2017 Ford Fusion Sport VS Ford Taurus SHO! 0-60 MPH / 0-100 MPH Race! Which is quicker ?
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- The 2017 Ford Fusion Sport VS the Ford Taurus SHO! Can the Fusion Sport take on it’s big brother Taurus SHO in a 0-60 and 0-100 mph race ? (0-100 km/h - 0-160 km/h)
Both cars have AWD and twin turbos, the Fusion Sport has a 2.7L TT Ecoboost V6 putting out 325HP and 380lb torque. The Ford Taurus SHO has a 3.5L TT Ecoboost V6 putting out 365HP and 350lb torque.
The Fusion has a curb weight of 3982 lbs vs 4343 lbs for the Taurus SHO.
Which one will win the battle between the two ?
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I think the craziest thing about this isn't just how fast the SHO is, it's that the power/acceleration curve is so linear. Insane.
Guess you people have never actually been in a real fast car before 😂🤣 these are average numbers compare to todays cars. Nothing special.
@@fel1xxfel1xx60 and what car do you drive? id like to see your car do any better
@@TristanSpeno I mean I have an 05’ F-150 with Fbo, e85 tune.
@@AustinB3.6R is that considered fast nowadays? Lol.
@@fel1xxfel1xx60 Excuse me, but your are commenting on 4dr. ICE powered sedans! You won't find much in this class quicker / faster at their price point !
main difference looks to be the gearing
titopapi45 yes. and the weight of the taurus dosent help it either.
Steven C It was still faster
titopapi45 yeah something happens to the fusion at 80mph theres a weird lag or sloppy shift maybe not really sure
The SHO is crazy heavy (~4400lbs) but the Sport isn't much lighter (`4000lbs) despite being a midsize. The advantage the Sport has in weight, it loses in power.
Cj Bales kinda falls off.
What I learned from this: Not to mess with Taurus police cars.
Evan Hasson that’s what I thought 😂
The Taurus police cars in Iowa are the 3.7l v6. They have to run on E85 and the Ecoboost isn't set up for that from the factory.
alanhassall They also weigh 5000 ILBS compared to a stock Taurus. They aren’t that fast.
Yeah good luck catching me I'm my hemi
The quickest and fastest cop car is the Explorer (Taurus SUV)
It's SHO time.
Awesome comparison. Love it. thanks for sharing.
Thank's !
I was really worried about Ford making the Fusion faster than the SHO, glad they didnt or that wouldve been a really dumb move.
Love both cars...but i dont have kids. Gimme the 5.0
I got two kids still got a stang over a sedan 😂😂😂
@@albertorenta congratulations! You are winning life
As someone who drives a sho I beat 5.0 all the time
I'm a single guy with no kids and got the sho. I couldn't afford insurance on the 5.0, a felony speeding ticket makes you extremely high risk I guess.
@@devinwayne89 your gonna smoke 5.0s any ways they’ll just violent spin trying to launch with you
Nice! Not only is the SHO faster, but I think the speedometer cluster is a lot cooler on it as well.
And there more luxury
Definitely a sportier gauge cluster
The fushion slows around 80 probably because of gearing but also because they don't want it being faster than the sho
My 4 speed 2011 focus sedan slows around 80 as well, have to push hard and get momentum to get into 100's
I can't wait till they someday redesign the Taurus SHO and go all aluminum with the 10 speed and the 3.5 with the same ratings as the raptor 450hp and 510TQ with the magnaride that would be a beast. But that's probably only in my dreams I don't think the Taurus will last much longer due to stricter emissions killing it off 😭 a sad day and age we live in for the carguy.
That is very true.. it is sad times for the true gear head... BUT, I have been thinking the same thing about the SHO and still have my fingers crossed that we can get a new gen Taurus SHO with the 2nd Gen. ecoboost engine before they really go all the way and kill it off.
I'm sure they will tune down the TQ like they did on the last gen 3.5 ecoboost when going from f150 to Taurus the truck has 420 ft pounds on the first gen ecoboost and the Taurus has 350 just a thought
Old comment, but sadly the Taurus won’t use the 10 speed, it’s a rear wheel drive tranny and the Taurus is a FWD based AWD setup
That would be great but the problem is the cost would put it way out of my range.
Ford plans to discontinue the Ford Fusion, Taurus, and Fiesta in North America.
