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Originally Posted by wdb
Carp about modern vehicle weights all you like; they weigh what they weigh, and trimming 700 lbs. (seven hundred pounds!) is a significant accomplishment. Ford deserves praise for this move, not derision because the F150 is not a Lotus Elise.
Look at it this way. By shedding 700 lbs. from the best selling vehicle in the US -- not to mention offering 2 (two!) engines specifically targeting fuel economy -- Ford will be causing millions of gallons less fuel to be burned. That's a good thing no matter how you cut it.
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Wise words. Funnny how we rave about gen 1 Insights but heap it on Ford (both AL bodies).
I drove my Fiesta today. 50 miles on a gallon of gas, 50 degrees outside 60 MPH average. I used to hate Ford with a passion, now I think, after 4 decades, they are the only US manufacturer who saw it coming and prepared themselves to avoid govt money. I think their cars are world class, the Fiesta was #1 in England.
They have my support.
regards
Mech