and the winner is



http://money.cnn.com/2009/11/17/autos/ford_fusion_motor_trend/index.htm

11/17/2009 9:24:31 PM

Neat. Picked a bad color for the photo though.

11/17/2009 9:31:07 PM

i helped design the tools that make part of that steering wheel bezel

and paint thousands of them

[Edited on November 17, 2009 at 9:38 PM. Reason : and did the PPAP for it]

11/17/2009 9:34:27 PM

They need a pic of one that isn't wearing shitty ugly wheels.

So when are they going to come out with an Eco-Boost Fusion. It'd be nice to have that engine in something that's not a bloated overweight boat.

11/17/2009 10:59:58 PM

Always seemed like a nice car to me, but I've never ridden in one.

I chopped my POS taurus up with an angle grinder today. No way in hell am I going to waste hours of my life changing a heater core that should have been designed for easy access.

Dumbass American engineering. I'm sure this car is filled with it too. It's not like Americans are getting any smarter.

11/17/2009 11:02:42 PM

once again, ford owns.

11/17/2009 11:11:10 PM

thats what i bought. awesome car. those are actually the hybrid wheels in the picture (and hybrid badge on the door).

on a related note... i got picked to be team captain in an upcoming ford fusion promotion thing (similar to that fiesta movement) called fusion 41. ford is flying me and some team members up to Dearborn on Friday.

11/18/2009 12:33:27 PM

visit me when you are in detroit

11/19/2009 10:39:40 AM

I just had one of those cars as a rental a few weeks ago.
Was not at all impressed.

It has the fit and finish of a cheap truck. The seats were uncomfortable. The dash, trim, and shifter reminded me of a Tundra I had been in recently. Controls were not in easy to find places. If you needed to push any button down the center of the dash you had to bring your eyes way to far off the road and hunt through the crowed mess of buttons.

Operating the trunk was a pain in the ass. On my car you "pop" the trunk and it raises up off the deck and is easy enough to lift with your pinky with bags in your hand. This one I couldn't even tell was open and required unnecessary force to lift. I made the mistake of attemping to lightly close the trunk with my hands full of grocerys only to find that it went half way down and then raised back up. WTF - it wouldn't open when I needed it to, and now it wont close????

cheap cloth seats, cheap door trim, cheap dash material, lacking any sort of comfort you would expect from a car.

However if you are making the switch from a ford truck to a car you might be completely satisfied with it....anyone else will spend about 2 days in this car to find out that their initial reaction to the shinny interior and exterior chrome bits was about the only thing this car had to offer.

Gas mileage was also less than impressive (again unless of course you are making the switch from a ford truck)

11/19/2009 6:01:11 PM

HEY, LOUIS NUTZZZZZZZZZZZZ IS BACK!!!!!!

LEARN HOW TO TIGHTEN LUG NUTS YET? OR HAVE YOU GRADUATED TO CHANGING WIPER BLADES?

11/19/2009 7:05:15 PM

^^ remember that the rentals are pretty much the shittiest ones

11/19/2009 8:11:44 PM

^I doubt the interior materials are different with different trim levels, or that the trunk mechanism is different, or the button layout is different...

11/20/2009 8:55:46 AM

the interior materials or at least the coatings used are usually different. cheap models = plain plastic, high end models = chrome, woodgrain, painted, etc. not that it'd probably make much difference to most people

although the layout is the same..and everything else

11/20/2009 8:59:32 AM

It's a conspiracy

11/20/2009 11:44:29 AM

its s pos

11/21/2009 8:27:20 AM

ITT: people disagreeing about a car

11/22/2009 9:40:04 AM

The Sport model looks hot

11/22/2009 6:11:19 PM

This is why i don't put any stock in things like Motor Trend.

11/22/2009 6:49:47 PM

^^
nice!

11/23/2009 11:41:15 AM

Quote :

"This is why i don't put any stock in things like Motor Trend 0EPII1."

11/23/2009 12:04:50 PM

WTF man... stop riding my nuts. Just because Tarun and I come from the same part of the world, doesn't mean you can confuse us! All I said is that the SPORT model looks good. And it does.

11/23/2009 12:36:53 PM

Dude, think about what car you're talking about when you said it was 'hot.'

11/23/2009 3:03:01 PM

yeah just go ahead and attack his opinion...ugh.

11/23/2009 3:47:10 PM

motor trend can suck my hairy balls for that choice

11/24/2009 7:31:06 PM

The candidates

bmw 7 series- w/e

bmw z4- reminds me of a miata

buick LaCrosse- w/e

chevy camaro- i kind of like it...

ford fusion- w/e

ford mustang- nah

ford taurus sho- w/e

honda insight- no

hyundai genesis coupe- i like it

kia forte- better than the kia soul

kia soul. no

lexus hs 250h - w/e

mazda 3- do they all look like that? hatchback?

mercedes benz e class coupe- like more than sedan that is below

mercedes benz e class sedan- w/e

nissan 370z- nah

nissan cube- ew

porsche panamera w/e i am not into the smaller cars

subaru legacy- w/e

suzuki kizashi- w/e

toyota prius- w/e

volkswagen gti- no

volkswagen routan- no


[Edited on November 24, 2009 at 8:18 PM. Reason : .]

11/24/2009 8:11:04 PM

Quote :

"chevy camero- i kind of like it... "

WHY THE FUCK CANT YOU PEOPLE SPELL CAMARO?

11/24/2009 8:17:16 PM

OK, here is a question:

Given a choice of any one of those cars for free, which would you take?

For me it is down to

Z4
Camaro (V8 only)
E-Class Coupe (AMG only)
370Z
Panamera
Golf GTI

I would ideally take the 370Z or the Z4 (35i model), but since I have a family, I would be forced to go with the Panamera, as it is the best 4-seat performer in production, and not just among the ones in the list.

11/24/2009 8:36:39 PM

370z hands down for me

panamera should have been the obvious choice but I just cant get over how ugly it is

11/25/2009 9:05:29 AM

^^^how fucking stupid are you?

^^That's a tough call. Umm, what model Panamera is it? If not the Turbo then I'd probably go with the 370Z w/Sports package.

^Have you seen one in person? B/c I think it looks a lot better. Yes I'm a Porsche homer, but I thought it was ugly till I saw one.

[Edited on November 25, 2009 at 9:06 AM. Reason : k]

11/25/2009 9:05:52 AM

^ Yeah the Turbo model would be ideal, but even the base model (S/4S) has 400 hp and does 0-60 in 5 sec or under and I am sure is a sick performer on a track (relative to any other 4 door car, and relative to many 2 door cars as well).

But without a family, yeah 370Z would be the best!

11/25/2009 4:51:48 PM