'13 Ford Fusion
 

to say the least this def isn't a car that's gong to receive a lot of praise from members here. none the less i think this is a fresh approach to the mainstream midsize sedan in the U.S. looks like Ford absorbed a lot of ideas from Aston Martin as it relates to car design...i have no doubt Ford will sell every last one it makes, so as long as the price is right.

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Aston Martin was the first thing that popped into my head. Not a bad looking car if I was in the market for a four door family sedan.

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side of drivers seat cushion looks pretty worn...

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Me too. Also the new Jag look. Not bad for a Ford.

That's one fine dash!

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Sony in the dashboard:thumbup:

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No final price announced?

probably an announcement closer to the on sale date in fall.

better looking than the last years model

it would be nice if Ford got some balls and did an ST version w/ a 6 spd manual and proper dual clutch setup. they def have the resources.

^ i wish they would try too but they would probably use the mondeo as a guinea pig first to see if its successful

they did the Mondeo ST220 about two generations back....

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Ford did own Ashton Martin for a few years. :P

That is mid size? wow, americans are getting fatter than I thought ^_^

[QUOTE=poormans_LFA;110797]they did the Mondeo ST220 about two generations back....

totaly forgot about that.. one can dream right since they made the 2013 Focus Estate ST but wont be in the U.S

This car is supposedly getting 100mpg.

From what I'm getting from my bf. Lol

The plug-in electric hybrid will get 100mpg, the other variants not nearly as much lol.

Makes me kind of wish I lived in a house and not an apartment =/, would definitely get a plug-in as a DD; it supposedly factors out to two or three dollars a week on your electricity bill (so chances are the average person wouldn't notice much). IMO that's pretty sweet.:happy0180:

i hate the idea of a hybrid/electric anything, but this sounds pretty good from what i've read. i'd like to see this car in person.

If I had to replace the Camry with another midsize sedan, this would be it.

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and about that fuel economy...
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i think i love this car...
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WHAT in the world...
Other than the grille being way too big and high, that is a ridiculously slick look...Toyota/Honda are you watching?

Ford has people really raving for a mid size sedan. That is what i'm talking about!:w00t:

I've rented Fusions in the past for work trips. They are great cars for the segment they are in. I always prefer getting them over Camrys and Altimas and have been lucky at the Cincinnati Airport hertz getting a SEL one. The V6 is that car sounds great for a family car lol

I really like the new one too. If I wanted a 4 door family car, and if it came with a manual transmission with the V6s, then I'd have to take a very serious look at them.

no more 6's, just 4's and I believe depending upon engine and model configuraion you can get a third pedal.

I'd have to see the specs. I liked the 6s they had in the last gen minus the auto trans :P

i was listening and/or reading and the 6 spd will only be available on the 1.6L Ecoboost w/ 170hp. depending upon how much this thing weighs that can be good or bad.

more video with an nice in depth look @ the design of the car with long time Ford designer Moray Callum (sometimes i wonder if he's related to Ian Callum, chief designer @ Jaguar Cars)

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when i first saw the first pic below the words that instantaneously came out of my mouth were, "whoa sh!t!!"

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the '13 Fusion has picked up the "BEST IN SHOW" award for this years NAIAS:

Front grill can be lower and the headlight can be bigger with new headlight housing. Anyway, this looks like a huge improvement over current model.

the height of the hood sits where it's at thanks to European pedestrian safety regulations that dictate more space between the external area of the hood and the hard parts underneath (engine, etc.) to mitigate the chance of/or injuries that occur in a vehicle/pedestrian collision. i'd rather enforce the idea "watch where you're going", because as it is pedestrians take too much for granted.

Indeed. I just don't like when they went with grill if pedestrian is concerned. Maybe they can fix the head light for mid refresh to fit the grill. I don't see headlight and grill go well together at all.

I think Ford is the only American company that can still design and build a great car.. Well, aside from a Corvette (and that has it's haters of course).

But this new Fusion is a great example that America can still provide something.:happy0180:

agreed. GM doesn't appear to have a sound strategy other than mimicking some of the steps Ford has been taking lately. Chrysler may be having a bit of a recovery with better product but the European economic situation could hurt progress of the turnaround being that the company is owned by Fiat now.

First, it's an ok looking car. Nothing that would catch my eye, but Ford is uping their game. Their new cars are looking pretty good compared to the rest of the American manufacturers.

I'm pretty surprised that you guys aren't knocking it like many do about Korean/Japanese makers copying designs as you can't get worse than this knock off. The nose is completely Aston and that rear is completely a Kia Optima if I ever saw one. I sense a little bias here. Hey as an American I'd like to see our car makers, and our economy, get back to where it was, but let's be fair here. This car is about as unoriginal as one can get and it's such a rip off of other designs that it's not even funny...

ever wonder where all that excitement comes from when you're listening to Jack Hollis talk about the FR-S...well if it wasn't him it would be this guy, Jim Farley, former VP of Scion now VP of Marketing @ FoMoCo

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I see an Audi A7 Sportback down here.

New Fusion makes a very compelling case. Well done, Ford!

I think it works like this, if the ripoff looks good, then people say "wow that looks like X!" If the ripoff is not so respectable, they make fun of the company for ripping someone else off. Example, Hyundai Genesis. I think I've seen more "it looks like a Mercedes! that's pretty cool" rather than "wow, what a Mercedes ripoff". Example, Chinese car company rips off Subaru Forester design (not a very attractive car IMO). "Wow, it's a Forester clone/ripoff." And here, Aston Martin is probably one of the best companies to be copying, lol.

When it comes to styling, I think there are things that are universally recognized as good looking, so I don't think it's a big deal when companies come out with cars looking awfully similar to other cars. Too much creativity, you get something wacko like Acura.

It's a beautiful car. Wish they'd make something similar in 2-door with a 6 speed manual, that'd be pretty kickass. :)