The Fusion Sport is the first ever NEW car I have bought. My first ever car was a 95 Mustang GT, that was simply too slow. It had exhaust, rear end gears and a beefed up air filter, but it simply wasn't in the same league as the other cars I was hanging around with.
So to replace that, I got myself a used 98 Trans Am. Pulled the LS1 out of it with 73K miles, bought a warranty'd motor from the dealership I worked at for 200 dollars, stripped it down to the block, and rebuilt it. Ended up upgrading cam, ported my own heads, new intake, long tube headers, exhaust cut out, cat-back exhaust, and computer tuning at Speed Inc. Put Nitto drag radials on the back, geforce tires on the front, and ran high 11s, low 12s at the track. That car was my baby, and my pride and joy. Won plenty of dough with it, and handled several Ferraris an embarrassing L to hang in their garage.
After I spun 4 bearings on my rebuilt engine (ughh.... still hurts to think about) and not working at the dealership I was working at anymore, and uh... growing up a little and not wanting to race anything in sight, I decided to to get a regular sedan that was good on gas. I got a used 2000 Oldsmobile Alero with 2100 miles on it!!! Eventually, I traded that car in to help a family member get a new car, and took her hand me down, which was a 2008 Saturn Vue (worst car I have ever owned). Recently, the Vue had 114K miles on it, I felt like I was about to get blindsided by a costly repair, and decided now is a better time than ever to replace this thing.
Being a GM guy, I first looked at the Chevys. To my dismay, none of them had AWD. Living in Chicago, and being all too familiar with Chicago winters, I decided that AWD was the make or break option for my first ever new car, and Chevy had just eliminated itself. I didn't want an SUV, I wanted a sedan.
My good friend got a brand new 2014 Fusion when it came out, and when he brought it by the first time I remember saying out loud "****, Ford is really stepping their game up..." He took me for a ride, and at the end of the ride I made him pop the hood to PROVE to me the car was a 4 cylinder, as it felt like a 6. At that point, I was curious.
When I realized Chevy didn't have an AWD sedan in their line, I took a look at a new 2016 Buick Regal, and was very impressed. This wasn't my grandpa's Buick anymore.. However, my same friend said "Go to Ford and test drive the 2017 Fusion, see how you like it." I went over to a local Ford store, drove the Fusion Sport, and fell in love. The rest as they say, is history.
TL;DR: I bought my Fusion for the following reasons:
-The Fusion looks like an Aston Martin from the front... I love Aston Martins.
-The drive is amazing. The power is there when you want it, and the car keeps pouring it on as you stand on the throttle.
-Compared to other cars in its class, it stands above it in looks and performance.
-Overall, the car is the perfect size, and still looks sporty.. That's where my heart lies.. with sports cars.
-The technology on the car blew me away. BLIS, auto wipers, auto head lights, SYNC 3, backup cam, nav, you name it, the car has it.
-The AWD literally owns the snow covered roads. Snow storms are meaningless, and the car will remind of you of this.
-The shift knob (or PRNDL switch, as us in the repair biz are used to saying) is a Jaguar inspired knob that you twist.. This may seem small, but I cannot accurately put into words how cool this is, and how much it cleans up the steering column and center console
-The lightning blue color I got GLEAMS in the sun after a wash. Delivers a great sense of pride when looked at.