2017 Fusion Sport

[SilverSH0]

Maybe Livernois could chime in and give us an idea of the potential of the 2.7/3.0 compared with the 3.5. They are much different engines but which one has the most tuning potential?

Obviously I'm not qualified to answer and have no data on the matter. But historically larger displacement engines tend to leave more on the table for tuning gains. I would suspect the 3.5 would show better gains than the 2.7/3.0 (but that's based on absolutely zero real data).

 

[13blacksho]

As far as I know, there have been no Fusion Sport road tests from the usual sources that provide 0-60 or quarter mile times. However, from the various Internet "reviews" and from searching the various Fusion forums, it appears the Sport is not as quick as many expected and not as quick as a stock SHO.

Fine by me!!!

 

[gimpy]

As far as I know, there have been no Fusion Sport road tests from the usual sources that provide 0-60 or quarter mile times. However, from the various Internet "reviews" and from searching the various Fusion forums, it appears the Sport is not as quick as many expected and not as quick as a stock SHO.

This makes my choice of getting into a 2016 SHO recently even better.

However, I do kind of miss my 11' SHO at times.

 

[DMB]

Finally a couple reviews of the 2017 Fusion Sport are coming out. Still no hard #'s, but the impression in the Car & Driver article are in line with what everybody posted here. The only advantage the Sport has over the SHO seem to be the continuously controlled damping. Unless the 2.7 has a higher ceiling for tuning than the 3.5.

Seems like Ford left a lot on the table in terms of performance and it is still a generation away from being a true drivers car if Ford green lights a next gen Fusion Sport (ST/SHO/RS or whatever they call it) in 2019-2020.

http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/2017-ford-fusion-sport-first-drive-review

http://www.motortrend.com/cars/ford/fusion/2017/2017-ford-fusion-v-6-sport-first-drive-review/

 

[sholxgt]

You SHO guys aren't missing much with the standard damping.

My MKS EB is a clone to the SHO other than it has variable damping. It works OK, but it's range from soft to firm is nothing spectacular and it's not very fast to change. It is no where near the level of magnetorheological dampers. Given my cars $50k plus window sticker, I'd say they could have done better.

 

[SHOdded]

 

[SilverSH0]

I listened to about the first 3 minutes and I've seen some of his other videos. Having not listened to his entire videos (because I don't stay interested in his talking for 13+ minutes), it seems like his biggest issue with the Fusion is it's depreciation. Basically no matter what Ford you buy, that's how it works. The SHO is a $44k vehicle new and I bought mine when it was 5 years old 60k miles for $15k. I would hardly say the SHO holds it's value well. Ford vehicles simply don't hold value that well. That's not really a Fusion issue, that's a Ford issue and one reason why I always buy used.

 

[SHOdded]

He has a Fusion Titanium right now and is a Ford man. Depreciation became s bigger part of the picture because his enjoyment of the Sport was muted a bit by its somewhat lackluster shifting/power delivery. In contrast, the MKZ lived up to his expectations, in looks, feel, and performance.