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350HP?!?! Holy crap! I'm envious, but I couldn't afford to keep tires on the thing...... 
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It weighs like 4500 lbs, so it turns out it has around the same power/weight ratio as our old Volvo 850 Turbo wagon. A much less pronounced turbo note than that one, though.
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Well, this Ecoboost is the one intended to replace a V8, so the mileage is better than that would have, but it's still a 350HP engine with 350lb/ft of torque. So we get about 11/20. There is no V8 offered in the Flex.
I guess Chevy's version for saving fuel is their multi-displacement system (Dodge/Chrysler has a similar system) whereby it shuts down 4 cylinders under light load conditions - typically <55 mph on flat roads just cruising. With that our suburban get a similar 11/20 as well. My focus ST has 250 HP - too fun to resist. I just wish the boost gauge showed negative pressure in addition to positive. I'm really liking the whole Ford Ecoboost platform - all the vehicles I've rented with it performed really well and got pretty good gas mileage if you took it easy. ymmv - really 
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I'd prefer a combination of the two systems, really. But hey, it's a really nice car and it has the oomph when it needs it.
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Congrats, Ken! That's a nice looking ride!!
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Congrats, Ken! That's a nice looking ride!! He's going to chauffeur us all around at the Axiom get-together.
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Congrats, Ken! That's a nice looking ride!! He's going to chauffeur us all around at the Axiom get-together. Shotgun! Wait, it's not going to work unless Ken wears a little chauffeur hat
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Nice!!
Does it have AWD? The limited models are pretty sweet. How many miles on it?
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It's AWD. It's got a bit under 40K.
How about a paper maché chauffeur hat?
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