TheWizard

Thank you... that certainly explains the use of that mileage. I figure that by the time I travelled that far, any accident would likely have been cleared up... but a construction zone would probably still be there. :D

1. I have heard that there is a limitation in the bluetooth protocol that won't transfer pauses. So it can work fine from your handset but not through Sync. On the other hand, I've also heard of people getting it to work so I suspect it may be a software version problem. The common characters used to insert a pause in a phone number are ',' 'P' or '*'. Try each of them and see if you can get one to work (the comma is a semi-universal 2-second pause from way back in the days of 300 baud modems). 3. If you have a current subscription to Sirius Travel Link (or the free trial period), you will get traffic alerts but only when you actually have a programmed route running in the navigation. I too got used to the Garmin system (imbedded in a Kenwood head unit) giving traffic alerts for the current road without requiring a route programmed... I didn't need routing to get to and from work but it would alert me to accidents anyway. One thing that was a bit annoying was the way it would warn me as I passed an accident that there was an "accident in 24,901 miles". I guess that's the circumference of the Earth?

That could very well be the case... I haven't been following the 3.5L much lately but it certainly seems reasonable that the '11+ model would have that kind of engine mapping.

Just a couple of clarifications... - octane rating has nothing to do with how much energy (BTUs) is available, all grades of pure gasoline have exactly the same energy content. Likewise, all grades of E10 have exactly the same energy content although E10 has measurably less energy than pure gas (about 3.5%). You will get both more power and better mileage using pure gas than any ethanol mix. - the only difference between grades of gas with different octane ratings is the resistance to pre-ignition and detonation (engine knock). In unbranded gas (Hess, RaceTrac, Circle K, etc.), there is no other difference and there is absolutely no reason to buy a higher octane grade than your engine is designed for. Branded gas (Shell, Exxon, BP, etc.) often has more additives in their "premium" grade than in their other gas. It will produce no more power or mileage (unless your engine is designed for it) but it might keep the fuel system a little cleaner. - higher octane by itself will not produce more power. However, higher octane is more resistant to engine knock so using it allows some engine designs to increase their ignition timing advance thus producing more power. All modern engines have knock sensors that allow them to adjust timing based on measured engine knock. Most are designed only to retard the timing to protect the engine if a lower than expected octane fuel is used. Some, like a few Ford engines, are designed to increase the ignition timing to take advantage of higher octane fuel. The EcoBoost engine has this adaptive timing. The 3.5L V6 does not. Whether the 3.7L has it is debatable - Ford does not say it does but dyno tests on Mustangs with that engine show a few horsepower gain using 93 octane compared with using 87 octane. Even so, the difference is not enough to justify the extra cost - 30 cents per gallon (about 8 percent) higher cost to get about 2.2% more horsepower... not enough to even feel on the seat-of-the-pants dyno.

It's been my experience that many Ford products have a tendency to underestimate the mileage in the dash display. For example, my 11 Mustang consistently gets 1.5 mpg better mileage manually calculated than is shown in the dash display. My friend with a new Fusion has experienced a similar discrepancy with his mileage display.