Sho vs fusion sport
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yo tony
SHO Member
I know right. I was considering one but think I will just keep the ol girl
I guess the question is why is the Sport not able to keep up. You would think with similar power and less weight than the SHO, it would have a fighting chance. Is the factory tune even more conservative past 6o mph? Or is it a "tester's error" in this case, causing an invalid comparison? I assume the 6F55 is common to both. Haven't found a reliable gearing info sheet for the Fusion yet.
bpd1151
Lurking Around
And the SHO had more gas in her tank too!
Cute lil Fusion.....
I'll keep my SHO.
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Cute lil Fusion.....
I'll keep my SHO.
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The Fusion uses the same axle ratio as the SHO with Performance Package - 3.16 axle. Both have identical transmission gear ratios. I don't mean to say "I told you so" but as I have said before, Ford didn't go NEARLY far enough with this in my humble opinion. There is risk in over-promising and under-delivering. While from a marketing perspective, the "Sport" model might add more sales but it would have made about as much sense to just make this engine an option on all Fusions.
Some of the guys on dedicated Fusion Forums are getting tunes and that obviously helps. From what I hear, the intial tunes show promise but there is more on the table. Tuners have had a long time to perfect the SHO 3.5 so eventually, they might get the Fusion Sport to its full potential.
Some of the guys on dedicated Fusion Forums are getting tunes and that obviously helps. From what I hear, the intial tunes show promise but there is more on the table. Tuners have had a long time to perfect the SHO 3.5 so eventually, they might get the Fusion Sport to its full potential.
Comparing Googled numbers the Fusion is only about 500 lbs lighter than the SHO and the SHO has 40 more HP. By "rule of thumb" bench racing they should be roughly the same and they are close. You still have to remember that peak power isn't everything. I'm willing to bet the extra 0.8L of displacement has an effect on overall torque in the system to give an edge to the SHO.
I don't know if it is against the rules to provide a link to another forum but on a dedicated Fusion site, a poster ran his TUNED Fusion at the track and ran 13.49. As I understand it, the tune was basically a version 1 tune so there should be improvements to come. The person who posted the time also has a tuned 2.7 F150 that has run 13.21. That little engine has potential....
like i've said before ford is the smartest of the auto mfger, but not the most performance friendly unless you get a pony & pony up the $$$. leaving lots of overhead on the table for tuners allows ford the opportunity for less warranty claims. in the tune it & lose it world ford is just doing smart business. in our world of wanting more performance as far as i'm concerned ford failed. the 2.7 fusion st should have been faster than our sho, but ford holds back to tolerable performance so less chance of warranty work. warranty on the more computer controlled cars is costly. just look at my '13 escape 2.0l 4 recalls, all software. so to min hardware warranty work is smart biz.
These are good numbers. Gives me more confidence in the 2.7/3.0 engines. Since these numbers seem better than anyone else is getting, I wonder if Ford sent C&D a ringer......
C/D TEST RESULTS:
Zero to 60 mph: 5.1 sec
Zero to 100 mph: 13.3 sec
Zero to 130 mph: 24.7 sec
Rolling start, 5-60 mph: 5.8 sec
Top gear, 30-50 mph: 2.9 sec
Top gear, 50-70 mph: 3.5 sec
Standing ¼-mile: 13.7 sec @ 101 mph
Top speed (governor limited): 131 mph
Braking, 70-0 mph: 178 ft
Roadholding, 300-ft-dia skidpad*: 0.84 g
C/D TEST RESULTS:
Zero to 60 mph: 5.1 sec
Zero to 100 mph: 13.3 sec
Zero to 130 mph: 24.7 sec
Rolling start, 5-60 mph: 5.8 sec
Top gear, 30-50 mph: 2.9 sec
Top gear, 50-70 mph: 3.5 sec
Standing ¼-mile: 13.7 sec @ 101 mph
Top speed (governor limited): 131 mph
Braking, 70-0 mph: 178 ft
Roadholding, 300-ft-dia skidpad*: 0.84 g
At least the acceleration seems to be
The text indicated that the skidpad result was limited by the stability control. Apparently, it cannot be completely disabled.
The text indicated that the skidpad result was limited by the stability control. Apparently, it cannot be completely disabled.
gimpy
SHO Member
Local fella has a new Fusion sport and recently ordered a tune for it and I'm assuming other goodies.
None the less, I bumped into him at the local dealership (while dropping off gap papers) and he issued a challenge one my old SHO, not my new one.
This of course is good for me, as I haven't done anything to my new one (barely have 1,ooo miles on it) and am still debating which tuning company to use.
However, this us bad for him as I don't think he realized my girlfriend has my old one and he of course started with the Auto-Zone racing talk.
"Weighs less this, same power that" blah blah blah
Which of course is fine and dandy. Up until you look at where the power is made and kept constant.
Of track, anyways...
He went for a ride in my girlfriend's car and retracted his challenge.
Told him to give it time as tunes are just arriving for the FS and I'm sure there is more on the table.
So to end my story long post, the Fusion Sport will not be replacing the SHO like so many articles have stated...definitely not this year anyways.
None the less, I bumped into him at the local dealership (while dropping off gap papers) and he issued a challenge one my old SHO, not my new one.
This of course is good for me, as I haven't done anything to my new one (barely have 1,ooo miles on it) and am still debating which tuning company to use.
However, this us bad for him as I don't think he realized my girlfriend has my old one and he of course started with the Auto-Zone racing talk.
"Weighs less this, same power that" blah blah blah
Which of course is fine and dandy. Up until you look at where the power is made and kept constant.
Of track, anyways...
He went for a ride in my girlfriend's car and retracted his challenge.
Told him to give it time as tunes are just arriving for the FS and I'm sure there is more on the table.
So to end my story long post, the Fusion Sport will not be replacing the SHO like so many articles have stated...definitely not this year anyways.
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