[Shotimes] Drove the new Fusion
Ron Porter
ronporter@prodigy.net
Tue, 14 Feb 2006 16:50:10 -0500
That's their advertised corporate naming scheme. Been written about for
years.
Ron Porter
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Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 4:24 PM
To: Donald Mallinson
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Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Drove the new Fusion
> It is a good addition to Ford and probably
> the
> best sedan they offer right now.
BTW, ever notice that all of the Ford SUVs being with letter "E" (Escape,
Explorer, Excursion, etc), and all of the non-SUVs begin with "F"
(Freestyle, Five Hundered, Fusion, etc) and all of the Mercury vehicles
begine with the letter "M"? Someone at FoMoCo is anal or 'touched' or both.
----- Original Message -----
From: Donald Mallinson <dmall@mwonline.net>
Date: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 11:49 am
Subject: [Shotimes] Drove the new Fusion
> Got a chance to take a new Fusion V6 out for a drive yesterday.
>
> I have to say it is a nice car. Based on the Mazda 6, it seems to
> have
> a bit more room inside, I think they stretched the platform a
> little.
>
> I was a bit disappointed that in the top version, there is NO
> provision
> for shifting the tranny, no wheel buttons, no detents on the
> shifter
> other than D and L. No autostick option. Not that most people
> use
> one, but it would be nice to have some nod to the enthusiast.
>
> Build quality looks very good, lots of interior room for the
> class, and
> good trunk space. Power is good, but I would not say it was a
> replacement for the SHO. I would go for one of these possibly if
> they
> were to bring power level up some, but the base suspension seemed
> quite
> good.
>
> All up price is right at $25,000 with every option available.
>
> All in all, a pretty nice car for Ford to offer. Would be nice if
> it
> could have been an all American design, but using chassis and
> expertise
> from a corporate cousin is why Ford bought into Mazda, to get some
> of
> that to use elsewhere. It is a good addition to Ford and probably
> the
> best sedan they offer right now.
>
> Don Mallinson
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