Ford said on Monday that it was recalling about 56, 000 of the new models after it found that the rear liftgate glass could shatter or detach.

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The new C-MAX Energi also has 60 more horsepower than the Prius plug-in hybrid considering full battery power, along with class-exclusive technologies such as hands-free liftgate and active park assist for easier parallel parking.

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All of the middle seven features are almost exclusively electronic, using radar for crash avoidance, electronic sensors for tire filling and the hands-free liftgate, and conventional phone handset electronics for most of the other features.

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