Just test drove a Fusion 1.6/auto. WOW.

[warren_s]

Just for reference.. but you think your 2010 A3 front end looks classy by comparison?

Not an answerable question -- "classy" is extremely subjective.


I'm just saying the fusion looks like it has an enormous ERMAHGERD mouth:

[Chris Stack]

I always wish there was a little more flare to the wheel arches, but yes, a wonderful looking entry level family sedan. Compare this to 15 years ago. It's amazing how far the domestic automakers have come.

Actually, 15 years ago was this, and it was no slouch.

[ttvick]

Actually, 15 years ago was this, and it was no slouch.

Mechanically, yes. As far as fit and finish, and particularly in the design category, we've come a long way.

[livingVoice]

Nice to have competition, but I'd prefer to get the cheaper, more efficient and quicker Accord 2013 EX. I have yet to see a Fusion to beat it in a comparo.

I believe they come out pretty much the same price.

[Dommer]

I see it still has that weird hood fitment that I was hoping was pre-production. If you can't manufacture the curve, don't design it.

[VWFSIB6]

They're going to sell so f-ing many of these

I sure hope so.

Made a nice purchase of F stock back when it was selling in low 9s

Morgan Stanley recently said they expect F stock to be trading around $17 in a few years so I'm hoping my small chunk of investment could return some solid yields.

In Mullaly we trust!! (As long as he doesn't retire too soon ... although his replacement is supposed to be picked out already)

Actually, 15 years ago was this, and it was no slouch.

yeah that's cool & all .... but ... this....

[cougar]

I believe they come out pretty much the same price.

Maybe not in Cannuckistan, but since they don't buy enough cars to matter, who cares.

[BRealistic]

Not an answerable question -- "classy" is extremely subjective.


I'm just saying the fusion looks like it has an enormous ERMAHGERD mouth:

I could just as easily stick your A3's grill on her face and try to make a bad joke.
The A3's grill might actually work... better.

You are trying to hard.

[warren_s]

You are trying to hard.

Thanks for the advice, chief.

[2.0TJett]

Just wait until the Transmission goes out at 28,000 miles like on my 2011 Ford Fusion. They wanted me to pay for some labor/parts there warranty is **** . Traded it in on Jetta and said Ford you can go straight too hell! Also took the wife's 2012 Ford focus and traded that also in on a jetta. Ford can keep there ****ty ass cars. < Just my own personal opinion about them. There customer service is the worst.. All the customer service will tell you is that they are sorry and to take your car to your local ****ty ford dealer to rape you.Good luck if you do buy one hope you don't have the problems i did!

[nm+]

VW owner complaining about another (non British or Italian) company's reliability. Can't make this **** up.

[2.0TJett]

VW owner complaining about another (non British or Italian) company's reliability. Can't make this **** up.

Just wait until the Transmission goes out at 28,000 miles like on my 2011 Ford Fusion. They wanted me to pay for some labor/parts there warranty is **** . Traded it in on Jetta and said Ford you can go straight too hell! Also took the wife's 2012 Ford focus and traded that also in on a jetta. Ford can keep there ****ty ass cars. < Just my own personal opinion about them. There customer service is the worst.. All the customer service will tell you is that they are sorry and to take your car to your local ****ty ford dealer to rape you.Good luck if you do buy one hope you don't have the problems i did!




Yup making it all up as i go!

[Vanilla_Coke]

Kind of sucks you have to special order the MT, I imagine not a single dealer will have one on the lot to piss around with

It should be interesting to see how it and the Mazada 6 compare in the real world.. both are pretty unique.

[unimogken]

I recently had a Fusion as a rental car and I was really impressed with it.
I'd consider buying one if I didn't already have 7 vehicles and I don't want any car payments!

[Impeccable]

I recently had a Fusion as a rental car and I was really impressed with it.

What company ??my local enterprise doesn't have any

[duke774]

The platform was developed in Germany. The exterior designer is from Oklahoma and did the work on this car in Detroit.

"With a design team lead by Ford of Europe designer Chris Hamilton based in Detroit for the design and global launch phase"

a little confusing, but who cares. The car looks good anyways

I actually assumed, that this was a 100% german Mondeo and US would not even get it.
Little I knew

[cougar]

Just wait until the Transmission goes out at 28,000 miles like on my 2011 Ford Fusion.

About as retarded as someone making statements about an MKV Volkswagen based on their experiences with an MKIV.

[mhjett]

Panel gaps look pretty horrendous all-around.

[whitejeep1989]

Kind of sucks you have to special order the MT, I imagine not a single dealer will have one on the lot to piss around with

It should be interesting to see how it and the Mazada 6 compare in the real world.. both are pretty unique.

In the real world, very few people will even know that the Mazda6 even exists, while the Ford will run with the big dogs of the segment.

