Ford giving 77,000 hybrids software upgrade for better mileage

Ever since their launch, the Ford C-Max and Ford Fusion Hybrid have garnered strong reviews for style and driving dynamics — along with a chorus of complaints that neither vehicle came close to their fuel economy ratings of 47 mpg. Despite lawsuits, unfavorable tests and an EPA investigation, Ford has said nothing was wrong with the cars — going so far as to suggest the vehicles were just so fun to drive that owners couldn't help but miss the fuel economy estimates.