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New or Used? : The Blasphemy Of Accountancy Edition
TTAC commentator Gannett writes: This has now become an important question around our house: what’s the best/cheapest (not necessarily the same thing) way to drive 25,000 miles a year? My wife...
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Vellum Venom: 2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid
Aside from the fame, fortune and talent, my design school stylings were criticized much like the early works of one Mister Lenny Kravitz. I felt, as idiotic as it seems now, both of us were...
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Ford Fusion Rides Coastal Wave To Sales Success
From the neon-drenched beaches of Miami and the hipster enclaves in New York, to the high-tech castles in San Francisco and the studio lots of Hollywood, the Ford Fusion is experiencing a coastal...
View ArticlePiston Slap: Overhyped Hybrid Analysis Paralysis?
Click here to view the embedded video. Mishie writes: Hi - I love your blog. Its been an invaluable resource in my efforts to purchase a car. I have a pretty long daily commute and I’m a bit of a...
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Ford Raises Incentives To Clear Growing Fusion Inventories
As inventories of Ford’s Fusion continue to outpace demand — the result of a second plant brought online last year to keep up with demand for the newly redesigned midsize sedan — the automaker has...
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Piston Slap: The Fuel Harbinger of Fusion Steering Fail?
TTAC commentator Bobby Flashpants writes: Howdy Sajeev, I have an unique issue with my 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid. I’ve posted about it at fordfusionforum.com, and no one so far has heard of anyone with...
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Vellum Venom: 2013 Lincoln MKZ
Car Design college was a wake-up call for this auto-obsessed kid: it festered with two-faced people. There are bastard-coated souls smiling to your face, stabbing you in the back during Portfolio...
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Piston Slap: Front Row Seating for Milanese Discomfort?
TTAC Commentator BigOlds writes: Hi Sajeev, I have a bit of an odd one, I suspect: I currently drive a fullsize pickup, but I may be taking a new job, trading my 38 mile country drive for a 38 mile...
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Piston Slap: A Fusion of Moonroof Drainage Problems?
The Sun, Moon and Stains? (Photo courtesy: car.mitula.us) Matt writes: Hi Sajeev, I’m a long time lurker on the truth about cars, it’s probably of my favorite car website! The problem I’m having is...
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Piston Slap: A Fusion of Malcontent?
(photo courtesy: autoopinion.blogspot.com/) Casey writes: Dear Sajeev, I love your column! Anyway long story short I’m an idiot. When I met my wife she had a 2003 Ford Explorer Sport Trac that was in...
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Piston Slap: A Fusion of Moonroof Drainage Problems? (Part II)
(photo courtesy: OP) Matt writes: Hi Sajeev, I’ve got a follow up question to this one. The leak is still happening. It seemed to have stopped over the winter because of the snow and cold. The snow...
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Honda Accord, Toyota Camry Will Get Turbo Fours Soon
The best-selling mid-size sedans in the United States will catch up to their competition by offering boosted fours under their hoods soon, Automotive News is reporting (via Car & Driver). The...
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LEAKED: 2017 Ford Fusion Refresh – Can You Tell The Difference?
Is this the refreshed 2017 Fusion? A Ford slideshow presentation used at the J.P. Morgan Auto Conference sure points to the affirmative, according to AutoBlog. Yet, it doesn’t look like much in the...
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Could the Ford Taurus be Imported From China?
The Ford Taurus, once the flagship in Ford’s range, apparently has fallen on hard times. Sales are down 28 percent through July, it hasn’t done much to outrun its perception as a perennial fleet queen...
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2016 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Review – Fuel-Sipping Family Hauler (With Video)
2016 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Limited 2.0-liter, DOHC I-4, CVVT, hybrid (Gas engine: 154 horsepower @ 6,000 rpm; 140 lb-ft @ 5,000 rpm, Electric motor: 51 horsepower @ 1,770-2,000; 151 lb-ft @ 0-1,770...
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New 2016 Chevrolet Malibu Starts at $22,500
Chevrolet will sell its next-generation Malibu for $22,500, including delivery, the automaker announced Thursday. The pricing for the sedan, which sports a 1.5-liter four-cylinder engine, 2-liter...
View ArticleNissan Confirms $23,325 Price For Altima; We Can Be Right – Once
Nissan announced Tuesday that its refreshed Altima would start at $23,325 (including $825 destination) when that car goes on sale later next month (you read it here first!) and outlined pricing for its...
View ArticleFord’s Autonomous Fusion Drives Around Artificial Michigan City All Alone...
It’s not quite “Vanilla Sky,” but Ford is testing its autonomous vehicle tech at the University of Michigan’s Mcity, a 32-acre fake city with weirdly placed fire hydrants and fake hipster bookstores,...
View Article‘Actual Mileage May Vary’ Could Travel Far For Troubled Automakers
A court ruled Nov. 12 that a lawsuit may continue against Ford for misstating its mileage estimates of its C-MAX and Fusion hyrbid cars. Ford attempted to dismiss the lawsuit based on its claim that...
View ArticleFord Isn’t Very Good at Keeping Secrets About its Electrified Fusion
Look, this is pretty awkward. While nearly every auto journalist in the country has congregated in Dearborn, Michigan today for Ford’s annual Christmas party, we’re here at work pounding out stories...
View ArticleReport: Ford, Regulators Aware of Power Steering Issues, Still No Recall
The New York Times reported that federal regulators have received about 150 complaints over four years about power steering failures in the 2012 model year Ford Focus, including 124 crashes with...
View ArticleTTAC News Round-up: Ford’s Self-driving Herd Gets Bigger, Takata’s All Alone,...
