2007 Ford Fusion SE from North America - Comments

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I do not own this car, however for business I needed to drive across the country, from Miami to Las Vegas, and was given a brand new company car. A 2007 Ford Fusion, V6 SE Gray, with 2.2 miles on it when I picked it up.

I must say I was stunned. After being on the road for about 20 minutes, it hit me that this was a very comfortable car. I drove for 15 hours a day for 3 days in a row, through an ice storm.

This car handles great, gets amazing fuel economy for a V6 and has plenty of pickup. The seats are extremely comfortable.

My favorite aspect of this car was the drive, smooth, and quiet. Handled great for a car in its class.

I never liked Fords, in fact I always hated them, as well as most, if not all American cars. I swore the day an American car company builds a decent sedan, then maybe I will buy one. I guess the time has come. Way to go Ford, about time an American Company built a reliable, good quality car.

Being a former Volkswagen, Saab, and Audi owner, taking price into consideration, the Ford Fusion is a car I could definitely tolerate, and the price is great! I highly recommend this car. Drive it before you consider anything else!

Ford has launched a number of on-line videos of the Ford Fusion. I am working on a client project that has these click-able videos. If you want to see the Fusion before heading down to your dealer watch these video clips:

http://2007-ford-fusion.myinfo-auto.com/video/2007_Ford_Fusion

http://2007-ford-vehicles.myinfo-auto.com/video/2007_ford_vehicles

Having driven the Fusion, Camry, Accord and VW Passat, I have to say the Fusion wins hands down!! The V-6 Fusion is a fast, smooth, GREAT handling car. although the Accord was supposed to have more power, it felt slower than the Fusion, as well as having very bizarre styling. The 2006 Camry V-6 was slower than most 4-cylinder cars I've driven and cost MORE than the better equipped Fusion. The Passat was the closest competition, but for overall feel, cost and appeal, the Fusion is tops in my book.

<<Having driven the Fusion, Camry, Accord and VW Passat, I have to say the Fusion wins hands down!! The V-6 Fusion is a fast, smooth, GREAT handling car. although the Accord was supposed to have more power, it felt slower than the Fusion, as well as having very bizarre styling. The 2006 Camry V-6 was slower than most 4-cylinder cars I've driven and cost MORE than the better equipped Fusion.>.

According to Edmunds, both the V6 Camry and the V6 Accord achieve 0 - 60 in 7.5 seconds, a figure which Ferraris used to brag about in the 1980's for some of their cars. So to call the Camry slow is ridiculous.

Edmunds also states that the Fusion is SLOWER than both cars @ 8 seconds.

Bizarre styling on the Accord? What are you talking about? Also you did not take any consideration on how nicely crafted or refined Honda's engine was. I can tell you hands down the Honda engine wins hands down. I have one in my 99 Accord with only 200 hp and its still great at 150,000 miles and still angers the state troopers. I am going to buy a Fusion emblem for my 94 Accord since it looks more sexy than the Fusion.

Gee, I guess Car and Driver must have got one of those "bad" Camry's for their 4-car comparison test of the Camry, Fusion, Hyundai Sonata and Accord. The Camry V-6 was the SLOWEST OF THE FOUR, and was rated DEAD LAST in the test, behind even the Hyundai. It did 0-60 in about 9 seconds. The Fusion was WAY faster.

I think comment 12:05 must be referring to the 2007 Camry, which is almost as fast as the Fusion. The 2006 Camry V-6 did 0-60 in over 9 seconds, or about as fast as a 4-cylinder Cavalier or Focus.

To the guy who said that the Fusions 0-60 time is 9.2. According to Edmunds it is about 8 seconds in the V-6, and in the Camry around 7.5.http://www.edmunds.com/apps/vdpcontainers/do/vdp/articleId=107412/pageNumber=1.

12:32 is posting actual 0-60 times for a FOUR CYLINDER Fusion. He sort of neglected to point out that minor discrepancy.

The 2007 Camry does do 0-60 faster than the nearly 10 seconds required by the 2006 V-6 Camrys, but no source I've read on it gives it a less than 7 second 0-60 time. The V-6 Fusion actually does 0-60 in just a tad over 7 seconds, so it's very close.

In any case, the long haul is just as important, and every reputable source now rates the Fusion as more likely to hold up for a longer period than the Camry. If you REALLY want to see how good the Camry is, all you have to do is read the 2006 Camry reviews. The whole sad story of Camry's massive decline is clearly obvious there. Read the 2006 Camry reviews, THEN come back and tell us all what a GREAT car Camry is!!

8:31...If its like my household there are children still living at home with new vehicles both import and domestics at the same time in the driveway. I have owned the reverse mostly imports with my children currently driving domestics. I am usually the resident mechanic by the way. My older imports were much better and I may have all domestics as well if the trend continues.

To 12:32, the Fusion V-6 Actually goes 0-60 in 8 seconds or so. Quit comparing the 4 cylinder specs to a V-6 Camry. The V-6 Camry has a 0-60 time in about 7.5. That is according to Edmunds.

The Lincoln Navigator may be slightly less nice than the Escalde; but it is in no way 'entry-level'. It has a THX certified audio system, an awesome entertainment system and a really nice interior. The main reason I think the Escalade is better is because it has 103 more horsepower. The people at Lincoln seriously need to add more power to the Navigator if they want it to be on equal ground w/the Escalade.

It amazes me that a Camry owner (import) criticizes a Navigator against a Cadillac. Fine sell your Camry and buy one and join the domestic owners. I can understand you are preferring a new Cadillac.

Also look at Edmunds true cost to own over 5 years, Motor Trend, and JD Powers... then buy the 2007 domestic at the top of the list. I look at most 2 years on reviews as vehicles are changing rapidly and greater technology. Also look at a very long factory warranty...100,000 miles not 36,000. Its entirely too limited in my opinion.

I've never owned a foreign car, so I can't comment. However I've had 3 Fords before. On one the transmission died at 65k miles, costing me $1,200 to fix. All 3 had minor problems like alternators and fan motors dying. I kept all 3 at least 8 years each.

Anyway, I now own a 2007 V6 Ford Fusion SEL. I've got 8 months and 6,800 miles on it. To date, I still haven't encountered even the tiniest flaw. No rattles, creaks or groans. Everything performs flawlessly. Remembering those previous 3, one of which we still have, I don't think any had anywhere near the build quality the Fusion does.

Of course, the real test of the Fusion will be time and miles, but I'm optimistic!

I'm an import fan-myself, but even I will agree that the Fusion is a very nice vehicle. It's about time the domestic companies tried to keep up with the imports. I do like the Fusion, but I still don't see myself buying one. It just seems like too little, too late.