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#4968 of 5819 Press Request by KarenS HOST

Nov 08, 2007 (5:56 pm)

A reporter seeks to talk with owners of the 2007 or 2008 Ford Fusion or Mercury Milan who are also parents of young children. If you are interested in commenting on your experience, please reply to jfallonedmunds.com no later than Thursday, November 15, 2007 and include your city and state of residence as well as the age of your child/ren.
 
Thanks for your consideration,
Jeannine
 
  
Jeannine Fallon
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Edmunds Inc.

#4969 of 5819 Fusion update by scape2

Nov 10, 2007 (10:40 pm)

Well, I have reached 23,000 miles on my 06 SEL V6 Fusion. Recently took a road trip and with my speed averaging 75MPH I achieved 29.8 MPG. Not bad I'm happy with that. No problems to report. Car is solid and has no rattles or squeaks. My average MPG is 24.7 around town with mixed Freeway/surface street driving. Cheers!

#4970 of 5819 Fusion coupe! by aladdinsane

Nov 10, 2007 (11:28 pm)

Hello all...
 
What I'm looking forward to is the debut of the rumored Fusion coupe, which I believe is slated for 2009. Maybe there will be a Milan coupe also. This I'm NOT sure about. It would be interesting, speaking for myself, to finally see a Fusion/Milan coupe with AWD and the upcoming improvement of ESC. WOW!
 
BTW does anyone have any idea if the new SYNC will eventually become Ford's answer to GM's OnStar, in time? I've read of such rumors elsewhere, but if this is true I seriously would consider a Ford in my future.
 
Peace!<-AladdinSane-<-

#4971 of 5819 Fusion Coupe Rumors. by mschmal

Nov 12, 2007 (5:44 am)

IMHO these rumors are 98% likely to be nothing more than rumors. As long as you can buy a Mustang for $20,000 give or take, there really isn't much of a case for Ford making a Fusion Coupe. Especially since you can option up a Focus coupe to just over $20k.
 
Now a FWD Mercury Coupe called a Cougar based on Fusion/Milan mechanicals that would be a GOOD IDEA.
 
Mark

#4972 of 5819 Re: Fusion Coupe Rumors. [mschmal] by aladdinsane

Nov 12, 2007 (10:20 am)

Replying to: mschmal (Nov 12, 2007 5:44 am)
Maybe, Mark...There was a photo of said experimental coupe in an issue of Car & Driver or Motor Trend ( I forget which) about a year ago. The mag stated that such a coupe was in the works. I say was because with Ford going through it's financial turmoil at present it's hard to figure if this coupe will ever see light of day. For now who can say.
 
As far as SYNC becoming Ford's OnStar type system in time I can see such a progression taking place, but it all depends on whether Ford is up to the task financially to follow through with it.
 
The Mustang? Speaking for myself that isn't in the cards for a purchase.
 
The redesigned Focus coupe? Maybe I would consider buying it, but I find its look unremarkable, IMHO.
 
Peace!<- <-AladdinSane-

#4973 of 5819 Re: Fusion Coupe Rumors. [aladdinsane] by akirby

Nov 12, 2007 (10:32 am)

Replying to: aladdinsane (Nov 12, 2007 10:20 am)
According to inside sources there is no Fusion coupe in the near future.

#4974 of 5819 Someone had by scape2

Nov 18, 2007 (7:45 pm)

posted artist rendition of a 2 door coupe version of the Fusion to possibly debut in 2009. With a coupe from Honda/Toyota and Nissan, I believe the writing is on the wall, Ford will build one.
Road trip of 600miles in my Fusion V6 netted me MPG of 29.7 cruising at 70MPH! I am very happy with the MPG of this car.

#4975 of 5819 Re: Someone had [scape2] by akirby

Nov 18, 2007 (10:09 pm)

Replying to: scape2 (Nov 18, 2007 7:45 pm)
That was just some magazine's wishful thinking. I wouldn't count on it anytime soon - there's too many other things that need to be done first.

#4976 of 5819 Re: Fusion Coupe Rumors. [aladdinsane] by urnews

Nov 19, 2007 (10:11 am)

Replying to: aladdinsane (Nov 12, 2007 10:20 am)
The redesigned Focus coupe? Maybe I would consider buying it, but I find its look unremarkable, IMHO.
 
I think Ford is dropping the ball on the Focus, just like it did with the Taurus. The Focus was a top-notch product when introduced in the U.S. as a 2000 model (we own a 2000 station wagon with 93,000+ miles on it in addition to a 2007 SEL AWD Fusion). But Ford has languished on improvements to the Focus. This a shame. The 2008s don't do a thing for me.

#4977 of 5819 Re: Fusion Coupe Rumors. [urnews] by akirby

Nov 19, 2007 (10:27 am)

Replying to: urnews (Nov 19, 2007 10:11 am)
Boz - there is hope. The 2008 was just a stopgap to hold the Focus over until the new Focus can be engineered on a new global platform with the Euro Focus (plus Mazda and Volvo). Mulally has also told the engineers to figure out a way to make money on it. Right now Ford loses up to $3K on every Focus they make and for some reason they were resigned to that fact up until Mulally told them to go fix it. Just another reason Mulally is worth several times his paycheck.

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