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Just an F.Y.I. The Mazda6 has a turbocharged 4banger with a stick not a V6. But can u imagin what the Fusion will be like with the 3.5L, a supercharger, and a 6 speed manual!!!!! (Hint to S.V.T.)
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Just an F.Y.I. The Mazda6 has a turbocharged 4banger with a stick not a V6. But can u imagin what the Fusion will be like with the 3.5L, a supercharger, and a 6 speed manual!!!!! (Hint to S.V.T.)
Rumor has it that there will be a SVT Fusion but like the Mazda it will be a 4cyl manual. I'm with about the 3.5L 6spd man. I think Mazda aleady has this too.
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Ronald Reagan "War has never started because the United States was too strong!" God bless our missiles, and may they forever hit their targets with precision!
The responses on here are interesting. I can offer some input as a cross-shopper on the Fusion. I'm 30 and had a friend recently looking to buy a new/used sedan in the $20-30K range. As the car nut in the group, he asked if I'd come along. I drive a 2003 Acura TL Type-S and he loves my car. So he was looking for a used version of my car, a new/barely-used Accord V6, or anything that I could recommend.
Having owned several Fords (currently my wife drives an Escape), I knew we would definitely make a trip to the Ford dealer to see the Fusion. We first went to the Honda dealer where we saw a low-mileage '03 Accord that he really liked. He doesn't like the back end of the '06, so for Accords, we had to find a used '03 - '05. Knowing the prices, I was anticipating going to Ford knowing he could get a new loaded Fusion for the price of a used Accord. I informed him he was giving up a little horsepower for the V6's (Ford's 221-hp vs. Honda's 240-hp), but the price difference and handling should make up for it.
Arrived at the Ford dealer (Southern Cal) where the car salesman reaked of coffee/cigarettes and was aggressive. We sat in a fully loaded Fusion and the leather felt like it belonged in a 1995 Hyundai Sonata and the materials felt very cheap. Even the used 2003 Accord's interior blew it out of the water. I was shocked. And after Mr. Coffee kept spewing about how the Fusion is going to wipe the market clean, I was embarrassed. My friend could not have left the dealer fast enough. He never drove the car.
He bought an '05 Accord V6. Unfortunately, I'm sure this scenario is quite common, especially here in SoCal.
One of Ford main probs is awful dealers and salesmen. You would have had a better impression I'm sure if the salesman had been polite. It got good reviews in Consumer Reports this month!
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Ronald Reagan "War has never started because the United States was too strong!" God bless our missiles, and may they forever hit their targets with precision!
One of Ford main probs is awful dealers and salesmen. You would have had a better impression I'm sure if the salesman had been polite. It got good reviews in Consumer Reports this month!
The subpar salesman certainly didn't help, but ultimately the question of the day was: WHY DIDN'T FORD PUT THE QUALITY OF THE MILAN INTERIOR IN THE FUSION? The Milan's interior certainly didn't come out of a Lexus, but it's noticably nicer and the car is relatively the same price as the Fusion. Ford needs to improve the interior (and overall) quality of the Fusion if it plans to compete with the Accord and Camry.
Our Midnight Escape came with Nudo leather, which is used in Lincolns and Ford trucks...even if it added a couple hundred dollars to each Fusion, it still has a comparitive price advantage and would have a decent leather interior to compete with the imports.
Re: Why Fusion WILL Flop.
Re: Why Fusion WILL Flop.
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