2007 Ford Fusion SE from North America - Comments

Nothing, it's brand new.

I hope this is the car that will save Ford. I've had mine for just about a week now and have made two long distance trips already and it has been amazing. I ordered a red SE model with the sport appearance group so it has the 17inch wheels as opposed to the 16's, and red stitching in the seats. The car has a smooth ride, downright excellent handling, and good power and gas mileage. It is also exceptionally quiet and free of vibration which is unusual for a four cylinder car. The car is faster than my Mom's 06 explorer with the V-6 and still gets awesome gas mileage. My first 100 miles of pure stop and go city traffic yielded me 23mpg and when I got it on the highway traveling at speeds of 80-85mph, I was getting 29mpg. I cannot wait until the engine breaks in more so I can see what it can really do. The interior is well put together, but my single complaint is that headroom is lacking for those over six feet tall. The stock six speaker radio has more power than anything I have heard from the factory. I hope to put a few hundred more miles on it in the upcoming weeks and will keep an update as more miles are put on.

Welcome to the ownership circle of the BEST CAR MADE IN 2007!! This car leaves Honda and Toyota looking like neglected old maids. These cars are rolling off the dealers lots here as fast as they can get them in, and 80% of the trade-ins are the poorly made Camrys. Just look thru the 2002 thru 2006 Camry reviews and you'll see why thousands are ditching their unreliable Toyotas to drive a REAL CAR.

<<Welcome to the ownership circle of the BEST CAR MADE IN 2007!! This car leaves Honda and Toyota looking like neglected old maids. These cars are rolling off the dealers lots here as fast as they can get them in, and 80% of the trade-ins are the poorly made Camrys. Just look thru the 2002 thru 2006 Camry reviews and you'll see why thousands are ditching their unreliable Toyotas to drive a REAL CAR.>.

I saw a Fusion the other day. First one I've seen in months - they are a pretty rare sight, so much so I see more Ferraris than I see Fusions. See lots and lots and lots of Camrys and Accords.

Guess here in California, the car capital of the world, Fusions aren't "rolling off the dealer lots" like you say.

I think this car will eventually unseat the camry and accord. The reason is that every test they have done between these cars, the fusion has always been rated the best of them all. Camrys are getting much worse with quality and relability.

Yes Yes Yes... the Fusion AWD will un seat the Camry CE or Accord DX with an engine crank... but once you start adding options to these two bread and butter sedans the Fusion is left behind. I checked the survey for the Fusion vs Accord vs Camry and they were using an AWD Fusion verse an Accord and Camry without. With these descrepancies some one is bound to drive a Fusion without AWD and feel cheated because the Accord for one is much better (I own five--I know what I am talking about) and the Camry is while not sporty like the Fusion has a very quiet ride and will still outsell the Enterprise Fusion. BTW the new Accord is coming out next year and I am wondering if you are using some kind of magic or maybe crack to for see the Fusion still beating an Accord in 2008 which it couldnt beat an 03-07 Accord anyway.

Why all the drug connotations? It seems someone that continually refers to it is more suspect. I am sure Ford knows what they are doing... you can sell a lot of plain vanilla vehicles, but that is not always the better performer or fun vehicle to actually own and drive.

"Why all the drug connotations? It seems someone that continually refers to it is more suspect. I am sure Ford knows what they are doing... you can sell a lot of plain vanilla vehicles, but that is not always the better performer or fun vehicle to actually own and drive."

I guess they know what they are doing since FORD is losing "a mustang a minute" and they are forecasted to lose even more money. Besides the 07 Camry V6 is much faster then a Fusion.

Just so everyone knows, most camrys have the lil 4 banger. Not the ridiculous v6 with 268 hp. People buying a family car with more than 200 hp have no business driving it.

19:48... I read the comment and he stated that the V6 Camry can take a V6 Mustang which I believe it can since the V6 mustang is a joke. However the Camry is not made to take on a Mustang GT or much less a Shelby Cobra. I have driven the 07 Camry V6 and that car is quicker then the new Altima 3.5 and a lot quicker then the Ford Fusion.

