Genk, which makes the Mondeo mid-sized car, Galaxy minivan and S-max wagon, will shut by the end of 2014, Ford announced Wednesday.

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While it's a larger car than the C-MAX Energi, it weighs about the same and features pretty much the same plug-in hybrid powertrain with 195 net horsepower and three EV driving modes.

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As soon as I touch the brake pedal -- better late than never -- the car's brake-assist tugs them on at max effort.

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Rowling appeared on the same day as Sienna Miller, the actress, and Max Mosely, a former car-racing administrator.

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In green car news, Ford's new 2013 C-MAX plug-in hybrid was rated the most fuel-efficient plug-in hybrid available in the US this week.

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But as an apartment dweller with nowhere to plug in a car, the only greener Ford option that would work for me is the C-Max Hybrid.

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The first TV ads for C-Max, this fall, focused on the fun and driveability of the car compared with that of Prius v.

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The car is notable both for its four motors (a pair at each axle integrated with max-efficiency gears to drive all four wheels at the same time) and its prowress: 526 horsepower and 649 pound-feet of torque, with a 0-60 mph time of 4 seconds.

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