Sleek design will differentiate Fusion from other sedans in the midsize segment, with class-leading fuel economy in gasoline (37 mpg on the highway with the 1.6-liter EcoBoost engine), hybrid (at least 47 mpg in the city) and an all-new plug-in hybrid (with more than 100 MPGe).
Ford
CEO Alan Mulally’s “One Ford” initiative, aimed at creating a global product
portfolio with a consistent look and mission, has certainly been fruitful. A
quick stroll through a Ford showroom will reveal models like the Fiesta, Focus,
and upcoming 2013 Escape, a trio of vehicles whose genetics
evidently were extracted from a common Petri dish. Ford wisely chose to let the
inbreeding continue, this time with designers swabbing a touch of the corporate
DNA on the all-new 2013 Ford Fusion.
The new Fusion’s overall look was previewed by last year’s Evos concept. The production model looks like,
well, a big Focus, or possibly a small Taurus. Surprised? Neither are we,
especially given the spy shots we nabbed last summer. (Europeans
waiting for the new-generation Mondeo will be even less surprised than we were
here, since this Fusion provides a deep look into that car.) But lack of
astonishment or no, there’s no denying that the new Fusion is pretty darn
handsome, even if it’s not as aggressively creased as the Focus.
