Ford Fusion (Americas)
The Ford Fusion is a car model of the middle class, which has been produced since 2005 by the American Ford Motor Company.
The American Ford Fusion is not to be confused with the European model, which is based on the Ford Fiesta. In contrast, the American fusion corresponds in size to the European Ford Mondeo.
- 2.1 technology
- 2.2 hybrid variants
- 3.1 NASCAR
Fusion (2005-2012)
Ford Fusion (2005-2009)
The Fusion is the successor to the Ford Contour and is based on an extended underbody of the Mazda 6 It is placed within the model range between the models Ford Focus and Ford Taurus. With the merger are largely identical to the Mercury Milan and Lincoln MKZ (formerly Zephyr ).
Available is the merger with two petrol engines, a four-cylinder in-line engine with 2.3 liter displacement and a V6 engine with a capacity of 3 liters. For vehicles with a V6 engine, a four-wheel drive is optional.
Ford produced from mid- 2005 until the end of 2011 more than one million vehicles.
Facelift
The Ford Fusion has undergone an extensive facelift, from March 2009 the revised model was offered on the U.S. market. He is now also available in a hybrid version.
The Mercury Milan, which is now based on a hybrid drive available, as well as the Lincoln MKZ, have also been revised.
Fusion Hybrid
The hybrid version of the Fusion has a gasoline engine of 2.5 liters, which operates on the Atkinson cycle. The electric motor is powered by a nickel-metal hydride battery, which can accelerate the vehicle up to a speed of 75 km / h without using the internal combustion engine. The regenerative braking system may use more than 90 percent of the braking energy to recharge the batteries. The average consumption of the Fusion Hybrid is 5.7 liters per 100 km.
Ford Fusion (2009-2012)
Rear view
Fusion ( since 2012 )
Ford Fusion ( since 2012 )
At the Detroit Motor Show 2012, Ford before the new Fusion, the launch followed in the autumn of the same year. The merger was initially produced exclusively in the Mexican Ford plant Hermosillo, and later in the Flat Rock Assembly Plant.
The Fusion is the first model built on the new global CD platform from Ford. In Europe and Asia, which is expected in autumn 2014 available and identical in large part, new generation Ford Mondeo is also based on this platform.
The new model is available only as a notchback sedan in North America. As engines two EcoBoost engines are offered, and a full hybrid version as well as a fusion called Energi plug-in hybrid version. Ford offers the Fusion on the North American market in three trim levels.
Technology
The petrol engines of the EcoBoost generation achieved by turbocharging and gasoline Direkteinsprizung a relatively high performance and low fuel consumption which is reduced by a start -stop system even further. The 2.0 - liter petrol engine has a 6-speed PowerShift automatic transmission with double clutch technology and is also available with all-wheel drive.
Assistance systems include a lane departure warning, adaptive cruise control, a Parking Assistant and a Blind Spot Assist.
Hybrid variants
Both hybrid versions come with lithium - ion batteries and, up to a speed of 100 km / h solely on electric power. As an internal combustion engine is a newly developed four-cylinder with 2.0 liters of displacement, which also operates on the Atkinson cycle. It allows the same performance as the previous generation model, which was powered by a 2.5 -liter engine, with significantly lower emissions and fuel consumption. This is the equivalent of 5.0 to 5.3 liters per 100 km.
Moreover, the hybrid models are equipped with active noise control ( Active Noise Control). By means of the audio system acoustic interfering influences can be reduced in favor of tires of the motor sound.
2010 model in North America was elected Car of the Year.
Motorsport
NASCAR
In 2006, the merger was the new silhouette of Ford vehicles in the NASCAR racing series and replaced the previously used Ford Taurus from. This Ford introduced for the first time since the Ford Torino in 1968 a new model in the NASCAR series simultaneously with its U.S. launch one. As of 2013, the silhouette of the second generation model is used, Ford is targeting as debut race at the Daytona 500 in February 2013.