I've had this for about six months now, after trading in my Mercury Milan (same chassis as the Fusion). I took advantage of an employee pricing agreement my company has with Ford, a healthy factory rebate, a generous trade for my car, and ridiculously low interest rates. Here are my impressions:
The 1.6L EcoBoost is everything the old 2.3 naturally-aspirated engine was, and then some. Plenty of mustard to pass slower traffic, and the last several tanks have been 33-34 MPG running a 10% ethanol blend. After diligently calculating mileage manually over time, the dash calculator appears to be pretty close as well. The old one, as well as my pickup, consistently ran 1-1.5 MPG above actual.
Fit and finish is great. Hard to believe how much quieter this one is than the old one. Materials and touch interfaces are wonderful. I got the middle trim with leather seats. The LCD screens, both in the center stack as well as the two smaller ones in the gauge cluster, are bright and sharp.
The wheel base is 2-3" longer than the old one, and I still get caught on that pulling into parking spots. Handling, though, is terrific.
There are a couple software bugs. With a USB stick plugged in, the Microsoft Sync program will randomly restart at the beginning. The phone pairing part of it runs like a top. The turn signal, instead of an actual relay, is just an encoder-type switch and sometimes shuts off while I'm sitting still at a corner.
The other complaint I have is that the fuel neck is too flat for its own good, and the result is that it's almost impossible to get the tank completely full. We're only talking a gallon at most, but at 30+ miles a gallon...
Overall though, these things are pretty trivial, and so far so good. There was an engine recall shortly after I got it for overheating, but I can say I consciously watched the gauge and never had a hint of high water temperature.
If anybody's looking at one, I'll recommend it.
The 1.6L EcoBoost is everything the old 2.3 naturally-aspirated engine was, and then some. Plenty of mustard to pass slower traffic, and the last several tanks have been 33-34 MPG running a 10% ethanol blend. After diligently calculating mileage manually over time, the dash calculator appears to be pretty close as well. The old one, as well as my pickup, consistently ran 1-1.5 MPG above actual.
Fit and finish is great. Hard to believe how much quieter this one is than the old one. Materials and touch interfaces are wonderful. I got the middle trim with leather seats. The LCD screens, both in the center stack as well as the two smaller ones in the gauge cluster, are bright and sharp.
The wheel base is 2-3" longer than the old one, and I still get caught on that pulling into parking spots. Handling, though, is terrific.
There are a couple software bugs. With a USB stick plugged in, the Microsoft Sync program will randomly restart at the beginning. The phone pairing part of it runs like a top. The turn signal, instead of an actual relay, is just an encoder-type switch and sometimes shuts off while I'm sitting still at a corner.
The other complaint I have is that the fuel neck is too flat for its own good, and the result is that it's almost impossible to get the tank completely full. We're only talking a gallon at most, but at 30+ miles a gallon...
Overall though, these things are pretty trivial, and so far so good. There was an engine recall shortly after I got it for overheating, but I can say I consciously watched the gauge and never had a hint of high water temperature.
If anybody's looking at one, I'll recommend it.
