Originally Posted By: madRiver
http://jalopnik.com/the-325-horsepower-2017-ford-fusion-sport-is-not-the-au-1785980191
Sad ford did not even try to make fun. A powerful family sedan with Awd and mundane fusion otherwise.....Accord V6 mentioned in article provided by ford as compare as more fun to drive and it does not even try to portray image on it.
I predict paltry sales as powerful mundane cars don't sell in droves. Also the poor MPG won't help either. Not a ford hater just sorely disappointed ford did not try.
I think I'm actually test driving one tomorrow, but at this point im not expecting much. From some of the limited reviews i've seen so far (the youtube channel autovlog has done a couple good ones, one really long in depth one) it just doenst seem to move all that well.
From what we can see in any 0-60 or 0-100 runs so far, the car is being held back. Looks to me like a combination of gearing, and ECU tuning. The F150 with the same engine appears quicker. So there is certainly something holding the car back. Other than that, I think it meets most of the requirements for a "sport" model, at least according to "sport" models from ford. Its not an ST, or RS, but they need to get the acceleration sorted out. I'll see tomorrow, but at the same time I dont think i'll be doing any launches on the test drive.
Like alot of people have been saying, a tune would really wake it up/change its character, but I feel like it shouldnt need one right away.
Looks are a subjective thing, overall I like it, but the wheels look a little cheaper to me.