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Hybrid owners sue Ford over Fusion, C-Max mpg claims

Pennsylvania car owners are suing Ford Motor Co., claiming that the 2013 Fusion hybrid and C-Max hybrid are not delivering on promised fuel-efficiency figures, according to a report from Bloomberg. Both hybrid models are advertised to return 47 mpg, but the owners say that number is inflated to seem more competitive among other midsize sedans, according to their court filing. The complaint says car owners who have submitted estimates to a fuel-economy tracking website averaged 38.5 mpg, a 10-mpg difference that can cost an additional $1,800 in fuel costs over five years, Bloomberg reports.

Autoweek America Adventure: The search begins

I sit in a darkened hotel room near the Oregon coast waters. The noise I hear sounds like a loud industrial air-conditioning unit in a marginal, national hotel chain. It could not be further from that: The constant thrum is the crashing of Pacific Ocean waves on the beach, no more than 200 yards outside the hotel room.

BMW releases videos 'outlining' 3 Series history

The BMW 3 Series has been a mainstay within the range for nearly 40 years, embodying the values and design direction of the German brand to become the perennial bestseller in markets worldwide. Over the course of the last four decades, the company has launched an all-new model fitted with advancements in not only mechanical componentry, but also design and safety, to coincide with the needs and desires of customers at the time. The compact executive class car, available in no less than five different body styles at one point, is still considered the benchmark in many design studios, not to mention those thriving to replicate its dynamic driving attributes.