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Pushed from a dead stop, the five-door Ford eagerly chirps its tires
as it launches on a zero-to-60-mph run of just 8.2 seconds, according
to Motor Trend. That's almost two seconds quicker than the lumbering
Prius v and comparable to many non-hybrid small cars.
Yet the
C-Max outpaces the Toyota at the gas pump too. The Ford is rated at 47
miles per gallon for both city and highway driving. The Prius v
five-door, the model that Ford identifies as direct competition, is
rated at 44 mpg in the city and 40 mpg on the highway. During 260 miles
of testing the Ford, I averaged 37.5 mpg.
Ford's new Euro-styled hybrid is running circles around the Prius. Is Toyota resting on its laurels? Read more at the
LA Times.
