6,ooo rev antics as the motor expires along with the family tempers. Here the Sable is supreme. The auto box is good but not the smoothest, it must be said, the power more than sufficient. The steering is clearly not from a sports car, but the grip is good, power on into the bends and neutral turns to under steer, lift off and it won't bite you from behind, the remains composed and forgiving. The quickest way to lose your sense of humor is to lose your brakes on a long tight decent.
Economy is good too.
I averaged over 25mpg urban and over 30mpg on a motorway run. Although quite frankly, the fuel here is SO ridiculously cheap I don't understand why anyone bothers with economy figures apart from taxi and truck drivers. Americans I speak to say they don't buy Fords. I'm told reliability the concern is that the engines aren't any good. All those years of racing dominance have in my view paid off.