Road Test: 2017 Ford Fusion Sport - A Twin-Turbo V6 Fusion
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.พ. 2025
- "While midsize family sedan sales may be on a downward trend, they remain a very big part of the automotive landscape, and a highly contested one at that. Throw in the fact that brand loyalty is also no longer what it once was, and you’ve got the perfect recipe for Ford to make some serious four-door headway. Let’s find out if this new Fusion Sport will be their ticket to ride..."
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MotorWeek is television’s longest running and most respected automotive series. MotorWeek debuted in 1981 and launched a new television genre by becoming the first weekly series to offer consumer-oriented car and truck reviews, do-it-yourself car care tips, and the latest auto industry news.
I used to watch Motorweek in the '80s - John Davis is older but sounds exactly the same.
i was gonna say the same thing. i watched it in the 90's, i could hear his voice when i clicked the link but didn't think it would actually be him. it was comforting.
37 seasons and counting
Mitchell Pak yup still talking over the car as it accelerated down the lane can't hear the car but John's LOUD & clear
Nick Dovie That might have been a problem in the '80s but in 2016, with TH-cam and a host of other video sites, I am pretty sure you can find a video with audio of the car's acceleration.
Mitchell Pak you'd think so but...no still can't hear the engine
Usually when car makers tack "sport" onto the name of a family sedan or economy car, it just means some stripes and maybe bigger wheels at most. Ford actually meant it this time, though. Pretty impressive performance for such a common family car.
Fun Fact: 0-60 in 5.3 seconds was a good muscle car run back in the 90s!
Fun?
Super car
That’s a lot faster even.
Even more fun of a fact: car and driver got a 5 second flat 0-60 and Winding road magazine got 4.99 second 0-60 stock on the street on summer tires
@@aristokatz452 Impressive!
One of Ford's greatest vehicles.
Minus the alternator battery issues
@@thrasherx2k1wasn’t it the CD player constantly trying to cycle that killed the batteries? Lol
@@CableReadyTechnoSIut I’m not sure, but that’s crazy if true lol
A tune and full exhaust work magic on one of these, you can easily get into the 400-420hp range with just those things. It'll knock a second of that 0-60.
This car is a joy to own, with effortless pull from a stop and amazing driving dynamics. I am waiting for a CAI and aftermarket exhaust to get even greater results out of it.
Nice sleeper
What in the world do you think you'll get out of a CAI?
@@calebmelton5989a lot with a tune since it’s turbo
A 13.9 quarter mile time at 99 mph is fairly pedestrian in the higher performance segment. But motorweek's times are always a little slower than say motor trend, and they tested it on regular gas whereas the 380 foot pounds of torque is specifically with 93 octane.
Regardless, I bought one of these a few days ago, ( huge $7,000 rebate to start, and the selling price ended up being 72.2% of the MSRP) and I absolutely love it. There's so much torque you just don't care what gear your in, the car moves regardless. I like that deep torquey feeling more than I care about quarter mile times, but I'm guessing it is capable of more like 13.6 or .7 with the higher octane gas.
it's so good hearing the review from John Davis, I've been watching mw since I was 4yo, 1988
"The ultimate sleeper car of 2021!"
That title goes to this car, the Ford Fusion V6 Twin turbo!
I had no idea they had this engine as an option for the Fusion. My neighbor down the road has a similar looking one and its very sharp. I always compliment him on it. Nice job Ford.
jjs777fzr It’s not an actual option. It’s only available on the Sport AWD.
My regret is that they have no V8 Coyote engine option for the vehicle, as that would be a nice little sleeper sedan, like the 2013 Chevrolet Impala SS, or the 2014 Chevrolet SS/Holden Commodore.
@@paxhumana2015 Coyote was for rwd platforms so couldn't have really been put into the fusion
That pothole with the ping pong balls in it stunt was actually amazing I think. Maybe it's just me, but I hit the 10s back twice to watch it again.
Watched a couple times myself. Pausing every half second to really see how amazing that is.
