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I'm sure the UAW strike cut into Malibu sales. Mark |
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Replying to: savetheland (Jun 17, 2008 4:37 pm) i just went over to the chevy dealer to look at some malibu's. the 2 tone interiior is over rated. the door panels are all plastic, unlike the fusion which has cloth inserts. the chrome in hte malibu interior looks like what it is, plactic plated chrome. the buttons on the steering wheel of the malibu are rediculously small. impala is much better. fusion is better for functionality, although the buttons seem kind of cheap. a nice 4cyl/4 speed auto malibu lists for over 24k. as mentioned previously, a fusion is about 3k less.
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Replying to: explorerx4 (Jun 21, 2008 1:50 pm) Obviously this 2010 Fusion is one equipped with the nav. I'm curious to see one without it. I remember reading an article about the Ford Escape regarding the 2009 model. They state that not only is the truck getting the new 2.5 liter like the Fusion, but a revised version of the 3.0 24v v6. Does anyone know if the Fusion will also get this upgrade? I hope they improve the fuel economy too, especially considering that the Sonata and Malibu get 32 now! -Ed
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Replying to: fusionfan06 (Jun 21, 2008 5:17 pm) to me, the 6 speed auto is the biggest improvement and is already available in the fusion. i don't hang my hat on epa numbers. usually i can beat them, sometimes by a lot.
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Replying to: explorerx4 (Jun 21, 2008 5:42 pm) It gets the same 2.5L I4 including a hybrid and the PIP 3.0L making 240 hp with better FE than the current 221 hp 3.0L. The 2.5L I4 models get 6 speed manual and autos to replace the current 5 speeds.
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Replying to: akirby (Jun 22, 2008 6:04 am) consider the malibu 'cause the lack of one single feature. |
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The pic below is of the non-nav center stack in the new Flex. Since the center stack in those Fusion spy shots and the center stack of the nav equipped Flex are identical (save for the bezels and trim), I think this is what we'll be seeing in the Fusion as well.  Here's the Fusion spy shot:  Here's a larger Fusion spy shot pic so you can see the detail better and compare it to the pic from the Flex. Note that the buttons and knobs are all identical in the nav equipped versions. Link to pic. Here's the nav equipped Flex. 
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Replying to: baggs32 (Jun 22, 2008 6:13 pm) Does anyone have any insight into this? I have read speculation that a 3.0L based on the 3.5L is in the works, but nothing concrete.
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Replying to: igozoomzoom (Jul 19, 2008 11:20 pm) |
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about 4 months ago, i trade my 04 focus for a fusion. i also have an explorer. one of the reasons(justifications) was that for 4 people we had to take the explorer on trips. so i decided to give up some every day gas mileage for better than the explorer on trips. i also was looking for a car that was awd and i could fit in the back seat(don't fit in the back of a focus). originally, i thought i would be getting a small suv. when i started there was about 3k miles on the car. the trip was 4 people from central ct to western pa and back. lots of hills, highest point 2250 ft above sea level. we ran the a/c about 75% of the time and averaged 26 mpg. the explorer would have averaged about 18. i sat in the back for a couple 3 hours stints. there was enough head room and plenty of leg room for me(over 6ft). even when my wife was driving 80, there wasn't much wind or road noise and my mother seated next to me in the back, had no clue we were going that speed. anyways, i think it worked out pretty well and will only get better.
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