2012 Camry 3.5 V6 21/30 268/248 HP/TQ
2013 Accord 3.5 V6 21/34 278/ 252
2013 Fusion 2.0T 22/33 237/250

I think the slight penalty you pay in fuel economy is outweighed by the much better performance. In my opinion if people are willing to pay the extra money for a turbo four, why not get a V6 that has much more power.

The V6 accord has a 41HP advantage and all you have to give up is 1 city mpg that is offset by the 1mpg advantage on the highway

 

If doesn't matter what advantage Camry or Accord have when Fusion doesn't have it.

Fusion V6 does not have advantage in power and fuel economy compared to Fusion I4 EB. And that's all that matters. 2012 Fusion 3.5L is rated at 18/27 mpg so Ford needed to do a lot of work to match 2.0L EB fuel economy numbers.

If you wanna a V6 - get a Taurus. 2012 Taurus actually has a lower price than 2012 Fusion V6.

 

I lie the new car but.... its HUGE!! ive seen about five of them now at local dealers... they are 92% as big as the taurus.

 

M/T are quoted as saying the next-gen Taurus will use a stretched Fusion platform, so they won't stay a similar size for long.

For me, Fusion is MUCH better looking that the too-tall-looking Taurus.

I suspect anyone looking for a V6 will be directed to the Taurus though.

I'm still hoping, in the long run, the full-sized Ford saloon will eventually be spun off the new Mustang/Lincoln RWD underpinnings, but that might have to wait for the next, next generation of Taurus!

 

gets unpainted rockers and rear fascia...

http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail...aff=national#0

 

Couldn't they do a better job than this?

 

http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/...rd_fusion.html

 

When they (I think it was M/T) tested the Titanium Focus with option 18" wheels they complained that they wish it had the standard rims/tires to better evaluate the car.


Looks pretty good to me . . .

 

That is little too many buttons ...

 

too many buttons? They all are in a logical order and make sense. I dont see how anyone would have an issue using or finding anything.

Only place that looks like a lot but isn't is they have buttons for vent directions where they used to use ***** on most cars.

 

Like I said . . . looks pretty good to me.

Saw two SEs yesterday. One in Bordeaux Reserve and Ginger Ale. Both looked pretty good, though neither color is a favorite of mine. Going to wait until the Titaniums start showing up to drive one.

 

Looks good to me.

All paired up. The one I sat it I had no complaints.

Electronic Parking Brake?
I didn't even notice that.

 

Electronic parking brake? Thats no fun. How are you going to be able to do snow drifting without being able to manually pull and modulate the parking brake?

 

This just in....100s of less accidents a year from some kid goofing off with the manual handbrake.

Considering a lot of vehicles don't use the handle anymore..this really isn't a surprise... but interesting to see its just a button and not a floor mounted pedal.

 

It's an S
No one buys the S

A lot of dealerships won't even order them for stock.

 

All of the cars posted so far look like they're running on 13s!! Sadly, a big body needs big wheels to pull off a half decent stance

 

For $22,500, a mid-size car needs to have a nicer wheels, simple as that.

My 2008 Fusion has these wheels ... and I paid only $16,000 for it (brand new).

 

Welcome to 5 years later.

Dealership I deal with wouldn't even look at S models back then either.
True Story

 

I thought larger wheels were kind of standard now.

 

In before Zoran complains about price....oh wait, nevermind.