A great all-rounder

A user review on Ford Fusion. Written by Sunil on 14 August, 2007

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Version Reviewed : 1.4 TDCi Diesel
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Fuel Economy : kpl
Good : A good pseudo SUV,great fuel efficiency,amazingly refined engine.
Bad : Image,cost of spares.

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The ford fusion petrol version never took off as the car did not offer much to the buget conscious indian as it was way too expensive at the time of launch and returned poor mileage. Later price revisions made this a good value for money car.

The diesel engine on this car is a tried and tested engine which is also seen on the fiesta which is highly refined. Eventhough this car is well built and quite heavy it returns an amazing fuel economy of about 18-20 on the highway. The engine is no racer though but cruises well on the highway. The lower end torque is good for city driving conditions. The high ground clearence makes driving through bad roads seem easy and it can do a bit of off roading as well. The ride is not great but completely manageable but the handling is exceptional.

This car is a great buy for those who are looking for a practical car which is a cross over between a sedan and a SUV with descent performance and great  fuel economy.

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Sany on 22 Sep, 2009 at 09:39 AM

pl guide me wheather to buy a second hand fusion 53000 km run of oct 2005 at rs 2,65ooo 0r not pl guide

Prabhat Ravi on 23 Apr, 2009 at 07:15 PM

Ford Fusion is being discontinued as said by the MD Ford India. Is it advisable to still go for it if one likes it.

Dr.Girish Benare on 13 Dec, 2008 at 09:27 AM

thanks everybody.i was looking for different vehicle;not regulers seen in my area. this reading helped me lot.I WILL GO FOR FORD FUSION.

Pratipkm on 25 Apr, 2008 at 04:06 PM

No, the small car specification says diesel car for <1.4L and <4m, for petrol car it is <1.3L. So only shaving off an inch in petrol version will not work. What is the experience for people from Bangalore about the pulling power of 1.4TDCI? Can it climb all steep inclines with full load of people and luggage?

Arindam Das on 20 Mar, 2008 at 03:38 PM

I wish they should also chop off the 18mm to the Petrol Version and reduce the amount. It is really painful to pay some extra 20-30k for the this extra length. If they do so then the Car Price may tagged less than 6L. Waiting for FORD to do so :)

Sunil on 20 Dec, 2007 at 02:30 AM

Mileage would be dependent on your driving.....bt it should give you above 15-16 in combined conditions......n will be very much in line with fiestas mileage......and the tdci will require more maintainance compared to its petrol counterpart bt wnt be too much more either.....accelaration is average,nothing gr8 abt it.....

Shrimoy_9 on 16 Dec, 2007 at 06:48 PM

great feedback from everyone, im seriously buying it this month. whats the maintenance like on a tdci and is the mileage as good as they claim? since the turbo opens up around 2000 rpm the acceleration must be good too. comments please

Nidhi Srini on 15 Oct, 2007 at 06:07 PM

the 1 inch is shaved off the bumper for tax purposes, so nothing to go anal about. its a fantastic car with robust build quality and killer mileage. not to mention the superb space and feel inside the car. if you wannna stick out from the 'aam janta', this is the car for you. i'm expecting delivery of a diamond white FF TDCi in a few days :) cheers !

Nidhi Srini on 15 Oct, 2007 at 06:02 PM

the 1 inch is shaved off the bumper. so nothing to anal about. its a fantastic car with robust build quality and killer mileage. not to mention the superb space and feel inside the car. if you wannna stick out from the 'aam janta', this is the car for you.

Saroj on 10 Oct, 2007 at 12:08 PM

Thanks Sunil

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