Guys,
Nearly done 1000km with my Black Fusion+ ABS. And I can use all the best adjectives in the dictionary for it.
I will take up things one by one:
1) Ride Quality: Great. Though I have not gone past 110kph but feels rock solid. You always feel that you are firmly rooted to the road. I havenot experienced the bumpy ride on lower gears which is much talked about.
2) Looks: I find the car to have highly sophisticated looks. I love the large headlamps and the massive grill between them. The wide windscreen lifts up the looks. Interioirs - I will say they are the best that can be offered at the price. Smart storage spaces all around. The leather wrapped steering and the gear knob give a good luxurious feeling. The theatre dimming cabin lights fascinates me somehow though I am yet to understand why.
3) Comfort: Seats - The seats are properly cushioned. It is somewhat between being soft and hard but certainly very comfortable. Though on the rear seats, I thought the cushioning under the thighs should have been more. Also the rear seats are a bit too upright but I guess these small things donot take away the charm of the car.
AC - Awesome. Blower at 2 with max cooling is all that you need even on the hottest of the days. But the blower gets noisy beyond 2 though nowhere near to make u feel uncomfortable.
Music system: Simply fabulous. I feel u donot need to add twiters or woofers to this system. Its already in there. Highest quality sound...
4) Space: Looks are deceptive as they say. The car from outside never gives a feeling of the space it has. Get in it to experience the space inside. Good headroom and very good legspace at the rear with the front seats taken back to the max. Boot is immense.
5) FE: Definatly not great but then you will not buy this car for FE. I am getting 10km with AC (Deecent) but I am sure it will improve post 1st servicing.
6) City ride: Very easy to drive in even heavily packed roads. Swift turns are easily executed as the machine responds instantly to your steering. The brakes are amazing and the gears are smooth.
7) Power: U leave most of the traffic behind as you start from the signals. Even as you push the pedal, it asks you to push harder and harder and you have to actually keep your senses alive at all such points.
8) Safety: This is something which some of us neglect while buying our cars. But this car has most of the safety features I have heard off in this segment. An airbag option would have made it perfect. Some features: ABS, engine immobilizer, no blind spots, opens exclusively with its programmed keys but can be locked by any Ford key, etc etc.
Verdict: Buy this car if you wanna njoi the driving and comfort...also if u wanna be in the exclusive class as the FUSIONERS will say

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donot buy the car if u want very high FE and conventional looks and believe in 3 box cars for anything above 5l.
I believe all cars are great but the car that suits me perfectly is the greatest. Hence, I say Fusion is surely the GREATEST.
Sendu....
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