Since my Prius was totaled by a drunk driver, my company switched fleet companies from Toyota to Ford and they only get Hybrids only. Honestly I wish it was Fusion. I still can't get used to the C-Max funky shape, worse than the Prius styling - but the interior on the Ford is s much better. I have to say it is very nice and the seats are a 1000% improvement, the road and noise isolation is so quiet and solid. Just a few pics of my new ride. like my Prius, I drive it like I stole so that's why my MPG is low
congrats! thanks for the quick write up and pics, keep us informed as you pu some miles on it. interior looks comfy but i don't like that dash/center console! looks like your ready to take flight. where are the cupholders, etc.?
I don't like that dash or console at all. The shifter is so large and unwieldy. And am I reading that display properly? 26.6mpg?! I can't get that poor of mileage if I tried, and I too drive it like I stole it. The seats do look nicer though.
the seats are awesome i will say, the center display is still getting some use to - the quality of the screen is great and the dashboard display on those are cellphone quality. there's 2 center console cupholders, plus on each door panel with lots of space. the power liftgate is a cool feature, but i don't see myself using that "kick" feature much, only the remote to open.
I agree on the exterior styling, i've seen a few out on the road lately and just can't get used to the way it looks, like a tall focus, just doesn't do it for me. That said exterior styling is last on my list of important features in a car, if all the other boxes are ticked off, i could care less what it looks like. I do think the seats look comfy, dash looks a bit crowded/busy, that big clunky shifter takes up alot of space. Hopefully the mpg will improve, but being a company car, maybe thats one thing you don't have to worry about?
part of the perks with a take home car, cool thing is everything is paid for and all personal miles are included too.
I think it is a pretty good looking car though the cockpit looks a tad cramped. I agree with you about the Fusion - hubba hubba. I hope Ford sells a zillion of both and suspect people will get very good mileage once warm weather settles in for good. I love my C and am flat out astonished every time I take a short trip and get 66-70 MPG but there are so many cars and so little time that I find I have a wandering eye..... Look forward to your reports!
Interesting.... I'll be following this. My company car is @ 2y/46K which means that I still have about 8 years left before my beloved company illuminates the "change owner" light. I have to give Priuses a lot of cred for one thing.....even if you drive it like you stole it, you're still getting nearly 50-mpg! The interior? Well..... I'm no fan of the "freshly caught fish" look of the C max, and the Prius-like pricing leaves me a little disinterested too....but I'm always looking for objective real-world data that I can use if some cell phone queen or GPS jock turns one of my cars into a usta-car. Good Luck!!!
here's a few more pics - i have over 300 miles on it so far, not bad. the shifter is big compared to the prius obviously, but it's really comfortable i have to admit. this is a fun and useless little gadget also - it's moodlighting for the footwells, door pockets and handles inside. iirc it's 7 different colors. and of course having a "lead" foot i love my Escort 9500 ix with Live, works great with my iPhone 5 via bluetooth.
