2006 Ford Fusion SEL AWD review from North America

The car handles great and the AWD is great in the snow. The car is for the most part built well. Interior is quiet, ride is comfortable and the seats are very nice. These are volvo seats with lumbar and heat up front. Very supportive for long drives (just did a 1200 mile road trip) Lots of interior space everyone I know comments on how nice the car is to be a passenger in as compared to their imports which tend to be less roomy. Car was a bargain compared to competitors costing several thousand dollars less-with AWD which the competitors don't offer. I love the styling, inside and out. The trunk is huge and the seats fold for more space!

Now for the downsides-for the most part the V6 is fine, but it is a bit underpowered for its class this could be addressed with a slightly larger V6 with another 30-40hp also it's a bit unrefined when not idling, at idle you barely know its running. Another thing that would be nice is manual gear access particularly through an automanual like Volkswagen offers, I'd pay extra for that. Heat/AC and heated seats in back would be cool to, but not a big deal.

I look forward to my continued ownership of this car, its been great so far and I can only see things continuing this way-Consumer reports ranks it very highly particularly in reliability, right up there with the best.