S550Boss
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Behold the 380 lb-ft torque 2017-2018 Fusion Sport engine: a twin turbo EcoBoost V-6 - the same engineering masterpiece also used in several other Ford and Lincoln products.
And note the 380 lb-ft of torque: the same rating as the late Boss 302 Mustang. You feel it when you drive the Fusion Sport.
If you want what is essentially a V-8 gas-engine AWD sport sedan, this is the closest you'll ever see again from Ford. Only the MKZ, offering an even more powerful version of this engine family along with the RS's torque proportioning differential as an option, goes further (at far higher cost).
The Fusion Sport was created by a small and dedicated group of Ford engineers and enthusiasts who made the business case for it and then went to work. I met some of them at a press event, and I saw the prototypes driving around the streets of Dearborn. And the instant torque from this engine is gratifying and very usable in the real world.. there is nothing like a turbocharged engine in drivability and passing is especially fun (and fast) in this car.
And the shame of it is, like the other cancelled Ford sedans, that it is barely known much less advertised. And it's hard to find on the lots. Competition? There isn't anything like the AWD twin-turbo V-6 Fusion Sport from GM (the numb Cruze, Malibu and Impala are especially boring) or Toyota (the Camry sport is a poseur joke) or Honda (which probably owns the sport market with their new turbo 4 cylinder and 6-speed manual).
Oh yea, the same engine, detuned for regular (350 lb-ft), was offered in platform-mate Edge, and now in full tune (380 lb-ft, with 10 extra HP courtesy of the Lincoln tune) in the upcoming Edge ST and with the new 8-speed. And with an inherently much higher center of gravity... there is no sporting ability in the Edge ST. And shame on Ford for badging this as an ST - this SUV is not worthy of that badge when compared with the legendary Cosworth, ST and RS cars of the past. Bah.
A real shame that Ford yet again and so typically given up on products that were barely advertised, were barely improved over their lifespan, and then are just through away. We have seen this time and again. Just as we've seen a couple of there engineers create something terrific - only to have it waste away. That's the real problem with Ford.
And this cancellation despite the lessons learned from the Mustang - where you create an enthusiast following, continuously improve the products, and (most especially) sell it in a worldwide market to get maximum return from the engineering investment. That saved the Mustang from the dead several times, and it should be the lesson learned that would create the right products and keep them so.
And note the 380 lb-ft of torque: the same rating as the late Boss 302 Mustang. You feel it when you drive the Fusion Sport.
If you want what is essentially a V-8 gas-engine AWD sport sedan, this is the closest you'll ever see again from Ford. Only the MKZ, offering an even more powerful version of this engine family along with the RS's torque proportioning differential as an option, goes further (at far higher cost).
The Fusion Sport was created by a small and dedicated group of Ford engineers and enthusiasts who made the business case for it and then went to work. I met some of them at a press event, and I saw the prototypes driving around the streets of Dearborn. And the instant torque from this engine is gratifying and very usable in the real world.. there is nothing like a turbocharged engine in drivability and passing is especially fun (and fast) in this car.
And the shame of it is, like the other cancelled Ford sedans, that it is barely known much less advertised. And it's hard to find on the lots. Competition? There isn't anything like the AWD twin-turbo V-6 Fusion Sport from GM (the numb Cruze, Malibu and Impala are especially boring) or Toyota (the Camry sport is a poseur joke) or Honda (which probably owns the sport market with their new turbo 4 cylinder and 6-speed manual).
Oh yea, the same engine, detuned for regular (350 lb-ft), was offered in platform-mate Edge, and now in full tune (380 lb-ft, with 10 extra HP courtesy of the Lincoln tune) in the upcoming Edge ST and with the new 8-speed. And with an inherently much higher center of gravity... there is no sporting ability in the Edge ST. And shame on Ford for badging this as an ST - this SUV is not worthy of that badge when compared with the legendary Cosworth, ST and RS cars of the past. Bah.
A real shame that Ford yet again and so typically given up on products that were barely advertised, were barely improved over their lifespan, and then are just through away. We have seen this time and again. Just as we've seen a couple of there engineers create something terrific - only to have it waste away. That's the real problem with Ford.
And this cancellation despite the lessons learned from the Mustang - where you create an enthusiast following, continuously improve the products, and (most especially) sell it in a worldwide market to get maximum return from the engineering investment. That saved the Mustang from the dead several times, and it should be the lesson learned that would create the right products and keep them so.
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