Given a free hand in the design, his team developed a continuouslyvariabletransmission system that allows the petrol engine and electric motor to work separately or in tandem.
The vibe in the Fusion Hybrid is one of abiding integration: the subtle slurring of ratios in the continuouslyvariabletransmission, the share-the-load cooperation between electric and gas engine (2.0-liter, 141-hp Atkinson-cycle four-cylinder), a sort of light, transparent flickering of power sources.