I really hate how Ford gave the fusion the 2.7 v6 ecoboost but didn't offer it for the ecoboost mustang. The 2.7 ecoboost would absolutely rip on the mustang.
Boostang honestly the 2018 and 19 mustang ecoboost has the same torque and only 15 less hp than the fusion sport, and weights a good bit less so it actually performs better
Fuck that! Give me a Mustang with the 3.5l!!!
Charlie Odom will never happen. 5.0 will be the top engine for mustang for foreseeable future.
@@alanthesalamander2327 I'm not saying get rid of the 5.0. Hell...I would love to see an even bigger motor in the Mustang. The 3.5l would be a very nice addition. Think of it the same way as a truck. Some people prefer the sound of a V8 (I do too), and others want the turbos (the reason why I went with the 3.5l). With the truck, you have both options, as well as a smaller turbo motor and an N/A 6 cylinder.
The mustang should have more options than it does, and the 3.5l would be great to add.
Boostang I have a 13 Lincoln mks 3.5 the same car as the sho, and a 2.7 in my 16 f150 I’d take the 3.5 over the 2.7 any day.
id like to see both after a good tune and intake and exhaust mods
Both are decently quick cars for the level of comfort provided.
wait. so the Ford fusion has more power and cylinders and better performance than the Ford mustang Ecoboost. wat.
Mile Chaser yeah a 2.3 ecoboost same as the focus RS
Dude I walked a ecoboost stand in a fusion se awd yesterday and the se I was driving is only a 2.0
@Country Boy never seen ice in september
@Country Boy only mustang that gets me are the 5.0s around me because most are built
even the perfomcance. eco boost is like 5.8 seconds
to 60
if u look at the odometer on the fusion it's a new car while the SHO has miles on it. my experience with ecoboost engines are they get faster as u put miles on them I would compare them with the same amount of miles
That may be true. Some reviews of the Fusion Sport have it pegging 60 mph in about 5.1 seconds. That would equal or slightly beat the Taurus. Also the analog speedometers could be a bit off on either or both of them.
That's definitely true in my experience. They seem to limit power for break in. The three new Ecoboost vehicles I've driven didn't seem to really wake up until they got between 700-1000 miles on them.
I have the Titanium of the Fusion and while not as quick as the Sport, I do love the power the EcoBoost engines put out. Even when not using Sport Mode, when you hammer down that sucker will move.
Also figure the fusion was most likely on its free tank of fuel from the dealer. Which usually means 87 octane.
The Taurus is the Fusions big brother. The Focus is the little brother and the Fiesta is the bad little kid brother who just plays Fortnite all day.
Not going to lie when i see kids driving in them little fiesta's a certain word comes to mind that starts with f and isnt P.C or allowed on youtube...
@@Soulintent95 try an ST. Probably the most fun you can have in a car with your pants on!
@@lancemannion4113 no need. I have the fusion with the f150 engine, dual eco boost AWD.
@@Soulintent95 sounds like a fun ride. But power is only one part of the equation. I can't say I've driven in a fusion Sport. But I can imagine it's a beautiful drive and Ford does have a pretty good reputation with suspension tuning. But there's a reason that the St is owned by more automotive journalists and press members than almost any other car in recent history. I've had 78 cars in my life and the only thing I can think of that comes close would be a Euro spec BMW M3 that I had. Or a 93 Porsche 968 with the mo30 (I think it was called?) suspension. The ST punches so far above its weight in handling it's almost stupid. More power would have been nice but it's entirely usable and it's got a lot of bottom end grunt so you don't really long for it. It's such a shame that Ford stop producing cars in North America other than the Mustang. When they focus on doing something right with their tuning division, nobody in North America can compete in my opinion.
I've been driving a 2010 SHO now for 5 years and love every second of it.
SHO is a beast.
Yup !
thisisnalin I actually wasnt all that impressed when compared to the Sport
Both these are so lame. You guys needed to get Ford to Import the Australian Falcon. A full second faster to 60 and much much faster to 100.
In either supercharged V8 or inline 6 turbo form. Both engines packing over 500hp.
For SHO!
sorry I had to
The Ford dealership near where I live takes a brand new Mustang GT and bolts on a supercharger kit and exhaust. The car makes 670 HP when finished. No need to import anything.
