This is a nice enough midsize sedan, but loaded up as this one is makes the sticker get a little higher than I'd like. Horsepower is up with the Sport model (do I have to get the rear spoiler if I get the Sport?). The car is not a slug, but all-wheel drive does sap some of the power. Same with the six-speed transmission: It's fine for tooling around town and/or highway cruising, but ask it to do anything remotely sporty on a winding road and it's slowish to react. Also, you can tell there's some more weight involved here as well--in terms of handling it's not quite as crisp as, say, the Mazda 6 on which it's based. The interior is fine, with decent to good seats and intuitive controls. The heat/vent controls could be mounted higher, but that's a minor beef. Generally, I'm sold on Fusions. I think they make fine midsize sedans. I'm just not sure I'm sold on the Sport model and its price increase. It is a competent, comfortable car. In this category, though, where competition is coming from just about every automaker, is that enough?
This Fusion looks good in red and the sheet metal is fine, not standout but not bland. There's plenty of power, braking is good and the car handled well in wet weather. The interior is nice, but the seats could use some more bolster. The seat burners, though, were very nice to have on cold mornings. Thankfully, the car warms up quickly and you're soon on your way. The trunk offered plenty of space for a grocery run and was easy to load and unload. I would have liked the HVAC controls to be mounted higher, though. It was tough to reach them so low on the center stack and directly in front of the shifter.
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