It certainly sounds like Ford is close to selling a self-driving Fusion real soon. That, Matthias Müller finally comes to the U.S. to ask “You mad, bro?” Nissan has no love for Takata, and business is...
View ArticleNAIAS 2016: 2017 Ford Fusion Is the New Domestic Mid-size (Ass) Hauler, Fo’ SHO
Answering the question no one seemed to ask, Ford decided that its revised Fusion needed a boosted six next year and a wide menu of trims and powertrains to kill ‘em with quantity. When it goes on sale...
View ArticlePiston Slap: Fusing the Perfect Ecoboost Ford Milan?
TTAC commentator MWebbRambler writes: Sajeev, I wrote to you earlier about adding aftermarket LED lights on my wife’s Chevy Traverse. Now I’m back with a question about adding aftermarket tint to my...
View ArticleA Ford Fusion Wagon Could Be a Winner, and Here’s Why
As an automotive journalist, I’m bound by blood oath to promote the manual transmission and station wagon, preferably together. And I acknowledge that arguments made in support of three-pedals and D...
View ArticleFord Fusion Named Motor Trend Car of the Year
The Ford Fusion is a perfectly competent yet utterly bland vehicle. It’s proof that American firms can compete in the mass-market vanilla sedan segment, but not because it does anything particularly...
View ArticleReview: Ford Fusion SEL 3.0 V6
When it comes to the freshened 2010 Ford Fusion, TTAC’s got you covered like Alan Mulally’s life insurance policy. Over the past few months, no fewer than three full-length reviews have served up our...
View ArticleNew Or Used?: Lease Or Beater? Edition
Doug writes: I currently lease a 2008 Ford Fusion SEL 5 speed, loaded with heated leather, sunroof, SYNC. It has under 20,000 miles with 2 payments left. The lease end buyout is $14,100. I am debating...
View ArticleFleets Flirting With Ford’s Fusion
Ford’s fleet business has traditionally been in trucks and full-sized vans, a fact that explains why you’ve never seen an E-Series van in anything other than fleet white. But with residuals on the Ford...
View ArticleAsk The Best And Brightest: Can You Identify This Extended-Wheelbase Ford...
This spy shot was sent in to us by an anonymous tipster, who caught what appears to be an extended-wheelbase Ford Fusion Hybrid. But it’s not just stretched: those wheel arches are definitely not stock...
View ArticlePiston Slap: De-fusing The Fusion’s TSB Dilemma
Jim writes: I had a transmission problem with my Fusion. Dealer tells me lots and lots of people are having the problem, and parts are backordered. It appears 2010 Fusions being sold today have...
View ArticleSales Chart: The “Big Six” Midsize Sedans In 2010
These six sedans are the fleshy part of the American car market. Big-name D-segment sedans sell like crazy, and pretty much made Honda and Toyota what they are today. Their dominance of this segment,...
View ArticleNew or Used: Wants, Needs and Bathwater
Steven writes: Sajeev and Steve, I have a 2001 Volvo XC wagon, that has about 175 k on it, the car is in pretty good shape, had the tranny replaced before I got it, I have put about 4k in since Jan,...
View ArticleFord’s New Fusion/Mondeo Is So Secret, Even Its Alloys Are Camouflaged
This mule of Ford’s new global midsized car may be well-camouflaged, but it’s not hard to imagine something not unlike the new EVOS concept lurking underneath all that bulk. Think narrow, slit-like...
View ArticleNew or Used: Avoid “Titanium” Grade Depreciation
Shawn writes: Hey Sajeev and Steve, I recently asked the Best and Brightest for help regarding my friend’s car buying dilema, but now I’m in one of my own! I am looking to get rid of my 2006 Mazda5...
View ArticleNAIAS Preview: Ford Serves Up Some Global Fusion
Ever since the ill-fated Contour experiment, Ford has maintained a strict separation in its global midsized offerings: Fusion for the Americas and Mondeo for Europe (let’s ignore, for the moment,...
View ArticleVellum Venom: 2012 Lincoln MKZ
“MR2turbo4evr”, today is your lucky day: you suggested that someone would appreciate my critiques on Lincoln products, and maybe you are right. But this self-proclaimed Lincoln-Mercury fanboi was...
View ArticleHammer Time Remix: The Piper Principle
Wrestling fans and auto enthusiasts have a lot in common. They can be sickeningly loyal to their favorites. Even when it’s obvious their one and only favorite is well past their prime. They also have a...
View ArticleReview: 2013 Ford Fusion SE 1.6L Ecoboost (Video)
The 2013 Fusion is a critical car for Ford. Despite the rise of the Koreans, an Americanized Passat, refreshed GM and Chrysler products and a dip in Fusion sales between the 2012 and the all-new 2013...
View ArticleReview: 2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid (Video)
Want a fuel-sipping, tree-hugging sedan with stunning good looks? Ford thinks they have the answer in the 2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid. Can jamming a gasoline/electric drivetrain behind Ford’s sexy grille...
View ArticleFord Recalls F-250s Over Roll-away Issue and Just About Everything With a...
Ford Motor Company is recalling F-250 pickup trucks sold in North America due to the potential for roll-aways after the vehicle’s automatic transmission is placed in park. This is the third major...
View ArticleHave You Driven a 涉 Lately? Production of Ford Fusion May Move to China
It’s no secret that the American buying public shuns four door sedans as if they were an especially virulent leper. Through the first 11 months of this year, the segment is off by over 300,000 units....
View ArticleQOTD: What’s Next on the Four-door Firing Line?
On Friday, I penned a minor rant about the state of the four-door sedan. Many of you read and commented, for which I offer my profuse thanks. It’s the readers who make this place, after all. Many good...
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