My LT1 Caprice 9C1 is almost as fast as a 5.0 Mustang... faster to 80 and 100 miles per hour. If you don't know what a Caprice is it is a huge boat that rides on a Tahoe sized chassis. Not really a Tahoe, but same size almost and was built in Arlington Texas.

WOW!

I see you guys are geniuses to compare oranges and apples!

I work on Found On the Road Dead every single day!

The best vehicle, actually a part of a vehicle, Ford has ever come up with was 7.3L IDI for E/F series truck built by International. There are some well built models of Ford. However, Fusion is one of better vehicle Ford has come up with!

Nevertheless, we shouldn't compare Honda or Toyota to Ford, even though they are all made in USofA (don't tell me they are not). Most JDM Hondas and Toyotas are way better cars than any US built ones simply because CARB and EPA degrade vehicles before the birth of one!

I had JDM internals on a 97 Infiniti Q45 (Nissan Cima) I owned for about 3 years, let me tell you I could blow any Q45 off the line and SOME!!! Sadly, I had lost it in an accident!

After all, who needs a car with V6 or V8 engine with more than 150HP for a daily commute?

Are gasoline prices no trouble to you at all?

Cheers!

I just purchased a Fusion SE with the sport package to get me the spoiler and the 17 inch alloys and it is waaay better than my last accord! I have a friend with a Fusion SEL-V6 with AWD and it is AMAZING! Ford has really screwed up in the past, but thanks to Mazda supplying the chassis (yes it is the Mazda 6 chassis and 4cylinder engine is Mazda too, not V6). These cars are very pleasant to drive with both auto and stick trannys. Ford is offering crazy rebates and all to get their new beauty out there and make a better name for themselves. I must say that Honda and maybe toyota are definitely being challenged! My Accord was a piece of crap from 3 years old with rust, transmissions and lacked many things for lots of money that this thing has standard and great quality. No regrets on the Fusion purchase here!! 20000kilometers on her and not ANY problems!!!

Before buying a new Mustang, the Fusion was one of the cars we gave the strongest consideration. I drove both the V-6 and I-4 Fusions and found both to be incredibly smooth, solid, well built and great handling vehicles. The V-6 was very fast, but the 4 was impressive for a 4.

The fact that the Fusion is the highest rated car listed in Consumer Reports rating system (A "much better than average in every category, but one, which got a "better than average") almost swayed us to go with it.

If Ford offered a sporty, 2-door version of the Fusion we would bought it on the spot. As it was, we wanted a slightly more sporting look and opted for the beautiful retro styling of the Mustang.

The Fusion is not necessarly rated higher than say a comparable Honda Accord.

Actually, if you check ALL the categories in Consumer Reports car reviews (not just reliability, which Fusion scores a "much better than average" in), you'll find that in virtually EVERY category the Fusion scores a "much better than average". The Accord DOES score very well, but not as high as the Fusion, and the Camry is WAYYYYY below either.

In addition, the Fusion does not look just like a 1997 Saturn LS, as the "new" Accord does, nor does it require 5 visits to the dealer in the first 3 months to "make adjustments" as the Camry does.

I am the original reviewer. I did have one problem about a month ago with my car. The heat Blend Door? or something went out and I lost my heat in the middle of a Michigan winter, not too pleasant. Only took a day to repair and the dealership gave me a free rental, no complaints. However since then my Aunt purchased a fusion too so that brings our family total to 3! I still believe they are great cars.

In regards to this foreign domestic fight, people need to grow up. Look at the new Malibu and Saturn Aura, both great looking solid vehicles. The fusion will be redesigned for 09 to make it even better. Arguably the only bad domestic mid-sized cars out are Chrysler's cheaply designed avenger and sebring. Toyota Honda and Nissan all build great family cars. I believe the only real debate anymore is which styling one prefers over the other. statistics clearly show that domestics have caught up (or foreigns have slipped) in quality. So stop bickering and enjoy your vehicles!