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Sedans Ford Fusion/Mercury Milan Ford Fusion vs. Mazda 6
30 messages, Last post on Aug 25, 2009 at 5:21 AM
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Anybody drove both fusion and mazda 6 with manual tranny? How would you compare these cars in driving dinamics, road noise and general ride quality.
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Replying to: vmokhutov (Oct 19, 2006 8:04 am) |
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Replying to: atenza94546 (Feb 13, 2007 7:58 pm) First of all, none of these cars has anything to do with the Jaguar X-type, which is built on a European Mondeo platform. And what's this 'engineer from Japan designing rear like BMW ...? This is nonsense. The Mazda 6 is just that - a Mazada designed platform. Ford took it and stretched it a bit, whatever, and is using it for the Fusion, Milan, Edge, Lincoln MickeyZ and X. It's supposed to be a pretty good platform, though personally I dont want to buy a Lincoln that's basically a Mazda, but I digress. None of them will give you a rear wheel drive feel - they're FWD cars for goodness sake. With an AWD option, yes, but still FW-biased. The Ford is larger inside and out. Bigger trunk and seating area etc. The Mazda is sportier. Now for my HO - the Fusion may look kinda cool, but it's a pretty bland car all in all. Just take a look at the shifter they put in the thing for proof - It allows the driver the choice of "D" or "L". That's it. Now most Grammas want little else, but some folks want to be able to take control of their car at times and you just cant do that in the Fusion. The Mazda places no such limitations on the driver and, in fact, offers a manual transmission if u like that sorta thing. In short, and IMHO, the Mazda is designed and built for drivers, the Ford is built for Grandma and those who see a car as a basic appliance and nothing more. Final advice - drive both, you decide. |
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Replying to: atenza94546 (Feb 13, 2007 7:58 pm) Wrong, wrong, wrong. The X type uses the EUCD platform (European Mondeo). Ford took the Mazda6 CD3 platform and stretched and widened it for the Fusion. |
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6 months ago, I had both of these cars on my shopping list and spent time in each of them. I assume you're looking for a 4 cylinder version, since you mention a manual trans and Fusion isn't offered with the V6/manual combo. My impressions were that the Mazda felt a little tighter, the Fusion a little softer, but not dramatically so. Fusion might be a little quieter as well. The shifters on both of these worked well, didn't make you feel like they were penalizing you for not paying for an automatic. They're both nice driving cars and good values. I found the interior of the Fusion felt a little bigger, but was a little cheaper feeling in some areas than the Mazda, other than the stereo - the Ford has a great standard stereo. Unfortunately, if you don't get the top trim SEL Fusion you get cheap feeling plastic steering wheel and shift knobs, where Mazda does leather-wraps in pretty much everything but their cheapest stripper 4 cylinder version. These are both good cars, and more fun to drive than your Accord/Camry types. I ended up with the Mazda, because I really liked the V6/manual combo, and the generally more sporting feel of the car.
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Replying to: michtom (Feb 14, 2007 8:20 pm) And isn't it nice when a car company gives the consumer a choice of drivetrains? V6/stick is the one I'd get too. How's your mpg in it? |
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Replying to: atenza94546 (Feb 13, 2007 7:58 pm)
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Replying to: atenza94546 (Feb 13, 2007 7:58 pm)
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