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Ford Fusion Energi. Nascar Pace Car Aug 2013


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I did a little research on the Fusion Energi I recently bought and found photos and videos of it's glory days this summer as a Nascar pace car. I don't follow Nascar, but this is pretty cool!

 

Earlier this year my car paced the 2013 Quicken Loans 400 and Pure Michigan 400 at the Michigan International Speeday.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tv-llNpUZis

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2ylwoTu5bU

 

http://www.quickenloans.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/MIS-Pacecar.jpg

 

 

The vinyl wrap and strobe lights have been removed and the car is returned to a fuel-sipping, normal life although every once in a while I find small vinyl tidbits (white, light blue, or...tonight's dark blue) stuck in cracks, seams, and corners!

 

I never would have pictured a Fusion Energi as a pace car. I wonder if it did the pace lap in EV mode!

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I remember seeing an article in the Spring about the FFE pace car in Michigan and so I made a point of watching the beginning of the race, although I'm no longer much of a NASCAR fan. I was disappointed that they barely mentioned the make/model of the car, far less explained that it is a plugin hybrid. Or maybe I missed it. All I know is that the powers-that-be appear to have missed an opportunity to educate the public about hybrids and plugins. Why am I not surprised? 

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