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The
Ford Shelby GT500 Mustang, I say so what? Why do you need
all that power? Where can you use it?
Yet, Ford tries to build buzz with these kinds of
vehicles.
Forget the muscle cars. I say that if Ford could start
selling the Reflex hybrid vehicle, right now, at a
competitive price, they would have their biggest seller in
years.
"J Mays, Ford’s group vice president of design and
chief creative officer, described the Ford Reflex concept
as the latest exploration of the American small car.
Interior seating includes two front seats and an
innovative rear seat that can fit two children, one adult,
or a baby within an attachable integrated baby seat."
(more)
But that isn't really the impressive part. How about 0 to
60 in under 7 seconds while getting about 65 mpg? How? The
Ford Reflex Diesel hybrid vehicle is powered by next
generation lithium-ion batteries. Sure these new
lithium-ion batteries will probably add to the performance
of the Escape
hybrid and the Mariner
hybrid as well, but Ford needs some cool hybrid
cars.
Tell me this wouldn't give the Toyota
Prius hybrid a run for the money?
How much cooler could the Reflex Diesel hybrid be,
literally? The Reflex will use a solar powered roof to run
fans that will keep the interior of the vehicle cool when
parked in the sun. Additionally, solar panels in the
headlights and taillights will help recharge the hybrid
batteries.
That's innovation and if Ford did more of that they
wouldn't have to announce the lay-offs of thousands of
employees next week.
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It could look a lot uglier and I'd still by it...
My reflex is to not race between stop lights and drive a pure electric car that gets infinity mpg. by using no gas. As a Ford stockholder I would prefer to buy it from Ford, but refuse to buy a gas or hydrogen powered vehicle. Phoenix Motorcars Inc. already has my purchase order.
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Body style is goofy in my opinion, looks like some weird blend of a Nissan 350z and a great big smiley face. I would much rather see the current Mustang body style made in to a hybrid
Fair enough blue.
Not the style I was focused on, however, more the substance. I'm just more excited about any new hybrid coming out of Ford than I am about a gas-guzzling mustang.
Nonetheless, a hybrid Mustang - I could support that. No problem.