Gallery: Focus ECONetic: Ford Gives a Sneak Peek of Europe’s
Most Fuel-...  New Ford Focus ECOnetic, Europe's Most Fuel
Efficient Compact Car  Ford has unveiled the new Ford Focus
ECONetic compact car ahead of its debut at the Amsterdam Motor
Show next week. This compact car’s claim to fame is its
efficiency: at 80 miles per gallon, the ECONetic has the best
fuel mileage of any compact car available in Europe. Ford also
expects the car to be certified at a low 95 g/km of CO2
emissions. How did they achieve such high mileage with a
traditional engine?  To reach 80 mpg, Ford used a combination of
a turbo-charged diesel engine with a new injection system,
aerodynamic body design, low-resistance tires, and technologies
such as Ford’s Auto-Start-Stop, Eco Mode, and Smart Regenerative
Charging to glean every ounce of efficiency they could from the
little car.  The ECONetic will be available in 2012 in four-door
and wagon styles.  + Ford   or your inhabitat account below
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