People mentioned the low miles on the Fusion hurting, and also the air temperature was 81° when the Fusion was tested and 68° for the SHO. In my experience there's a noticeable difference in power on a turbo car comparing a low-80 degree day VS. high-60's
I'm thinking with additional break in time and similar test conditions this would have been a lot closer.
Agreed and the Traction Control Light was on in the Fusion N not the Taurus🤔
@@gregorybowman4 That is an advantage to the Fusion Sport, so the SHO would have been even faster with traction control also off.
If fusion sport had tall 2nd gear...it'd match taurus.
Try in gear acceleration...if you get a chance. Thanks for the video...you are probably only one on youtube with good fusion sport videos.
You're welcome :) Yeah there hasn't been a lot of Fusion Sport videos come out.. I don't know why ?
my SHO is a Performance package with the shorter gears and stock would do the same as this non PP
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Jasneet Singh or how about just run them at the track and record the video.
A big bro it's always a big bro
Looks like 3 gear has some lag in the fusion and 5.6 to 60 is not to good considering how much hp it has a v6 200s awd with 295hp could hit 60 in 5.7 secs but then it falls off becuase of the gearing of the 9 speed while the fusion will pull
Bradley R yea I agree the fusion could push 4.8-5.3 to 60 because if they got the sho to run 5.0 flat to 60 and it could beat mustangs with the 5.0 the fusion should kill them all
There is not lag in 3rd gear that is torque converter lockup to provide maximum power. The RPMs "lag" but the MPH does not. In this case the transmission is asking more of the engine. Its a Ford thing.
Yep, every Ford does that. It's more noticeable in 4 or 5 speeds A/T, when you're going 0-top speed, after 3rd gear RPM's will drop about 300 rpms and that will be the torque converter locking up
124 miles on it. Try again in 1000 miles. 2015+ Ford ECUs neuter these things for the 1k.
i agree 100%
My 2017 fusion sport did about 5.2 stock after 2k miles so yeah let’s see this matchup after the fusion isn’t neutered.... lighter car and more torque
now the Taurus needs a redesign
Luke Hoisington Ford stopped selling the Taurus in the US but it did get redesigned for the China market. Look it up, 2017 Taurus.
emericaman16 No, the Taurus is currently still sold in the US.
Despite of the impressive performance and aggressive looks the Ford Taurus has, the sales aren't what Ford Motor Company expected, and, as a result, the 2017 Ford Taurus is in its final year of productions. However, Ford Motor Company didn't confirmed any discontinuation of the American market Taurus, the Ford Fusion Sport is an example of a possible obsolete of the Taurus SHO and the regular models from the Taurus lineup.
I love its design!
Kool Acclaimed™ while may be true but for will still manufacture the police interceptor variant, it is a great tool and has much more space than the fusion
My Taurus Sel doesnt have the turbos, but does have the 3.5. With a tune, my car is 309 hp, 285 trq. And runs like a beast. And gets 36 mpg on the highway with the a/c on. Love my Taurus.
Notice that the fusion has less than 200 miles on it. Likely to get much faster when the engine and transmission gets broken in.
Looks like my 16 year old Mustang GT would still manhandle the Fusion Sport, but would lose by a fender to the Taurus SHO. Cool comparison.
Horsepower is clearly the difference and is why the Taurus is faster.
Something is terribly wrong with that particular Fusion, with that amount of torque it should at least be as fast as the Taurus SHO
Baha T the torgue is not enough of a difference to make a big change. you see the speeds are close pretty much up the RPM. but the 40hp keeps the Taurus ahead going up the speed.
Steven C Well I thought less weight also would make a difference. Granted, The Taurus has 40hp more, but 30lbs less torque, and as far as I know the higher the torque the faster your acceleration would be, generally speaking of course.
Needless to say that i am disappointed, I expected more from the Fusion Sport.
This video does no justice for the fusion. Its normal 0-60 is around 5.2 and 1/4 around 13.6-13.9 from what I have seen.
It only has a little over 100 miles on the odometer. I'd want it to have more break in time before assuming it's an accurate number.
I have a Fusion, bone stock ran 13.6@99MPH. So yeah its definitely going slow.
2.7 vs. 3.5. No replacement for displacement once again. The Fusion was tested in 80 deg. weather, the Taurus in 68, so possibly that might matter a little as well.
Imagine doing a partial weight reduction in the sho or swapping that 3.5L twin turbo into a fusion
Looks like the taurus has more aggressive shift points than the focus does. I have the 2010 SHO with/performance package - it definitely has a more aggressive ratio.