[Vash350z]

Panel gaps look pretty horrendous all-around.

Better than any vw i have seen including my own.

[mrothwell]

What company ??my local enterprise doesn't have any

I had one reserved, and when I got there, I had a ****ing Dodge Avenger waiting for me.

[Vanilla_Coke]

In the real world, very few people will even know that the Mazda6 even exists, while the Ford will run with the big dogs of the segment.

It probably will, but it still doesn't give real world feedback as to how it drives.

[emmettlodge]

Would still take a Camry/Accord for the reliability.

[curvedinfinity]

Excellent to hear it drives as well as it looks.

[julz88]

In the real world, very few people will even know that the Mazda6 even exists, while the Ford will run with the big dogs of the segment.

As long as there are rental companies around, people will know the Mazda exists.

[xdre]

yeah that's cool & all .... but ... this....

Is no worse than a 15-year-old Golf/Jetta interior.

[200HP4dr]

Is no worse than a 15-year-old Golf/Jetta interior.

Except there's less room. The Jetta kills the Contour on space.

Chris

[Mike!]

As long as there are rental companies around, people will know the Mazda exists.

Where?

[Spray`]

Just came back from test driving the 1.6 as well, SEL with navigation.

First thoughts:

Exterior looks really, really good in person (white)
The doors feel INCREDIBLY solid, opening and closing. Really heavy thud to them.
Cloth seats were nicer than I expected.
My ford touch, as well as the display by the odometer were great, I had no issues with them. Mu only complaint was the speedo was a little smaller than I'd like, but that's obviously to fit the two screens.

The A/C controls, or w/e the buttons are under the navigation are annoying at first use.

I wanted to drive either the hybrid, or the 270HP or w/e the big turbo engine is, but all they had was the 1.6L, and honestly I came away pretty surprised. It has more than enough pep for a daily driver. If it was my ONLY car I'd want something more powerful, but I have a weekend toy for that.

I'm going to have to wait till Canada gets the Hybrid and Focus ST (which I also want to look at) before making my choice. Honestly Ford is killing it right now. This is an amazing package, which is the best looking car in the segment, just above the Optima SX IMO.

Smooth and poised on the road. It felt like I was driving an entry level BMW than a domestic sedan.

[undpilot757]

I dig the exterior styling all around until the transition to the decklid. I thought car companies were over trying to blend the roof line into the trunk. I prefer the outgoing one just because of this. Hell, I prefer the cleaner simpler lines of the outgoing one period.

That being said, I'd still rock one.

[6cylVWguy]

Grrr.... I'm kind of annoyed that everyone has a local ford dealer with these in stock and the one by where I work still doesn't have any. I got the mustang serviced last week and asked one of the sales guys where either the new Fusion or Focus ST were and he didn't really have a firm idea of when they would receive either. All he said was "soon".

But I did see a C-Max hybrid!

[Farnsworth]

How does the interior quality compare to the outgoing Fusion? Those felt like a bad mash-up of "old Detroit {*}," gawdy, and rental-car.

{*} no intentional reference to

[silverspeedbuggy]

How does the interior quality compare to the outgoing Fusion? Those felt like a bad mash-up of "old Detroit {*}," gawdy, and rental-car.

Night and day. I had a base 2011ish Fusion as a loaner last year and while the design was fine, the materials weren't that great. The new one blows the other one away. Everything looked and felt far more expensive than the outgoing model. The only areas that felt low-rent were the silver painted plastic pieces on either side of the center stack and the bottom half of the door panels. This is a high quality, no excuses interior.

[Farnsworth]

Night and day. I had a base 2011ish Fusion as a loaner last year and while the design was fine, the materials weren't that great. The new one blows the other one away. Everything looked and felt far more expensive than the outgoing model. The only areas that felt low-rent were the silver painted plastic pieces on either side of the center stack and the bottom half of the door panels. This is a high quality, no excuses interior.

Awesome Might have to look into one when the CC's lease is up.

[silverspeedbuggy]

Night and day. I had a base 2011ish Fusion as a loaner last year and while the design was fine, the materials weren't that great. The new one blows the other one away. Everything looked and felt far more expensive than the outgoing model. The only areas that felt low-rent were the silver painted plastic pieces on either side of the center stack and the bottom half of the door panels. This is a high quality, no excuses interior.

To build on this more, this car is so much better than the old Fusion it's like Ford skipped a platform/iteration. It feels, looks, and drives so much better it seems like they leapfrogged a (nonexistent) Fusion platform. Almost like there was MK1, then the reworked/restyled MK1.5 version (with the razor blade grille), and this is the MKIII. It's like there was a MKII Fusion that we somehow never saw and they jumped right to a MKIII. (Not sure if I'm making much sense here)