www.americancarfans.com (click on Ford Fusion)

I think this may be the first domestic (non-classic) car that interests me. Good styling, a real interior that at least looks to be high quality, and a MANUAL transmission?

It's based on the Mazda 6 so quality should be Japanese reliable.

30+ mpg in a stick shift, American built, euro-styled sedan with (well, potential) Japanese dependibility? I like that recipe.

Thoughts?

*(and please don't bore with stories of a '91 Taurus you owned that was a piece of junk, or whatever previous Ford experiences.)

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'90 300SE 298k
-300K and it gets put into retirement.
'80 300D 255k Purchased new by family in 1980.

Had a:
1973 220 (gas)
1980 300SD
1992 400E

And all wheel drive wil be an option some time after intro, according to Automobile magazine.

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'90 300SE 298k
-300K and it gets put into retirement.
'80 300D 255k Purchased new by family in 1980.

Had a:
1973 220 (gas)
1980 300SD
1992 400E

The headlights make me think cadillac. Looks like a good car!

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Current:
2014 VW Tiguan SEL 4Motion 43,000 miles.

2016 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport (wife's).

Past:
2006 Jetta TDI 135,970 miles. Sold Nov. '13.
1995 E-320 Special Edition. 220,200 miles. Sold Sept. '07.
1987 190-E 16 valve. 153,000 miles. Sold Feb. '06.
1980 300-D 225,000 miles. Donated to the National Kidney Foundation.
1980 240-D manual, 297,500 miles. Totaled by inattentive driver.

Well from the pic it looks sharp.... looks like an evolution of the European Ford Mondeo. I have always found the later European model Fords more attractive than the Fords offered here- fresher crisper styling, much more attractive than the blobby taurus' we have here.... maybe the Fusion will mark the beginning of a new era in Fords US market styling dept.

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Nate

1995 E420
1992 BMW 525i
1984 300D Turbo sold
1993 Volvo 244 sold
1995 Volvo 944T R.I.P!


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-Charles Eames

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Nate,

Ever seen the Australian Ford Falcon?

Turbo Inline Six, manual transmission, and REAR WHEEL DRIVE. Makes me want to cry for a few different reasons.

-Agreed, the doors are virtually the same as the current gen ford mondeo. The Mazda6 that it is based on reminds me of a Peugeot 406.

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'90 300SE 298k
-300K and it gets put into retirement.
'80 300D 255k Purchased new by family in 1980.

Had a:
1973 220 (gas)
1980 300SD
1992 400E

YES!!!! I will agree the Aussie Falcon is a HOT car......


I also like the Opels and Vauxhalls... wish their american counterparts were more like them!

It was interesting to see Pontiac bring the Holden Commodore over as a GTO.....

Wish the american manufactureres would do more of that.

Cant wait for Renaults return to the US as Nissans......

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Nate

1995 E420
1992 BMW 525i
1984 300D Turbo sold
1993 Volvo 244 sold
1995 Volvo 944T R.I.P!


"The details are not details. They make the product."
-Charles Eames

www.cbs.nu