sells cars? Wow, I need to pay more attention.

Re:Truth

[Shark]

but hey, what's 3000 kilometres....

14912.87 furlong

Re:That's your excuse??

[GyroLC]

Yes, rednecks as opposed to idiots.

Re:Does that mean it can run on BIOdiesel?

[Duhavid]

The first rule of TDI Club is that you do not speak of TDI Club.

Re:Does that mean it can run on BIOdiesel?

[ozmanjusri]

This was posted to the wrong thread.

You're in the wrong lane again?

Geez, some people never learn.

Re:Does that mean it can run on BIOdiesel?

[somersault]

You mean you don't torque about it? Har de har har!

You dirty planet killer

[spun]

Are you aware of the environmental destruction caused by rubber harvesting for bike tires? Where does the grease for your gears come from? Planet rapist.

I walk to work in shoes made from my own toenail clippings, wearing a breathing mask to filter out microbes so my immune system doesn't kill them, brushing bugs out of the way with a broom made from my own hair.