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Ford's Capless Fuel Filler — which was first put into production on the Ford GT — is set to debut across the company's product lineup starting with the 2008 Lincoln MKS, the automaker announced today. The capless system is a "tangible example of how Ford is developing innovative product solutions to satisfy the unmet needs of consumers," the company said. Capless fuel filler technology eliminates the inconvenience of forgetting to put the gas cap back on after fueling and saves time during refueling by eliminating the need to unscrew a fuel filler cap. It's also better for the environment because no gas fumes escape.

Trexus

Big whoop! How highly advanced it that? Why don't Ford invent some diesel/fuel cell/hyrbrid that can get 300mpg? That would be a technology break through...

spwolf

that looks pretty ugly on that GT...

CHIS350

Man looks like Ford is the actual "company of ideas"

LOL

trent

Hmm I wonder how much time I would save by not unscrewing a cap............20-30 seconds

O. L. T.

iTrader: (17)

I can't wait until the spring or rubber seal fails and it costs $300 to fix it rather than $5 on a replacement gas cap.

Nextourer

Inconvenience of unscrewing a cap? yeah right. But about the gas vapour not escaping.. sure that's a good thing but the gas has to go somewhere and I doubt it'll condense back to liquid if you fill up that tank.

4TehNguyen

iTrader: (1)

we have a winner, this fuel cap thing is the answer to the question no one asked

lexusls430

I dont see how that works. The gas fumes are supposed to be sucked up by the gas nozzle and i dont see how it can if it sits so far out.

DriftNsc3

There right it will save time............for a**holes to put sugar in your tank,**** in it,cooking oil ect..., it makes no sense.
Richard

BlkGS3

I think its a good idea. I forgot to put the cap on numerous times on my civic and had to keep buying it for $15. Happened 3 times

LexFather

I am sure its a good cost cutting measure as well, just advertised as something for the consumer to save them from losing a gas cap.

Whatever supplier made the gas caps, probably just filed for banktrupcy....

Trexus

Ford - Full Of Redundant Dishonesty

BlkGS3

Fix
Or
Repair
Daily
!!!!!!

bitkahuna

iTrader: (20)

Your responses are a joke. Yes, I'm a Ford owner, but I also hate gas caps even when "tethered" to the gas cap door. I hate touching them, I hate turning until they click, click to make sure they're in, etc.

Not being sexist, but I think WOMEN in particular will love this new feature. They don't want their nails, hands or clothes anywhere near a gas cap.

We'll see if any other manufacturer follows.

I doubt this has anything to do with cost savings either as a gas cap is hardly expensive and this mechanism is probably more complex.

Somehow I think if Lexus did this you guys would be saying how it comes out of their racing experience, how Lexus has something MB and BMW don't, etc.