Did anyone else have a conniption when they realized that the Fusion only had 123 miles on it?!?!?! How could you do this to an engine thats not broken in yet?!?!?! THIS is why I ordered my Fiesta ST... NO WAY am I gonna buy a brand new car thats been run this hard in its first 200 miles!!
Love them both
I like the sound of the SHO better, has a more "real" sound to it.
I agree !
its piped in through the speakers... that 3.5 is so quiet all you hear is the turbos spinning up, so Ford put in artificial engine sound to make up for it
That is false for the SHO. No engine noise goes through the speakers, however Ford does do this with the Mustangs. The SHO has a 'sound amplifier' on the intake piping to make the engine sound louder in the cabin, though. Google 'SHO noise maker'. No fake noise here.
Ah, my mistake. Makes sense, they pipe it in for the F-150's 3.5 so I just assumed
Yea, that SHO sounded sexy.
I have the 17 Fusion Sport de-badged. Everyone wonders what it is when I blow then away unexpectedly. What's really nice is the room and luxury amenities for a family sedan. A real sleeper for those who feel the need for speed occasionally while keeping their hands warm on the heated steering wheel on the 10F winter mornings! lol Several times very smooth and stable up to the 132mph limiter. Might go a little faster because of the momentum but will not go higher without custom tune.
Please excuse the saltiness but eff the Fusion! I have a 2013 Limited and while it's not as "sport" as the SHO,it's a really great car. Luxury I might add. I'm salty because it's an underrated sleeper and Ford just markets the Fusion all the time. The Taurus made the competition take notice and step their game up,but you don't market it? I mean come on. Sigh. 😒
I like the look of the SHO. The front fascia/grille of the SE, SEL, and Limited are "blah" in my opinion, but the front of the SHO matches more closely to the Fusion and the rest of the Ford car lineup. The Taurus doesn't need to be as sporty as the Fusion is. They are two different cars and really two different markets. I would like to see them add a Platinum trim level as they did with the Fusion this year. I don't think it needs to be completely redesigned though and because of the government/law enforcement usage, I doubt we'll see a major redesign until closer to 2020. This is all coming from a Fusion Titanium owner by the way!
Jeremy Collins The sho doesn't need to be marketed. The fusion is like a Hyundai Elantra, advertised everywhere. The Taurus SHO is like the Genesis, not as much
Clorox Bleach just about every other model has changed every 3 years except the Taurus
chuck mate ahhhhh ha ha ha😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 that was priceless.
Haha, Sleeper....against what, a Honda Civic?
The comparably priced Chevy SS 4-Door Sedan runs circles around these cars and is much roomier/more comfortable.
Stop buying Crossovers and SUVs to save the Sedans!
It's sad knowing both of these gems will come to an end, especially the SHO
and I couldn't be more sad that your prediction is correct :(
@@DL_Burga It wasn't a prediction, it was known for a while Ford would kill off their cars. What really surprises me is it seems to be happening in Europe as well, they didn't get a Focus RS this year and their Fusion died as well. Really is sad Ford is going this direction, I'd tske an updated SHO over the new Explorer ST any day. I don't need a damn SUV, I want a car that will handle better
@@BlueOvals24 agreed my friend... agreed
I never knew that at one time there was a V8 sho. Missed that in life
Important to note the temp difference in the comparison shot...12 degrees could definitely have an impact on forced induction engines, and could account for a tenth or two.
Yep with Turbos they love the colder days. 80° is warm and would be more lag. Compared to when it would be chilly and the turbo would be crisp.
It accounts for about 7 tenths in the 1/8th mile, according to my last trip to the track.
The fusion is fast but the Taurus is faster
Three words: Power to Weight.
That SHO just stomps away after 80 mph... it appears to be so strong! Any ideas on tuning costs to delete that ridiculous speed limiter ?
450$
Both my biggest dream sedans
Ultimate hp will win above 70 mph. But, people need to understand too, that Fords rated hp and tq numbers are on 93 octane in good cool air. Plus, overboost is a short 10-12 seconds of when that max tq and hp are achieved, so it's to brief. The last Fusion sport I saw, mildly loaded, weighed in at 4008 lbs. and a base SHO was 4114 lbs. the Fusion sports regular tq is 345-350 out of overboost. And it's regular hp is 315 out of overboost. On 91 fuel, the power drops by 10-12 hp and tq.
