[BIG ACH]

These messages and pictures popped up on MotorTrend's Twitter today:

 

[Drof]

380lb-ft of torque is quite impressive. Honestly the Fusion Sport is a sleeper imo

 

[Bamm1]

Very interesting.

This aligns with power levels of this engine in other applications:

• Ford Edge Sport: 315hp @ 4750rpm / 350 lb-ft of [email protected]
• Ford F-150: 325hp @ 5750rpm / 375 lb-ft of [email protected]
• Lincoln MKX: 335hp @ 5500rpm / 380 lb-ft of [email protected]

Maybe they can toss in the 10 extra horsepower from the MKX as well..........

 

[BIG ACH]

Ford Communication manager also states 380 lb-ft of torque

https://mobile.twitter.com/mrlevine/status/731154699458482177

 

[FordPWR]

Starting to think Hennessey performance might want to get their hands on the Fusion sport, great platform for extracting more power and it's not like Ford has a performance sedan as yet. Kicking this up to 450 will give it Chevy SS like performance.

 

[Drof]

Starting to think Hennessey performance might want to get their hands on the Fusion sport, great platform for extracting more power and it's not like Ford has a performance sedan as yet. Kicking this up to 450 will give it Chevy SS like performance.

It would be insane if Hennessy gets their hands on one. HPE450 setup would be ideal. I'm sure the stock engine itself has a lot of power just locked away. A proper tune alone could extract a good amount

 

[Bamm1]

it's not like Ford has a performance sedan as yet. .

Ford does currently have a pseudo-performance sedan in the SHO.

Kicking this up to 450 will give it Chevy SS like performance.

Ford Edge Sports with just a Stage 1 tune are running 0-60 in 4.8 sec and the ¼ mile in 13.4 @ 101mph.

The Chevy SS auto does 0-60 in 4.6 sec and the ¼ mile in 13 flat @ 109mph

The much lighter 2017 Ford Fusion Sport with a Stage 1 tune should see much more than a 2 tenths and 4 tenths reduction in 0-60 and ¼ mile times, respectively, over the Stage 1 Edge Sport.

For reference, the Hennessy Maxboost 435 Lincoln MKS did 0-60 in 4.5 seconds and the ¼ mile in 13 flat @ 107 mph.

 

[BIG ACH]

Ughhhhhhhh I hate waiting... this car needs to come out already...

MotorTrend published an article today that states the Fusion Sport will be available in July.

Future Cars! 2017 and Beyond - Chevrolet, Ford, Honda, and More



Meanwhile the 2012 Volvo S60 R-Design I've been eyeing, is down from $26.6K when I first saw it to $22.9K

 

[FordPWR]

Ford does currently have a pseudo-performance sedan in the SHO.



Ford Edge Sports with just a Stage 1 tune are running 0-60 in 4.8 sec and the ¼ mile in 13.4 @ 101mph.

The Chevy SS auto does 0-60 in 4.6 sec and the ¼ mile in 13 flat @ 109mph

The much lighter 2017 Ford Fusion Sport with a Stage 1 tune should see much more than a 2 tenths and 4 tenths reduction in 0-60 and ¼ mile times, respectively, over the Stage 1 Edge Sport.

For reference, the Hennessy Maxboost 435 Lincoln MKS did 0-60 in 4.5 seconds and the ¼ mile in 13 flat @ 107 mph.

Completely forgot about that SHO version. Doesn't the police interceptor version of the Taurus include some things the SHO version does?

 

[Bamm1]

Completely forgot about that SHO version. Doesn't the police interceptor version of the Taurus include some things the SHO version does?

The Police Interceptor sedan can be optioned to create a psuedo-SHO (3.5 Ecoboost [365/350], AWD, etc).

The Police Interceptor Utility can similarly be optioned like the Explorer Sport.