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I think somebody did try to reconfigure a US car in Europe but it may be a waste of time as Ford do not support OTA updates in all countries

French motorways make it easy

On a 4 hour motorway journey the car is a perfectly economical GT hence why I use it as a daily. I am not 'worried' about fuel economy just happy with what it does at 80mph on the cruise control. We cannot get the Ecoboost anyway.

You guys need to try harder! No economy run either as the average speed is 68mph and it got even better later.

The mpg doesn't really settle down until 5k miles or more when the engine is fully bedded in. My S550 would manage 34 mpg (imperial) on a motorway run with cruise control at 80mph, but was much less than this in the first 5k miles. Same run in my S650 is currently 29mpg and still improving at 5k...

Not really a surprise considering ICE and EV cars are mostly the same except for the motive power. Cars are scrapped for many reasons most of which have nothing to do with the engine or electric motor / battery

No need to drive so slow in the Mercedes CLA with a range of 500 miles at normal speeds. Not sure why it is 'amusing' - bizarre comment about a technical result. Do you find it amusing when your kettle boils in 2 minutes?

You do know that they are neither UK brands or made in the UK?

Oil change / service if the IOLM doesn't trigger first. All Ford cars in the UK except Mustang.

There is no discussion - you are just rambling to yourself making things up as you go along. The world doesn't need you to redefine anything it is just fine with what we have.

Not sure the point you are trying to make - the definition is well understood and has been for 30 years. Not sure why you are trying to change it or are you just arguing with yourself now?

Not what the dictionary says a car with a petrol engine and an electric motor, each of which can propel it. noun: hybrid car A hybrid vehicle is one that uses two or more distinct types of power, such as submarines that use diesel when surfaced and batteries when submerged.

Great, just shows in most cases the engine isn't the reason a car is scrapped whatever the format. Same here in the UK where engine 'wear' is rarely a cause for failure these days, far more likely an ancillary failure or something unrelated to the engine at all.

By definition hybrid means dual powered - not sure what point you are trying to make? They run with a mixture of ICE and electric power pretty much all of the time, I know this because I drive one on occasions and it shows the power split being used, it is very rarely ICE only. Both of those...

Ford say 18k or 2 years on most of their cars now, used to be 12.5k or 12 months. I have driven plenty of cars with those oil change intervals with no problems whatsoever at high mileages (100k plus)

Why - they probably do long drives every day at reasonable speeds so much less damage to the oil, they are exactly the people to go to 10k miles. Otherwise they will be changing their oil 5 times a year at 3k intervals for 15k miles. Nobody in their right mind will be doing that.

It isn't 'prolonging' a change it is changing when Ford say. Clearly some people on here never actually drive their cars or they would be changing the oil every 2 or 3 months. We don't live in the 1970's any more.

I also DD and my oil and the IOLM says my oil is 29% life left at 6k miles. I will change at 10k miles or 1 year as Ford say. I am not messing around changing my oil every 3k miles on a DD.

Yes. 2023 cars and before used GR3Z11002A, post 2024 cars use PR3Z11002A (or B) depending on engine. Coincided with the Gen 4 Coyote which was designed for S/S from the outset (but not fitted on Job 1 cars in the US)

Ricardo congratulates McLaren on the reveal of the new W1 supercar McLaren road cars are not the same as the F1 team. Engines are made in the UK by Ricardo. I made that very clear.