2010 Ford Fusion - Drive Review
chalovina
12-22-2008, 05:24 AM
Much ado has been made recently about the solvency of Detroit’s Big Three, and if there’s one thing we all know, it’s that none of them will be able to make it out of this financial mess without good products. That makes the arrival of the significantly upgraded 2010 Ford Fusion particularly timely. As the bread-butterer of the Ford car lineup, the Fusion has done reasonably well from a sales standpoint, but based as it is on a platform that debuted way back in 2002 with the Mazda 6 (http://www.caranddriver.com/buying_guide/mazda/mazda_6), it has fallen considerably behind the rest of the class, finishing sixth out of seven in a recent comparison test (http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/comparison_test/sedans/2008_honda_accord_vs_nissan_altima_chevy_malibu_hy undai_sonata_toyota_camry_ford_fusion_dodge_avenge r_comparison_test) of family sedans.
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While this latest 2010 Fusion isn’t totally new, it is vastly updated inside, outside, and under the skin. The new Fusion Sport model marks the first Fusion application of Ford’s ubiquitous 3.5-liter V-6, positioned above the four-cylinder and 3.0-liter V-6 offerings, both of which are themselves significantly enhanced for 2010. (A Fusion hybrid model is also available for the first time, and we’ve found it to be shockingly good.) Given the thorough revisions, we were anxious to get into the 2010 Fusion to see if its dynamics could match its considerably improved interior and exterior styling.
Bold and Macho on the Outside
On the road, the Fusion looks entirely dressier and far more noticeable to the casual observer (and likely, the cops), as this update represents more than a refresh and is closer to a redesign. The redo starts with a newly styled fascia and hood that incorporate some of the cues of Ford’s European lineup, such as a lower-intake shape similar to that of the slick Mondeo (http://www.caranddriver.com/news/car_news/2008_ford_mondeo_2_5t_car_news) and the soon-to-be-Americanized Fiesta (http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/hot_lists/car_shopping/micro_machines/2010_ford_fiesta_mini_test_road_test).
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While this latest 2010 Fusion isn’t totally new, it is vastly updated inside, outside, and under the skin. The new Fusion Sport model marks the first Fusion application of Ford’s ubiquitous 3.5-liter V-6, positioned above the four-cylinder and 3.0-liter V-6 offerings, both of which are themselves significantly enhanced for 2010. (A Fusion hybrid model is also available for the first time, and we’ve found it to be shockingly good.) Given the thorough revisions, we were anxious to get into the 2010 Fusion to see if its dynamics could match its considerably improved interior and exterior styling.
Bold and Macho on the Outside
On the road, the Fusion looks entirely dressier and far more noticeable to the casual observer (and likely, the cops), as this update represents more than a refresh and is closer to a redesign. The redo starts with a newly styled fascia and hood that incorporate some of the cues of Ford’s European lineup, such as a lower-intake shape similar to that of the slick Mondeo (http://www.caranddriver.com/news/car_news/2008_ford_mondeo_2_5t_car_news) and the soon-to-be-Americanized Fiesta (http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/hot_lists/car_shopping/micro_machines/2010_ford_fiesta_mini_test_road_test).
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