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Replying to: akirby (Nov 19, 2008 10:15 am) |
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Replying to: elroy5 (Nov 19, 2008 3:41 pm) Simple math: The Fusion hit dealers in October of '06, with the redesign scheduled for (at the latest) February of '09, for a sum of 40 months, or 3 years, 4 months. For the record, it's well within the mid-cycle refresh time that your precious Honda and Toyota follows. ...and on the exterior that grill is way too much. Heh, "too much"? Have you seen the warped-razor-blade that Acura calls a grille for the TL and TSX? It makes both the current and future Fusion look tame in comparison, and takes them both right off my list.
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For those of you ripping on the Fusion Hybrid's leaf display, take a look at this. I'm proud to say that my 5 year old son could draw nicer leaves than that!  Is it just me or is there waaaay too much going on on that dash? What ever happened to those simple Honda dash layouts that were praised so much? We have 2 cars and I drive one primarily while my wife drives the other. Both have fairly simple dash layouts and center stacks (both Ford SUVs) which allows us to use the other one on occasion and not be confused. If I had to drive this once or twice a week I'd get a migrane trying to figure out what's going on. The Fusion Hybrid isn't immune to this either mind you, but it Honda has taken this to a whole new level IMO. Not good. 
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Replying to: baggs32 (Nov 20, 2008 10:33 am)
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Replying to: stephen987 (Nov 20, 2008 10:38 am) Yes, but I was talking about the gauges and such not the center stack. The center stack in those pics is definitely much simpler than that of the Accord or Pilot which can only be good. All that garbage going on in front of the driver's face is rather poorly done IMO. Even the owner of an Accord and Insight would be confused going from one to the other I think.
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Replying to: baggs32 (Nov 20, 2008 10:47 am) Without a doubt. But as I was trying to say in my previous post, a Civic owner would feel right at home, since the two-tiered "garbage" display is virtually identical to the one in the current Civic. Perhaps Civic owners, and not Accord owners, are the target market for the Insight. The choice of the "Insight" name, which was previously associated with a minimalist two-passenger hybrid, suggests to me that the car isn't really aimed at Accord buyers.
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Replying to: mz6greyghost (Nov 20, 2008 4:52 am) It was Oct. '05, wasn't it? That makes your math add up.  As for the grille: I think it's incredibly ugly. But not nearly as incredibly ugly as the grille on the new TL or several other newer Honda products.
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Replying to: stephen987 (Nov 20, 2008 11:14 am) I do agree. However I don't believe many Civic drivers will be putting one of these in their garage next to their Civic. I think they'll be more likely to trade their Civic in for one of these and park it next to their Accord or Pilot. |
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Replying to: backy (Nov 20, 2008 11:55 am) Sorry. Still hadn't had my coffee yet...
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Replying to: baggs32 (Nov 20, 2008 10:33 am)
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