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Ah, I have an old hydrostatic Cub Cadet daily driver. Nice. 1st I've heard L gear described like that.

Jatco?! OP, where did your info come from? Where does this misinformation keep coming from?! Many, many places have called B.S. on it. The HF45 (and HF35) are made by FoMoCo. Older gen eCVTs were made by Aisin. Jatco was never involved.

Think about that ... this is like riding a bike. My body can power my bike at 20mph and will use less calories than at 10mph?! I can ride my fat ass around faster and burn LESS energy?! This sounds like old Infomercial's promises during late night TV!! "Because the Shift-o-Matic gearing on...

That L gear has been brought up by Escape & Fusion Hybrid owners. They say the affect on driving in L feels like harder braking. The owner's manual says it's meant for engine braking but owners say this "braking" happens even without the ICE running. My guess is: L gear adjusts the...

Yup. I owned the 2nd Gen Hybrid Escape (transaxel was made outside Ford at the time). You felt no shifting. There's pros & cons. Pro: no Overdrive to turn on/off. Con: no 2nd gear to shift into for crawling out of slippery snow. Supposedly the new drive modes (Tow/Haul & Snow) will help...

"They" = the EPA's dyno lab. They aren't driving at all but punch some computer calculations together based on sensors. And then folks say "That ain't real world; I can get better MPG." No you cannot get better MPG. The EPA synthetic test is 60mph max. Everyone drives insanely fast...

Where did the OP get the word "reservation"? Reporters during the call said Jim used the word "order" not "reservation". Reservations were lead gen, at least that's what my sales & marketing coworkers would call it. Sure it looked like a Build & Order website from the customer's end but...

"Real" truck folks will say everyone here is wrong because "real" trucks get 4x4 with locking, not this AWD or FWD.

I registered & was about to buy tickets ... but then read that. Locked?! whomp whomp