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[Ford's] more compact and...smaller pack leaves room for a 13.5-gallon gas tank (versus 11.9-gallon in the Prius V) and a 570-mile driving range without refueling.
As in other Ford eco cars, a creeping-vine indicator tells at a glance how green you’re behaving.
If you drive it with the A/C blasting, radio blaring, and the occasional jackrabbit start from a stoplight, you'll easily see 35-plus mpg.
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[Ford's] more compact and...smaller pack leaves room for a 13.5-gallon gas tank (versus 11.9-gallon in the Prius V) and a 570-mile driving range without refueling.
Popular Mechanics
As in other Ford eco cars, a creeping-vine indicator tells at a glance how green you’re behaving.
Car and Driver
If you drive it with the A/C blasting, radio blaring, and the occasional jackrabbit start from a stoplight, you'll easily see 35-plus mpg.
Motor Trend
The EPA gives the 2013 Ford C-Max Hybrid a 47-mpg rating on all three of its measurements: city, highway, and combined gas mileage.
We haven't yet had much chance to test the real-world fuel efficiency of the C-Max Hybrid, but that 47 mpg combined is just 3 mpg lower than the smaller Prius Liftback, and 5 mpg higher than the Prius V wagon.
In a mix of city stop-and-go and freeway driving, we saw figures of 37 mpg over a total distance of about 50 miles, including quite a lot of energetic mountain driving. On a shorter and more urban 20-mile route, we logged 44 mpg.
Ford proudly promotes the C-Max Hybrid as having a total range of 570 miles, higher than that of any Prius at the EPA-rated mileage. We think any family using the C-Max is likely to require rest stops well before achieving that distance, but reducing gasoline stops is always a good thing.
Conclusion
The 2013 Ford C-Max Hybrid is EPA-rated at 47 mpg combined, making it the second most fuel-efficient car sold in the U.S. without a plug.
