The Jalopnik guys just managed to get 43.8 MPG in the new 2010 Ford Fusion hybrid. Nice work Ford! That’s significantly better mileage than the Camry hybrid. I had a 2008 Fusion V6 rental car down in California last month and though it was great. And Mr. Angry is another big fan of the Fusion. I think Ford might have a hit on their hands when this new hybrid hits the showrooms early next year.

Ok, so for the past week now people have been asking me for a description and/or some insight into what went wrong with our 1969 Dodge Daytona replica on this years Bullrun from Calgary to Phoenix. Well, let me start by saying A LOT went wrong. We had planned to have a grand ole’ time on this years Bullrun, and we did–we just hit a few snags along way.

If you haven’t already, read Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 here. And now for Part 4:

Sunday, June 22nd
With Fusion now rolling with the pack we left Big Sky and headed through Yellowstone National Park on our way to Aspen, Colorado. Yellowstone was beautiful, but cruising at 30 mph was simply killing us. All we wanted to do was cruise. Pete had now ditched the Fusion for the comfort of CLS 55 AMG, so cruising now was John Coyle and Gabe Rinaldi. Gabe is one hell of a navigator and John is one hell of a photographer and writer. This was the time for the Fusion to shine. We were now in Wyoming. There were no cops, no trees, no humans of any kind so we decided to wring out the little Ford. For 47 minutes straight the Fusion was pinned at 111 mph with the A/C on getting 25mpg. John, Gabe and I all sat there astonished. We made one fuel stop, saw no other Bullrunners and came in… are you ready… 6th place for the day! IN A RENTED FORD FUSION!! CAN I GET A BOOYA!!!

Ford people, if you are reading this contact me immediately because I don’t think you know how good this little car is. Seriously, we should talk about perhaps producing some Ford Fusion "MR. ANGRY" editions. I LOVE THIS CAR!

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I just got off the phone with John, who is rolling with Mr. Angry in a rented Ford Fusion. You didn’t think Mike would let a wheel failure keep him out of Bullrun, did ya? Yesterday they hammered 730 miles from Big Sky, Montana to Aspen, Colorado with the rental car pegged at the 111 mph limiter. They averaged 25 mpg and got 6th for the day. Right now they are racing toward Miller Motorsports Park in Utah. Meanwhile, Richard Rawlings and his Caprice are out with a fuel pump issue. Stay tuned for more from John when he gets connectivity.