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Hi all, I'm new to the forum. I bought a 2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid 6 days ago. First of all, I filled the tank for the first time today. It had 22 miles to empty, so I figured it would need about 13.5 gallons, since it's a 14 gallon tank right? The gas pump wouldn't let me put more than 10 gallons in. Is it a 10 gallon tank or 14? After I put the gas in the fuel gauge showed that the tank was full to the brim. It showed 466 miles to empty. Is that average? Second of all, I drove 111 miles of highway tonight and the car said I was doing 40mpg average, however the fuel gauge went from full to half empty. (I did not reset the mpg average before the 111 mile drive, but it read 43 mpg avg beforehand). Anyway at the beginning of my drive it said 441 to empty, when I arrived it was 293 to empty. That's 148 miles of fuel for a 111 mile drive. Why can I only put 10 gallons in my car? Why does it show 40mpg average when it appears that I used 7 gallons (half a tank) for 111 miles? Am I missing something?

Just saw this article about us Fusion folks getting included together in a single lawsuit: http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1082616_ford-c-max-fusion-hybrid-gas-mileage-lawsuits-combined

So I bought a new 2013 fusion hybrid se yesterday with 55 miles on it I drove it today and averaged 37 mpg driving perfectly (not over 65 on highway,100 brake scores, etc.) The weird thing is that for a total distance of 100 miles, half a tank of gas is gone. Which really just makes no sense to me. I am wondering if there's something wrong with it, or if it's just breaking in. Any help with this would be appreciated, before I go get my 6.0l 2500 Sierra with better fuel economy...

Please post your 1 year fuel history if you have one. It might be interesting if any conclusions can be drawn. One thing I'm concluding from my history is that what I thought was better gas mileage due to getting past my break in miles and finally learning how to drive a hybrid to maximize fuel efficiency, was nothing more than seasonal temperature changes. I'm not complaining though. 40 MPG average for the year is not 47, but it's darn better than the 24 MPG I was getting in my Jetta for the previous 10 years.

What year is your Fusion Hybrid and how miles do you have on it? What's the best mileage that you have ever achieved?