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Title: 2013 Ford Fusion....
Post by: Ether947 on January 09, 2012, 02:07:29 PM
http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-fusion.html
http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/sedans/1201_2013_ford_fusion_first_look/

Meh. Maybe it's the red.... maybe it's the camera angles... maybe it's full of meh.
Title: 2013 Ford Fusion....
Post by: T-BirdX3 on January 09, 2012, 02:29:05 PM
Looks like a Ford Taurus and a Dodge Charger had a baby!
Title: 2013 Ford Fusion....
Post by: 50tbrd88 on January 09, 2012, 10:00:02 PM
I think the current model looks better (I may be biased, wife drives a '10 Fusion Sport) but this new 2013 is sharp looking.  I think it most definately has a Euro flair to it.  Biggest letdown for me is no more Sport w/263 hp V6...but a turbo 4cyl may be fun to drive as well.
Title: 2013 Ford Fusion....
Post by: Shadow on January 09, 2012, 10:42:10 PM
and they continue to make new cars uglier and uglier.. definitely looks a little chrysler influenced with that front end
Title: 2013 Ford Fusion....
Post by: Chuck W on January 09, 2012, 11:22:18 PM
It actually looks like a larger version of the current Focus.
Title: 2013 Ford Fusion....
Post by: EricCoolCats on January 09, 2012, 11:46:35 PM
Ford did a great job. It is definitely going to have a nice presence on the road. Makes Woman's '09 Milan look dated now...dammit...
Title: 2013 Ford Fusion....
Post by: sarjxxx on January 09, 2012, 11:57:10 PM
It looks pretty nice. Definitely does have a euro feel to it to me as well. The only thing I would change is that uggggggly ass grille and go back to the current universal Ford 3-bar design.
Title: 2013 Ford Fusion....
Post by: Haystack on January 10, 2012, 02:34:34 AM
I really like the grill and bottom lip. Not sure how I feel about the headlights. Just looks kinda stretched...
Title: 2013 Ford Fusion....
Post by: bullitt4514 on January 10, 2012, 02:51:08 AM
They are saying 250hp out of the 2.0 ecoboost. Wonder what a little tuning could do :D
Title: 2013 Ford Fusion....
Post by: flylear45 on January 10, 2012, 09:27:33 AM
Huh. My first take was 'yuck' looks like a Chrysler. Then as I looked at the pics it started to grow on me. Looking at the grille from dead in front it loses the Dodgy appearance.

Looks WAY nicer than the current styling. Good one Ford!
Title: 2013 Ford Fusion....
Post by: Haystack on January 10, 2012, 10:21:53 AM
Think aston martin when you look at it. First time you see it, seems kinda ugly, but quickly grows on you I think.
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Post by: ZondaC12 on January 10, 2012, 12:07:13 PM
I like how plastic truly is taking over new cars. Anyone wanna try and lug that rear bumper around a shop to put it on? I think that quarter panel is about the size of a piece of legal paper. I've always looked at my cougar and been envious of 1960's iron, with quarter panels as long as the  car is wide! Now....I've got the dinosaur with a [relatively] massive quarter. Ohhh yeaaauuuuuhhhhhhhh.
Title: 2013 Ford Fusion....
Post by: thunderjet302 on January 10, 2012, 02:24:30 PM
Quote from: Haystack;377387
Think aston martin when you look at it. First time you see it, seems kinda ugly, but quickly grows on you I think.

 
That's what I thought.
Title: 2013 Ford Fusion....
Post by: nbzimmer on January 11, 2012, 09:15:10 PM
It's already been said, but I also think it looks like a smaller version of the current Taurus except for that Chrysler-looking grill.  It's gonna take awhile for that to grow on me.  But on the other hand, we recently upgraded to an '09 Taurus (aka Five Hundred) and I wouldn't say that grill is any better.  So who knows?
Title: 2013 Ford Fusion....
Post by: TheFoeYouKnow on January 17, 2013, 08:23:25 PM
They sure do drive nice, though.  The whole underside of the 1.6t cars is covered in aero cladding, and the start stop feature is bound to get lots of starter jobs into my bay.