FORD Fusion 1.4 TDCi - Owner review | Reviews

#1 05-Oct, 2008 09:40 AM

B R Barakol

City: Hubli

Long-termer

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Well as promised i'm writing a review on my brand new Fusion.

Lets start with the engine. Its a well powered engine churning out 68bhp & 160Nm torque . Its a little noisy but that is expected in a diesel car .

from the outside it exudes a macho look. The lozenge shaped headlamps , the cubic grille ........every thing is very good.

The Interiors are very spacious. Lots of places to store titbits . The instrument cluster is excellent . The seats are also comfortable . Loads of space in the boot , the boot door is also a bit low to make puting or removing your luggage very easy.But one thing i'd like 2 ask (Rajiv u can help me as u have a Ford car urself) Ford doesnt give a toolkit. When i asked abt it they there will be no need . Tht is false , a toolkit is very important indeed. i dont know y they do tht. I also noticed that the distance to empty indicator is inaccurate. y is tht ?

Well overall it is a very good car for its price tag. And i would advise all of u to test drive it urself if the car is within ur budget.

Have a Good Day and Safe motoring.

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#2 05-Oct, 2008 11:28 AM

Binoy Thomas City: Trivandrum Legend	Good to hear about the running report-are there no wheel spanners and jack also? Or is the tool kit only missing? Distance to empty indicators in most cars are inaccurate(mainly because of the fuel pump safety margin).
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#3 05-Oct, 2008 02:08 PM

B R Barakol City: Hubli Long-termer	there is a jack but no tool kit.
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#4 05-Oct, 2008 06:28 PM

Pankaj Prasad City: Bhavnagar	By the way, how much have you driven it until now, and what mileage are you deriving (city & highway) - under what driving conditions?
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#5 05-Oct, 2008 08:17 PM

B R Barakol City: Hubli Long-termer	Well its mainly City driving I have driven abt 200km . The suspensions r hard at first but they loosen up later. Overall its a very gud drive comfort. Very easy to get in and out.
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#6 05-Oct, 2008 09:08 PM

Sri City: Mangalore Legend	right now have you already got the fuel tank refilled , if yes then please tell the milaeg u r geting right now , if not , whenever u refill , plz calculate and tell! also i would e glad to see some pics of your fusion posted here! good review , am sure it will go on upadting! Sri
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#7 05-Oct, 2008 09:47 PM

Pankaj Prasad City: Bhavnagar	Take long/highway trips on weekends - I'm surprised how you could resist from doing so I would suggest you to update the review after undertaking a few such trips.
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#8 06-Oct, 2008 08:41 PM

B R Barakol City: Hubli Long-termer	well i dont know exactly how to calculate mileage .it would be gud if any1 of u could tell me. I have gone for highway runs but never more than 50km. keep updating!
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#9 06-Oct, 2008 09:27 PM

Sri

City: Mangalore

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see, first u fill the fuel tank FULL , at this time see your odo meter and make a note or else , go to tachometer and set it to 0 , and then after the fuels around half or so empty , go to the petrol pump refill the diesel! now ee the quantity of Litres of Diesel filled! for example 20 litres! now see the tacho or the Odo , think it shows 300 , then 300 divided by 20 = 15 , so u obatained 15 kmpl , this how u calculate the milage! and this method is called FULL TANK to FULL TANK method or basis!

Sri

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#10 06-Oct, 2008 10:53 PM

Pankaj Prasad City: Bhavnagar	Yes, it's called "tank full to tank full" method.
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