Great video. SHO is on point.
Gotta say I'm not a ford guy but the sho has been peaking my interest I wish gm would get on this page
if you look at the temperature on the dash of the taurus, it is 69 and the temp for the fusion is 81. they should of done the comparison at the same time so the temp was the same. that had to make some kind of difference.
MotorWeek clocked Fusion Sport at 5.3 seconds to 60mph. And MW tends to be on the slow side.
You need tonuse 93 octane to get those results though.
Thanks for filming that! I was actually totally surprised. Thought the older platform and heavier car would cause the Taurus to fall behind. But apparently it's still got what it takes!! I can't afford one but I would really love to have one. I bought a Fiesta ST instead though and I admit I do love that.
I would love to see a head to head with the ST's vs some other vehicles in the Ford line up! Anyways, great video
Thank you !
Would love to have but cant afford which one, the sport or SHO? If its the latter, you'd be surprised how affordable a couple year old model is.
A $400 flash with no mods brings the SHO to 420hp and 430tq with a 4.6 (0-60) and a 12.9 1/4 on 93 octane. The 3.5 is a way better motor than the 2.7. You can easily get 500hp from the 3.5 by adding downpipes, exhaust, intake and a few more goodies and the thing will run perfect as a daily driver. You will eat up tires much faster though...unfortunately.
Wayne Perry agreed. I have a 2015 F150 3.5 ecoboost with a good tune. 0-60 in 4.6 seconds!
Trey K slow
j hrk for a full size 4x4 pick up truck with a v6, that's very quick...hanging with sports cars yet can tow a 12,000 lbs trailer if needed.
Wayne Perry eat up tires with the AWD system ?
Spillow you still do get tire slip out of them. Watch a few more vids and you will see that.
No reason to sell my Probe GT yet. :D
And still drives better than a '13 and up. Mine has bluetooth, mtx and a klze
Sitting in a 1.6l 2014 as I'm replying. So yes. Steering feels sharper, brakes are snappier. The overall experience is better in the Probe though. Driven an 07, 08, 10, 11, 13, 14. Have you driven a Probe GT? 90's cars were great.
Fuel economy is close enough to the 4 cyl Fusion, with a 23 year old 6 cyl too. Check out my test drive video, if you want to hear it.
Sure glad they did not call it a Mustang!
My Mustang is what brought me back to the Probe. If they'd made it rwd and used Mazdas better engine the Mustang would not be here today. They could have used Rx7 or Miata rwd parts. That being said, the Mustang now gets compared to the Vette and I'd take a gt350r with carbon fiber rims over a z06
For the sticker price you really can't beat either car! personally I prefer the look of the Fusion over the Taurus, 325 hp Twin Turbo V6 helps also, for the amazing MSRP of $35k! Performance and sedan classiness!
For a sedan with 325hp that is goddamn slow my 17 sienna destroys it top end
@@aamirkazi1044no it doesn't you're on crack
Its hot in herre. turn on the a/c
lol yeah, i saw that.
15.4 to 100mph fusion sport? Yet they run a 13.6 at 100mph on 93 octane bone stock in the 1/4 mile..... something isnt adding up with this test LOOL
still in the factory break in period, so the ecu won't let things get to full boost.
@@SportsMusicCars full boost out of the factory break in doesnt exist in modern engines really they seat the rings by machines
Love it didn’t think the sho was faster!!
That Fusion is weak at 55-95, but the driver seems to have missed the power band. Was it the same driver in both cars? It looked like the Fusion driver tried to drive it like it was a Taurus.
The 2012 Impala LT does it in 6.1 seconds and its 302HP 267ft torque , 3775lbs . Not much difference for a car with so much less power.
it did only have 1xx miles on it, too. the manual for my Sport says it takes 1,000. could that make a (little) difference?
I can't wait to see some tunes for it though.
Does the MKZ have Torque Vectoring and how is the Brakes suspension and Radiator also please tell me axle ratio and wheel size
In all fairness to the fusion, it wasnt even out of its break-in stage. Only 124 miles.
The Fusion Sport just seems to lack any Soul. The Taurus is getting old but, to me, if you can get over the dated interior is the better buy Used. I dislike the gauges on both. A base Fusion Sport with analog gauges looks much better. I have driven the Fusion Sport and it just wasn't fun. No muffler sound and it's all sorts of disconnected with the driver
Mufflers are about as easy to fix as tires, so hardly a dealbreaker. My new 5.OL sounded like crap off the lot - Borla fixed that for me.