I recall my 1987 GrandNational had the same quarter mile time, AND trap speed. Sometimes progress is good. This one has four wheel drive, MUCH better handling and looks great also. Of course, if you ARE a hot rodder you have a smaller engine to build up in the Fusion. Still, a great ride.
These will be classics one day. Ford does a great job with just enough aftermarket parts and upgrades to allow the younger kids to pick these up for cheap and customize them enough to make them their own.
I wonder why they didn't just call it an ST, it has the goods to back up that badge for sure!
Mid size family buyers are not into big and flashy badges.
or save the SHO namesake.
If they got rid of the paddle shifters and replaced it with a six-speed like an ST then maybe.
You know how Mazda and Ford had a relationship? Well I think this is the spiritual successor to the Mazdaspeed 6 from a decade ago.
GT6SuzukaTimeTrials ...Great call and its subtle like the MS6 as well. Would love to see 3 pedals in this car but it will surely never happen😳
When I saw the title say ecoboost, I was hoping they'd say it had the 3.5L ecoboost. But the 2.7L looks pretty potent already.
I think they went with it because the 3.5 is a whole other engine almost and it is easier to do up the 2.7
I've never ridden in any muscle car or soorts car or anything. One time I hung out with my cousin and his friend, who had a blue Ford Fusion with the 2.7 Twin Turbo V6. I have never been thrown around so bad in my life, that thing was fucking fast. He ended up crashing it and totalling it, but I never forgot how that thing could get up and go.
On top of that, any of those 2nd generation Fusions are great cars. My mom handed her 2014 Fusion down to my sister, who got in a serious head-on collision with a pickup truck. She had no problem getting out of the car, but the car caught on fire and burnt up, presumably because she had just filled it with gas. Other than the fire, that car may have saved her life. Just great reliable and safe cars
John Davis, the king of automotive adjectives
The wife and I bought one of these yesterday and we love it. We test drove a titanium with all the bells and whistles and the 2.0 ecoboost. Our sport is a base model with no nav and no touchscreen and the standard instrument cluster. We really dont need all the fancy shit. However, that 2.7 ecoboost had both of us smiling ear to ear on the test drive. Very very quick off the line. Id love to throw some catless down pipes and a tune on it to really see what it'd do
Did you do it? Or what
This dude sounds like he is about to give a 25$ papa John's pizza gift card to one lucky fan at a basketball game
He has always sounded like that.....from the early 80's!!! You should go watch a Bob Ross episode to relax.
they should call it the Fusion SHO
animal16365 It basically takes the place where the Taurus SHO used to hold, a sporty midsize sedan. The current Taurus has morphed into the full size sedan segment.
yes they should've in addition to a manual gearbox
How about the FuSHOn!
animal16365 only the Taurus can have the sho badge
andyhoov nice I'm a chevy guy but the more I read about the new ford's the more I like em
that pothole detection is awesome!
What were those in that pothole?
Ping Pong Balls.
Doesn't work. I lost 2 front tires on my Fusion Sport due to potholes. If you watch that segment closely and freeze frame when the tire impacts the edge of the pothole, you can see how much sidewall deflection there is. The 235/40R19 tires are woefully undersized for this 4120 lb sedan - the equivalent weight of a 1998-2002 Crown Victoria (which came with 225/60R16 tires). That ping pong ball clip came from Ford's own media release where they tested the car in the Ford Credit parking lot in Dearborn. My girlfriend worked there and said they filled that pothole with filler to decrease the depth of the pothole.
@@fusionvic That's true, you might feel smooth while running into potholes but the tires are the ones that get damaged because it is just a ''normal'' tire
The fusion is my favorite out of the Ford co great car
When running the car on the test track please pump up the audio value so we can hear the engine. Lower the volume on the voiceover and get rid of any tacky sound effects that ruin the experience. You guys used to do this with your old reviews & what makes them entertaining to watch even after decades is that we could hear the cars operating as if you were really there.
