- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) awards the all-new 2013 Ford Fusion Energi a five-star Overall Vehicle Score in its New Car Assessment Program (NCAP)
- 2013 Ford Fusion was also named Top Safety Pick+ by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the highest recommendation the organization has for vehicle safety
- In addition to top safety marks, Fusion Energi also achieves EPA-rated fuel economy of 100 MPGe combined, including 108 MPGe city/92 MPGe highway
DEARBORN, Mich., May 20, 2013 – The 2013 Ford Fusion Energi
has earned the highest possible “five-star” Overall Vehicle Score from
the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The
five-star rating is the U.S. Government’s highest-possible safety rating
and is determined only after severe testing procedures as part of
NHTSA’s New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), which combines vehicle
performance in frontal and side-impact crash tests and resistance to
rollover.
The Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid joins the Ford Fusion and the Ford
Fusion Hybrid which already received five-star safety ratings. NHTSA
has elected to test plug-in vehicles separately from vehicles powered by
gasoline internal combustion engines as the market share of electrified
vehicles is increasing. April marked Ford’s best hybrid sales month
ever with Ford’s EV market share hitting an all-time high of 18 percent,
up from 3 percent last April.
“The Fusion Energi combines the highest possible safety ratings
from NHTSA and great fuel economy, two things we know customers are
looking for in their vehicles,” said Steve Kenner, Global Director of
the Ford Automotive Safety Office. “Our strategy is to provide our
customers with a range of powertrain options in our vehicles, while
still leading in fuel economy in every segment that we compete.”
The Fusion Energi gets an EPA fuel economy rating of 108 MPGe, which is five MPGe better than the Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid.
The NHTSA five-star rating for the Fusion Energi comes in addition
to the 2013 Fusion being named a Top Safety Pick+ from the Insurance
Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) in December. The Top Safety Pick +
designation is the highest rating the organization has for vehicle
safety.
The Fusion Energi also features the Personal Safety System™ with
safety belt technologies and front impact airbags. The Personal Safety
System™ is a network of components that work together to tailor the
deployment of the front airbags during frontal collisions. Other driver
assist technologies available on the Fusion Energi include:
- Lane Keeping Assist
- Adaptive Cruise Control
- Rearview Camera
- Hill Start Assist
- Electronic Parking Brake
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