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Ford Maverick - the first 4x4 off-roader to really step on the (natural) gas

Arlesheim/Wallisellen - Strictly speaking one of the few, genuine
world premieres at this year's Geneva International Motor Show is
being displayed on gasmobil/GVM and Rinspeed's Stand 4131 in Hall 4:
this is the Ford Maverick 2.3i XLT, the first SUV that is also able
to use natural gas as a fuel. The conversion will be carried out at
the customer's request by the Swiss Ford Garage Wehntal in Sünikon
(ZH) on behalf of the manufacturer. This sees the start of a new era
in the key light 4x4 vehicle segment and so enables the President of
the company, William Clay Ford Jr., to come a major step closer to
achieving his global objective of building the world's most
envi-ronmentally- friendly vehicles.
Externally, the only difference in the five-seater is the special
paint finish for the Geneva Motor Show plus the eye-catching natural
gas beech leaf logos on the sides. The vehicle has the same equipment
as the standard models. The interior is finished in ebony black. By
contrast, the picture on the underside of the vehicle and in the
deep boot is totally different. This is where the tanks are installed
for the natural gas which is transported through pipes underneath the
vehicle to the engine at the front. It can be driven using natural
gas or petrol as required.
The four-cylinder engine 16 valve engine with 2.3 litre cubic
capacity delivers a maximum 135 bhp (petrol driven engine 150 bhp)
with the maximum torque being reached at 180 Nm (petrol driven engine
200 Nm). The maximum speed for both fuel types is 171 km/h. When run
purely on natural gas the Ford Maverick has a range of approx. 270
kilometres, with petrol 600 kilometres, giving a total operating
radius of 870 kilometres. Acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h: natural
gas approx. 12 seconds, petrol 11 seconds. The average fuel
consumption is 11 litres per 100 km. When powered by natural gas the
SUV reduces environmental pollution. The CO2 emission levels are a
good 15% lower by direct comparison with petrol and make a further
contribution towards the country's CO2 overall emissions target.
For Switzerland the Ford Maverick is one of the most important
vehicles at the Motor Show. Up to now no other manufacturer has been
bold enough to combine a 4x4 vehicle with natural gas as a fuel. If
you take into account the marked reduction in running costs and the
versatility of an SUV, in the 4x4 segment the Ford Maverick is a
vehicle that makes alternative automobile history.

Contact:

Kurt Schmidlin, Executive Management
Untertalweg 32, P.O. Box 360
CH-4144 Arlesheim
Tel. +41/61/706'33'33
E-Mail: kurt.schmidlin@gvm-ag.ch
Internet: http://www.gvm-ag.ch
http://www.erdgasfahren.ch