I wouldn't buy a new vehicle from your dealership even if I lived right next door and you were going to give me a great deal. You're taking these brand new cars and beating on them. Don't you know that even with modern vehicles there is still a break in period? You're going to be selling that vehicle to someone someday too. Are you going to disclose that you were out doing 0-60 and 0-100 tests when it was brand new?
Christopher Botten hah
Yes, and the type that would buy a sho or a sport would understand
If the thermos are to be believed, the Fusion ran at a time when the air temp was significantly higher than the Taurus. With turbo charged cars, that is a significant difference. Not enough to change the outcome, but enough to close the gap.
Better test would have been the SHO vs. the 3.0l Lincoln MKZ, 400hp and 400 ft-lbs
Smth really wrong with the Fusion Sport. With that much power it should have been under 5s to 60. It's the slowest car from all cars with that much power and roughly the same weight. It's slower than the A4 with ~250hp, 3 Series with ~250hp and many others.
European car manufactures under rate their engines.
I agree, but they don't underrate it by so much. Yes, instead of 250hp they might have 270hp, hell, 280hp - there are tons of dynos out there showing this. We're still talking about of difference of 50hp and 100lb-ft in Fusion's favor. Where does all the extra power go to?
2017 340xi weighs 3800 lbs. The Fusion AWD weighs 3470 lbs. So Fusion is 330 lbs lighter and has +50 lb-ft on the Bimmer. Still the Bimmer does the deed in ~4.4s, the Fusion in ~5.5s. It's a big deficit.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not bashing the Ford. I just don't understand why is so inefficient.
Sorry, didn't notice the weight number from the video. In that case you can compare with 535xi with 300 hp / 300 lb-ft weighing 4,150 and still faster or as fast as the Fusion. The dial-back "conspiracy" sounds like an explanation, tho I don't know of any other modern car that has a similar thing. I think the problem might be a combination of the ancient 6-speed and a lot of ponies being be lost before they make it to the wheels.
something is indeed wrong... this car is way too slow for its specs... the Audi S3 trounces both with less power...
I noticed it was cooler when the Taurus ran about 11 degrees could make a difference
i cant wait to see what a livernois tune will do for that fusion
Very quick SHO. Engine sound is kinda weak on both tho. If anyone remembers the SVT Contour that 2.5 Duratec sounded so sweet, one of the best sounding V-6 engines I've every heard.
Ford needs to put the Taurus sho engine in the mustang or the Ford Fusion ecoboost engine. It would make an awesome track day mustang
I love my 2013 SHO IT'S fast and handles great. Added One Stop brakes and Mickey Thompson tires. But what I like most " is how few of them I see on the road"
The 2017 Lincoln MKZ has an intriguing option - a 3.0 liter Ecoboot V6 with 400hp. I wish that Ford would make this engine available in either the Fusion Sport or the Taurus SHO.
They're leaving it exclusive to Lincoln for now to try and draw some sales. Eventually I see it being an option in fords. I could even see it in a future mustang.
Andrew B It would be a great engine for the mustang hybrid they're planning.
Ewie M they're phasing out the Taurus in general that's why they're not in proving it as far as the sport goes it's possible and as for the mustang I doubt it
The Fusion definitely needs a tune. Not sure if you can see it but right in the middle, there's a huge dead spot in the speedo. I believe a little tune and perhaps a little exhaust work will let that car breath and improve things dramatically
Those cars have a flat power curve it seems
A stick fusion sport runs the 1/4 in 13.7. Not sure what’s up with this one other than it’s not broken in yet.
The only shame of it is that we have all these great engines in such heavy cars and no manual transmissions.
Anyone notice the 12 degree difference in outside temp? I wonder if they were tested at the same altitude? But hotter temps for the Fusion will have held back the car a measurable amount ... not to say the Fusion would beat the Taurus but it would be closer.
If I was to pick between the two to tow a Cessna, Beech, or a Piper, then the Taurus SHO would do.
Nice perspective
I can’t believe that the fusion weighs almost 4000 lbs. My 2007 fusion V6 weighs supposedly 3200-3300 lbs.