Throwing the 3.5L EcoBoost would have made this a complete fucking beast. Too bad they went with the 2.7L.
we are getting mid 4s 0-60 12 second quarters on this car as a casual
commuter in 2023 😂 If you own this car tunning, it changes everything. Stock is sport mode transmission behavior, and sport mode behavior is the Fusion ST.
I like how you guys have been using that same testing drag strip for decades. I kind of like its crustiness, could use a pass with the weed whacker.
Premium fuel will get you into the 4s to 60 and mid 13s quarter. You get the same torque on regular fuel but horsepower really dials back using regular when premium is recommended. Here in california it only makes 300hp because we dont have 93 octane gas
In 20 years this guy hasn't aged
Fun facts, anime and manga franchises Sailor Moon and Dragon Ball both had commercials for this very year model of Ford Fusion.
Nice car. A shame it is going out of production. Impressive performance, even 24.1 mpg is not bad for the power and weight of the car.
John Davis is legend ! He’s bad ass !
Wish Ford would make a 2 door version of the Fusion to make it look and feel like a Personal car i would totally Consider it if i can get a 2 door version on it.
I got t-boned at about 65 mph and sent spinning over a curb and back onto the lane of travel without flipping, in my 2010 Taurus SHO. I feel like I can trust the Taurus in an accident now. But I can't find a decent SHO with less than 50k miles and was thinking about getting this car instead. I'm not sure if this would be comparable or not.
Also, the SHO was a great sleeper. There were only a few cars, mostly high-line European cars, that could even keep up with me on the highway.
Curious if this car is worth looking at.
Beautiful machine... Fast. Love mine. 😎
people hate on it so much because it doesn't feel like a s4 or s5 and its a Ford.. I love the fact that I can keep up or even pass up something like a TLX A spec or v6 panamera.. I looked at the other reviews from other journalist and they were trying to compare it to a Subaru Legacy LOL..
I have a friend that has a black one, he loves it.
Am I that friend? I have a black one and love it.
Im looking to get one used
This is the real successor to the first Taurus SHO.
I love my lightning blue ford fusion sport!!!
I own a 2016 F165 and the 2.7 ecoboost is a mother-Father. I wish I could drive my mother 78 Country Square with this engine in it.
I'm trading up my 2014 Ford Fusion SE for this. powaaa!
Ayyye that's what I'm doing next weekend
Good looking car and seems like it's pretty quick for a family car lol.
I wouldn't say they "ditched" the Aston Martin Grille all together. More like, gave it more aggression and less elegance. Take away the chrome and it reminds me a BIT of the Virage Vantage from the 90's, just before Ford's outright takeover.
The very first Ford Fusion ever sold was sold at Colley Ford In Glendora California. I know because I was a salesman there when they sold it.
They should have been the SHO or the ST. Sport typically doesn't mean added performance
I've always been a Honda fan and last year instead of picking up an accord I purchased a 2.0 ecoboost fusion. And although the new sport model is amazing, I'm going to trade in my fusion for an sho taurus
awesome , a total sleeper
Those turbos tapered out quick man.! An 08 accord V6 clocks in at the same time at 101 in the quarter mile! NATURALLY ASPIRATED ALL DAY!!!
Fudge, good numbers. !
He's still alive!
People talk so bad about Ford. I have a Ford Fusion 2014 2.5L with 18's with the wing. I have had no issues and the gas mileage is amazing. I've really enjoyed the car. Sync irritates me sometimes. I won't be getting another Ford though. Maxima has won me over. Can't wait to pay off this car.
380lb of tq? Damn!!
These EcoBoosts do good with tunes.
I agree. This car can be a 375hp car all day easy.
From a gm guy I love it
Why doesn't anyone show under the hood ?
This is my FAV Fusion.
I have a 2015 SHO PP and am really intrigued by these,kinda want to add one to the fleet. How rare are they?
My stepfather would be like you shouldn't leave it in sport it well ruin the car lol
Exactly. What space is saved with that gear knob?
keri ellerbe Not saved per se, but it makes the cubby holes more easily accessible.
