2010 2.5L I4 Fusion Will Get 34mpg !!

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Jul 28, 2008 | 08:39 AM

#31

Z28x

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Originally Posted by Plague

It is doubtful that a midsize hybrid today is going to get 40mpg. (Prius is technically a midsize car, but it is shorter than a Corolla. When you see the other hybrids improving city mileage and no real improvements on the highway, for this reason, I doubt 40mpg is coming on midsize cars today or in 2 years.

I also don't think the driving experience of a car that will get 34mpg highway and is this size is going to have a good driving experience. They didn't mention the horsepower that this vehicle will have, but it is going to have to improve upon current offerings to make sales on driving experience.

2009 Escape 2.5 gets 28mpg and the hybrid gets 31mpg. If the Fusion hybrid gets that same 3mpg bump that would put it at 37mpg.

Also I think the small (1.6L?) Ecoboost engine was rumored to get 40mpg in the new Fusion

Jul 28, 2008 | 10:43 AM

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Koz

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Originally Posted by 96_Camaro_B4C

Fusion ugly?

Except for the rear taillights, which look a little cheesy to me, I think the Fusion is one handsome car.

The Malibu looks good when in its better duds, but the front of the Malibu just isn't quite right.

I like 'em both.

Ditto. I genuinely like the styling of the Fusion. Interior and exterior are both nice...not amazing, but nice.

Jul 28, 2008 | 11:18 AM

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Big Als Z

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I guess Im in the minority here. Cheap chrome bars remind me of my shaver, Boring interior.
Id get teh Milan over the Fusion every time.

Jul 28, 2008 | 12:50 PM

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Tackleberry

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Originally Posted by Big Als Z

I guess Im in the minority here. Cheap chrome bars remind me of my shaver, Boring interior.
Id get teh Milan over the Fusion every time.

That is exactly what I did. It is amazing what the subtle styling changes of the milan do for the personality of the car (in my opinion, and my wife's opinion...she who wanted nothing to do with the fusion, but loves the milan). Oh, and you can pick of these up for an insanely good value.

Jul 28, 2008 | 01:16 PM

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cjmatt

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just a little sidenote. I took my roommates 2.3l I4 Fusion up north this past weekend. We decided to set the cruise at 60mph to see how good of mileage we could get...Went a little over 300 miles round trip and averaged 38mpg