I'd still take the Fusion simply due to the interiors and how they fit me.
I don't like the sill height on the doors in the Taurus. Nowhere to sit your elbow. And I'm 6'-3" and can't get my elbow up there.
Doesn't matter much now I guess since they'll both be discontinued..... ;-(
The fusion sport is slow for all that power and torque. A 2009 G37 sedan auto does 5.2 to 60 with 110 lb-ft less torque and same hp. Sad.
The fusion isn’t broken in and the outside temp was higher by 11 degrees
325 380 pound torque still 5.6 sec slow man this thing is alomost 100 pound torque to a g37 but g37 is faster non turbo still love it
great way to beat up a car way before break in.....
beating the motor is the TRUE way to break a motor in.....that's literally what ALL race cars and motorcycle teams do. Taking it "easy" on the motor actually HURTS the engine, because it leaves soot deposits and causes Ring Drag.
I was driving around in my 6.2 single cab (4300lbs with about 400ish hp and an SHO tried to race me both times i pulled on him and i wondered why the sho was so slow and i now know why....its just as heavy as my pickup truck 😂
The fusion sport and the SHO are both faster than the 6.2 your 6.2 is not trapping a 13.6 at 100mph stock like both those cars can do... and with a tune the ecoboost engines gain a significant amount of horsepower the 6.2 won't gain nearly as much.. the 6.2 will trap 100mph maybe in 14 seconds on a good day... waaay slower than the 2.7 and 3.5 ecoboost in the sho and sport
Car and Driver got the Sport to 60 in 5.1. Also read on some forums some guys getting 5 sec even 4.9 sec to 60 bone stock no tune or nothing. Guess its true these 2.7 ecoboost need break in time. Also these sports are getting around 13.7 or so in the 1/4 mile
Great video thanks! Now do the same video with a simple ECU tuned SHO and you'll get to 60 a full second quicker. At 3.9-4.2 seconds to 60, they become awesome sleepers that can embarrass some high dollar makes.
Now it's time for the drag race.
Too bad you didnt have a lincoln mkz 3.0 awd there. It wouldve roasted both these cars.
lol
The gearing in the fusion is crap, doesn’t take advantage of the torque it has from the looks of it
nah its just the factory tune is very mild... a tune only fusion sport hits 60mph in 4.8 seconds
I'd like to see the comparison with a few more miles on the Fusion. They're limited in power for the first few hundred miles to help with break-in.
I have a 2013 sho, love this car. Just got it and I'm already making changes. They really open up with a tune.
Fusion is lighter, has more trq and is still slower? Sho only has 25 more Hp but shit!
Well the fusion only has 100 miles on it and it was 10° hotter so not a very control test but still fun to see
Car and driver got 0-60 5.1sec & 1/4mi 13.7 @ 101MPH ....both marginally faster than a SHO and also right where the numbers suggest it should be considering its 4100 pounds..
a turbo car will produce more hp in 69degree weather than in 81 thats why
Wow Ford with those gauges... And going a bit heavy on piping in that music eh?
Damn didn’t know the fushion was that heavy
Put about a thousand miles on the fusion and do this comparison again.
the problem I have with this is that the numbers don't add up. I have seen some quarter mile times of 13.7x for a fusion sport. And also how does and edge sport almost match a fusion. I'm gonna flat out say there was something wrong with that particular fusion. I realize it's not a world beater, but come on.
Well it is very strange to have a 15.4 0-100 time in an vehicle of this class. That's really slow. But if you look at 1:10 there is something unusual with the revs being held with little forward motion. Not sure what's going on there. But it's definitely affecting that time.
jakhammers world people are testing them too soon without enough miles on them. If they haven't tickled 1000 yet the ford computer won't give you full access to the power.
The fusion had less then 150 miles on it....not anywhere close to broken in. The SHO had nearly 40k miles, so nicely broken in.
Considering the heavier MKZ with a bit more power can manage a 13.2 @ 106 factory stock. I'd say the odo mileage is the primary factor here.
Test it again with a couple thousand on it.
So one test is at 80°+ and the other is 68°. Not the best control for the test. Conditions should be close to equal. Car temp, outside temp, elevation etc...
I couldn't really tell the difference from their clusters apart from the speedometer numbers Ford seriously it's not that hard to come up with a new cluster design..
Terrible, both. The new accord 4 cylinder turbo in magazines does 5.5 sec to 60