Ford is coming out swinging!!! Got the Focus ST, The Fusion Sport, and the big boy Taurus SHO. I just don't get why the would make em so close performance wise to the Mustang GT.
@ 2:13 I don't have a sport mode but I do stay in Sport mode all the time. I agree my good lad.
the mazda 6 needs to ditch the weak 180hp 2.5L motor and throw this TT 2.7L on that car to back up its looks.
nismo -1- you mean engine? Last I knew the 6 wasn't electric.
White03T4RV82WD yes, smartass.
They already have a skyactiv turbo...
pbfloyd13 yeah but it sucks.
Armando Quezada
No. No It dosent.
I got one of these, it's pretty fast but SHO is faster. I still think it's a great car.
Incorrect. SHO isn't faster. About the same power and heavier weight. More often than not, the SHO is slower.
@Paul Racine It's not. SHO 0-60 with Sport package is 5.3 seconds. More power, but heavier.
@Tony Wolf A stock Fusion Sport can go to 0-60 in 4.9 seconds I haven't seen a stock Taurus SHO do that.
Beautiful car!
Is the headlight system LED high and low beams?
Wish I could get it with the 450hp 3.5 V6 that the Raptor gets.
That version of the EB'd 3.5L is longitudinal. The most gotten on FWD-based AWD apps is the 365 / 350 version from the larger latest Taurus SHO, so I'd figure it's a fitting of the engine (to give a proper factory warranty) issue...
syxepop
That AWD transmission could handle a tuned down version of the 5.0L, like the one in F150. They could do a set up just like Volvo S80 AWD 4.4L v8
Am I the only person with an irrational hatred of rotary shifters?
It's an automatic transmission, the stick is nothing but a selector and looks phony.
Get over it
You used regular gas when it is recommended premium? Affects performance, no?
I appreciate their attempts at making a quick family car, but let's take a look at the Taurus SHO for a second. The SHO is supposed to be their super sedan, but its horsepower (fair though it is) could be better given the competition. Now, if Ford straight up put the same engine from their new Ford GT in there - specs and all - that would be balling.
I want to see a new Taurus SHO!!
It looks great. Good luck with sales Ford😎
I'm a Chevy driver. But this Fusion ... Bull my wishes on my driveway
Kids will grow up an see old vintage Aston martins an say mommy that's car looks like a fusion... Lol. I think the 6th gen Taurus should of never debuted. The fusion has bloated to a size that pretty much a successor to taurus
Wish we’d had this engine in the UK Mondeo
Motor Week has been forever notorious for yielding poor 1/4 mile times. Car and driver got a 13.7 out of one and with a livernois tune these cars are seeing 12.9's. They aren't dropping a whole second from tune only. I bet these cars are realistically capable of a 13.4-5 bone stock.
Haha Camry and Accord take note if you going to add a small little go-kart engine pack some power to it like it's a V6 smart thinking!👍
Is the left foot (dead) pedal same (cramped) as in the previous generation ? I took mine back because I started to limp after 4 days of driving in a Fusion 2016.
OMG I WANT THIS CAT SO BAD!! OR THE Taurus SHO . Both Ford cars are AMAZING!!! I worry about long-term reliability tho.
The 2.7 in the fusion sport is fairly more reliable than the 3.5 in the SHO. and they basically share the same performance. And the fusion sport has MUCH better suspension.
Great review. Going to share it on our business page.
It would be cool if Ford performance got their hands on the fusion
Imagine what they could do with the fusion
Maybe put that high output V6 that’s in the raptor and GT
If it fits of course
I think the fusion is a car that could compete with the bmw 3 series
If they would simply focus it on that
Tenho um 2016 2.5 16v, carro fantástico, pena que vai parar sua venda no Brasil
looks like i need a supercharger for my 16 Mustang GT. Cant have a family sedan or a hatch on my rear giving me a run.
