I just picked up our new Tuxedo Black 2014 SEL last night and drove it into work today for the first time. All I can say is wow! My old vehicle is a 2009 Explorer Sportrac averaging 18 MPG and now I'm in a whole new world where, so far, I'm getting 36.8! I drive about 20 miles each way for work so I spend a lot of time on Detroit freeways and not only am I saving money on gas now but the ride is amazing as well. The Sync is pretty cool also, I just hit a button, say "USB" and tell the car to play a specific album from my MP3 collection and off I go. My Wife and I are driving from Detroit to Connecticut and Rhode Island in about a week so that will be a true test of the C-MAX... I'm pretty excited!