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Friday, January 20, 2006

Forget the Mustang, check out the Reflex hybrid vehicle

How much cooler could the Reflex Diesel hybrid be, literally? The Reflex will use a solar powered roof to run fans that will keep the interior of the vehicle cool when parked in the sun. Additionally, solar panels in the headlights and taillights will help power the recharge the hybrid batteries.The Ford Shelby GT500 Mustang, I say so what? Why do you need all that power? Where can you use it?

Yet, Ford tries to build buzz with these kinds of vehicles.

Forget the muscle cars. I say that if Ford could start selling the Reflex hybrid vehicle, right now, at a competitive price, they would have their biggest seller in years.

"J Mays, Ford’s group vice president of design and chief creative officer, described the Ford Reflex concept as the latest exploration of the American small car. Interior seating includes two front seats and an innovative rear seat that can fit two children, one adult, or a baby within an attachable integrated baby seat." (more)

But that isn't really the impressive part. How about 0 to 60 in under 7 seconds while getting about 65 mpg? How? The Ford Reflex Diesel hybrid vehicle is powered by next generation lithium-ion batteries. Sure these new lithium-ion batteries will probably add to the performance of the Escape hybrid and the Mariner hybrid as well, but Ford needs some cool hybrid cars.

Tell me this wouldn't give the Toyota Prius hybrid a run for the money?

How much cooler could the Reflex Diesel hybrid be, literally? The Reflex will use a solar powered roof to run fans that will keep the interior of the vehicle cool when parked in the sun. Additionally, solar panels in the headlights and taillights will help recharge the hybrid batteries.

That's innovation and if Ford did more of that they wouldn't have to announce the lay-offs of thousands of employees next week.

Labels: clean diesel, Escape hybrid, Ford, Ford Escape hybrid, Hybrid Vehicles, Mariner hybrid, prius, toyota

posted by Dahcredyns at 11:56 AM

10 Comments:

Blogger el jefe said...

It could look a lot uglier and I'd still by it...

7:57 PM  
Blogger B said...

My reflex is to not race between stop lights and drive a pure electric car that gets infinity mpg. by using no gas. As a Ford stockholder I would prefer to buy it from Ford, but refuse to buy a gas or hydrogen powered vehicle. Phoenix Motorcars Inc. already has my purchase order.

10:32 PM  
Blogger blue_myriddn said...

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12:56 PM  
Blogger blue_myriddn said...

Body style is goofy in my opinion, looks like some weird blend of a Nissan 350z and a great big smiley face. I would much rather see the current Mustang body style made in to a hybrid

12:57 PM  
Blogger Dahcredyns said...

Fair enough blue.

Not the style I was focused on, however, more the substance. I'm just more excited about any new hybrid coming out of Ford than I am about a gas-guzzling mustang.

Nonetheless, a hybrid Mustang - I could support that. No problem.

1:14 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I don't do domestic. But a hybrid-diesel by FORD, count me in.

11:30 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Where can I buy this thing!?! How much does it normally run?

7:31 PM  
Blogger james said...

the reflex ... what a totally appropriate name ! a brainless response to external stimulis usaly resulting resulting in harm ... only when there is a powerplant that has a better power to weight raito and costs less to produce will gasoline no longer rule the road ... dream on flower children .... dream on ...

7:39 AM  
Blogger Dahcredyns said...

i don't necessarily disagree. so, we'll continue to choke on foreign oil produced gasoline until it completely destroys us, but at least its a cheap suicide.

8:29 AM  
Blogger redconvoy said...

Can you say Ford Probe? I knew you all could ;D

12:23 PM  

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