I bet the Mustang is more likely to live to see 200K miles than an overly boosted 6 cylinder that is so crammed in there, that it's a disassembly job just to change the headlight bulb. Displacement has it's advantages- more comfortable laying down the power over the years.
constantbuzz it’s a V6
😁
@@constantbuzz the fusion sport is detuned though. It's got a lot more room for performance. I went from 19psi peak to 23psi peak on a tune
My dream car is a 60’s gt mustang, I have a 2010 fusion right now, and I was looking at one of these for my next car. And I’m honestly kinda excited to try to race some of the mustangs around my town 😂😂
"this is the american sports sedan to park your butt in" sans the fact that cadillac is still out there..
i miss my 07 fusion v6 awd had fun modding and driving it but sadly did not keep it long perhaps it is time for another...
*FORD WILL BE PUTTING A 9 SPEED TRANSMISSION ON ALL ITS TRANSVERSELY MOUNTED ENGINE MODELS IN THE FUTURE.*
All the car anyone needs
I really wish they would bring back the twin turbo v6 Taurus sho and the naturally aspirated full size rwd v8 crown Victoria.
I am looking for a sedan for my wife, she currently owns a 2005 ford focus se 4-dr. I know she likes the ford fusion body style, but to me this 2017 Ford Fusion Sport looks like a Baby Ford Taurus SHO which I also like!...Well we'll see!...God Bless
Why no shark fin antenna?
Can the speedometer guage be switched to digital?
Taurus SHO's little-ish brother?
2013 SHO 3.5L V6 Twin Turbo EcoBoost with performance package, 365-hp and 350-lb-ft, 0-60mph 5.2 Seconds, quarter mile 13.7 seconds @ 103.2mph (source: motor trend)
2017 Fusion Sport 2.7L V6 Twin Turbo EcoBoost, 325-hp and 380-lb-ft, 0-60mph 5.3 Seconds, quarter mile 13.9 Seconds @ 99mph (source: MotorWeek)
They should have put this 2.7 V6 Ecoboost in the Mustang as the base model. Why Ford continues to offer a 4 cylinder and has over the years in the Mustang has always baffled me. Nobody buy's a Mustang for the gas mileage and the 2.7 V6 Ecoboost sounds better and has more Torque and narrows the gap in power when compared to the 5.0
Turn dial transmission shift...how about a single Nintendo joystick to steer? That dial shift totally takes away any sport of this car no matter how many sport badges you put on it. I'll keep my 2013 or opt for another brand.
Here in 2022 when Ford no longer makes sedans, only Mustangs & trucks.
When I heard that I said "Oh yeah makes sense, the taurus only sold like 3,000 models for 2019" But then when I heard they were discounting the fusion and focus also, It made me bawl my eyes out. the fusion was awesome! 😭😭😭
all that power and torque and only 13.9 on 1/4. did you have traction control on? i have one and just by changing to k&n airfiler and drilling hole in air box. i got 13.6 1/4 102MPH ON local. with 78f air temp.DRAG STRIP. ford dose a very bad job with the air box inlet.
Is the 2.7L eco boost Fusion only available for 2017?
The 2.7 Ecoboost turbo is also available in the 18 models.
I have a 19 fusion titanium
What was the elevation for the 1/4 mile test?
Just imagine what an e85 tune would do for this car. :)
Why not call it the Ford Fusion ST?
Ford Fusion street? I thought they didn’t make these, if you find one can you provide a link??
From the articles at the time it is rumored that's what they were actually going to call it, but I'd say just because of how it's set up (cushy suspension and automatic only) is probably why they didn't. The Edge ST is basically the same car but an SUV and they called it an ST so idk.
Maybe they didn't call it the Fusion ST because they were planning on axing the car anyway? I mean the Fusion Sport was only made from 2017-2019 and it's estimated they only produced about 30,000 units which isn't a lot when you compare that to the roughly 200,000 total fusions they were selling yearly at that time.
Imagine the 3.5 twin turbo awd in a coupe version of the fusion. Would prob end up being Americas GTR which would prob end up more better and popular than the mustang (don't take that too seriously also not counting the actual shelby). But that combo will never happen.