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Overall a very good car but very loosely advertised

A Review by Ajoy Chandnani on Ford Fusion Plus Petrol
05 July, 2008 (Last Updated: 06 September, 2008)


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Pros : Unique styling, Excellent ground clearence, Responsive engine
Cons : Cheap quality interiors, Expensive spares, Average FE
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Hi Folks,


Bought new FFusion Plus 1.6 Petrol in April 2008 ldroping SX4 and Verna. No regrets, on the more am more pleased. Till now have clocked 5000 kms and would like to share few things which I noticed about this car:


Favour:


a) Unique presence, good built quality exterior except plastics


b) Very responsive engine, very good pick-up, a pleasure to drive,


c) Roomy, decent leg room and shoulder space, better than almost all C segment cars, seat fold 60:40 with flat surface is an additional feature than all other hatch's


d) Big tyres gives you much more liberty on rough roads as well as excellent grip on slippery trcaks, one who travels on western express highway will encounter that


e) Spot on brakes, very safe, good chasis,


f) Excellent Aircon and readable dash, generally all cars too vague in highlighting the instruments attached on the dash


Against


a) Avearge fuel economy, but one who wishes power will not even consider this


b) Interior is a big let down, very poor quality apart from gear lever, all the things are easily forgettable


c) At low RPM's it is little rigid and pains driving in traffic jams


d) Very expensive spares with limited Ford network is a insult to an injury


I recently drove on Pune- Ahemdnagar highway which is in bad shape for a strech of 60 kms and I had four co-passengers, believe me none of them felt they are on rough terrain.


Few things to add on compariosons, it has better drive feel than SX4 and Aveo 1.6. The electrical instruments used in Ford are far superior than other cars except Honda. 


The rear wiper starts automatically if front one are on and you put in reverse gear are one of the few intelligent quotients of the cars which other cars apart from Skoda fail to give makes this car even more likeable.


Overall it is car for every one. Will share more insights for the car once am done 10k.


Cheers


Ajoy




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  1. on 20 Aug, 2008 at 09:43 PM Debashis

    Dear Ajoy,

    I bought this car in june'2008 and drove 2500km in kolkata. I agree all your points. But I felt, the sitting comfort in bumpy roads is bad. It appears that the shock-absorvers are very hard.

    Fuel economy is too poor with ac on. It is nearly 7kmpl. do you agree ??

    Debashis

  2. on 23 Aug, 2008 at 08:36 PM Rohan (Mumbai)

    Dear Debashis,

    I got one last month. done 2300kms. i get a FE 8.5kmpl in city wz AC on and did a mumbai/goa which gave me 10.5kmpl, full journey in AC on. which i think is acceptable. I guess it may improve after my first servicing, otherwise i agree to the rest

    Rohan

  3. on 05 Sep, 2008 at 03:36 PM Ajoy Chandnani (Mumbai)

    Dear Debashih
    Fuel econony I have been getting on an around 10 with aircon on and I do drive on Westerm Express Highway which was in a very bad shape. Please get it checked.
    Regarding bumpy roads as it is positioned higher, the shock absorbers are built in to accomodate that so the impact would be on slightly harder side as compared to a sedan but still it has decent coverage at higher speed.
    Further what I have found out is that this car has a lot vibrations inside the cabin. Pl share

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