Comments on: New Fiesta Gets 73 MPG, But Ford Says It's Not For The U.S. http://gas2.org/2008/09/09/new-fiesta-gets-73-mpg-but-ford-says-its-not-for-the-us/ What is the future of fuel? What's new? What's next? Since 2007, Gas 2 has covered a rapidly changing world coming to terms with its oil addiction. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:57:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Real Marketing Magic http://gas2.org/2008/09/09/new-fiesta-gets-73-mpg-but-ford-says-its-not-for-the-us/#comment-70593 Real Marketing Magic Tue, 25 Jan 2011 10:11:21 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=896#comment-70593 Diesels are better all around. It's amazing how late we are expecting this to change. We could have saved a lot of money by now. Diesels are better all around. It’s amazing how late we are expecting this to change. We could have saved a lot of money by now.

]]> By: Rich http://gas2.org/2008/09/09/new-fiesta-gets-73-mpg-but-ford-says-its-not-for-the-us/#comment-53644 Rich Sat, 20 Nov 2010 00:39:50 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=896#comment-53644 THis is lush. I'll probably get this for my first car now :) THis is lush. I’ll probably get this for my first car now :)

]]> By: India Looms As Global Manufacturing Cradle For Small Cars : Gas 2.0 http://gas2.org/2008/09/09/new-fiesta-gets-73-mpg-but-ford-says-its-not-for-the-us/#comment-5306 India Looms As Global Manufacturing Cradle For Small Cars : Gas 2.0 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:30:41 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=896#comment-5306 [...] now, with large companies such as Ford, Hyundai, Suzuki, Toyota, and GM claiming Indian manufacturing territory the game is changing. The [...] [...] now, with large companies such as Ford, Hyundai, Suzuki, Toyota, and GM claiming Indian manufacturing territory the game is changing. The [...]

]]> By: employee time management http://gas2.org/2008/09/09/new-fiesta-gets-73-mpg-but-ford-says-its-not-for-the-us/#comment-5305 employee time management Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:24:44 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=896#comment-5305 WTF? Winner of the 24hr Le Mans was a dieselBut not the Indianapolis 500 Call me when you do that WTF? Winner of the 24hr Le Mans was a dieselBut not the Indianapolis 500 Call me when you do that

]]> By: employee time management http://gas2.org/2008/09/09/new-fiesta-gets-73-mpg-but-ford-says-its-not-for-the-us/#comment-26807 employee time management Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:24:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=896#comment-26807 WTF? Winner of the 24hr Le Mans was a dieselBut not the Indianapolis 500 Call me when you do that WTF? Winner of the 24hr Le Mans was a dieselBut not the Indianapolis 500 Call me when you do that

]]> By: employee time management http://gas2.org/2008/09/09/new-fiesta-gets-73-mpg-but-ford-says-its-not-for-the-us/#comment-26808 employee time management Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:24:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=896#comment-26808 WTF? Winner of the 24hr Le Mans was a dieselBut not the Indianapolis 500 Call me when you do that WTF? Winner of the 24hr Le Mans was a dieselBut not the Indianapolis 500 Call me when you do that

]]> By: Basisrente http://gas2.org/2008/09/09/new-fiesta-gets-73-mpg-but-ford-says-its-not-for-the-us/#comment-5304 Basisrente Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:56:35 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=896#comment-5304 Saw this car at the ford dealer in my city. Saw this car at the ford dealer in my city.

]]> By: Basisrente http://gas2.org/2008/09/09/new-fiesta-gets-73-mpg-but-ford-says-its-not-for-the-us/#comment-26805 Basisrente Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:56:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=896#comment-26805 Saw this car at the ford dealer in my city. Saw this car at the ford dealer in my city.

]]> By: Basisrente http://gas2.org/2008/09/09/new-fiesta-gets-73-mpg-but-ford-says-its-not-for-the-us/#comment-26806 Basisrente Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:56:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=896#comment-26806 Saw this car at the ford dealer in my city. Saw this car at the ford dealer in my city.

]]> By: BradStone http://gas2.org/2008/09/09/new-fiesta-gets-73-mpg-but-ford-says-its-not-for-the-us/#comment-5303 BradStone Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:58:23 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=896#comment-5303 A few facts not cited by the author: 1) B cars are low profit and any increase in cost to 'specialize' them devastates what little profit they may have made. 2) The Japanese are building their small cars and diesels in Asia, where they enjoy a very nice exchange rate with the US. Bringing this car from Europe would increase the cost from 30% (Euro) to 50% (Pound). And you see that when you look at the premium you pay for a German car. 3) IT'S NOT 65MPG. Not in this country. I'm amazed at how many writers miss the basics here. 65MPG is in Imperial Gallons, which are 20% larger than US Gallons. Furthermore, this is all dependent on how the care is driven during the MPG testing, and it's vastly different in Europe, always yielding a higher MPG due to the nature of their cities / geography requiring a different driving style. A few facts not cited by the author:

1) B cars are low profit and any increase in cost to ‘specialize’ them devastates what little profit they may have made.

2) The Japanese are building their small cars and diesels in Asia, where they enjoy a very nice exchange rate with the US. Bringing this car from Europe would increase the cost from 30% (Euro) to 50% (Pound). And you see that when you look at the premium you pay for a German car.

3) IT’S NOT 65MPG. Not in this country. I’m amazed at how many writers miss the basics here. 65MPG is in Imperial Gallons, which are 20% larger than US Gallons. Furthermore, this is all dependent on how the care is driven during the MPG testing, and it’s vastly different in Europe, always yielding a higher MPG due to the nature of their cities / geography requiring a different driving style.

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