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If you were car shopping, which of these 2 would you get or just prefer if you wanted another midsize instead?
For me since GM dropped the 5yr 100K powertrain warranty and has a 5yr 60K one, just like the Ford, id probably get the Fusion for better handling, even though I think the Malibu looks slightly better overall. They both get pretty good mpg, but its 30K for a 2.0T Malibu, which seems about 2-3K too high for me. Still not sure why premium is required for both and the end results is 240HP for Fusion and 250HP for the Malibu, even though the 2017 Fusion may be around 250HP now.
I love the styling of the Fusion but have concerns about Ford's general reliability right now. If I had to buy American, I'd probably go with a Chrysler 200.
Neither. Both are ugly with questionable reliability.
Just get a Honda Accord V6.... 278 HP and gets better MPG. Uses regular.
Ivee never really heard much problems on the 2, except the 1.6L problems the Fusion had at first. I love the Accord V6, but for some reason the front legroom sucks for someone 6'4" on those.
Ivee never really heard much problems on the 2, except the 1.6L problems the Fusion had at first. I love the Accord V6, but for some reason the front legroom sucks for someone 6'4" on those.
The wife has a 1year old Fusion SE with the 2.5 engine. That's the standard engine in the car. I'm not sure I understand your wants. Neither of these cars are a performance car at all. They are a sedan, a people mover, not a race car. They are not going to "handle" at all. They are built to be reasonably quiet and provide a nice ride. They won't be first on race day or any other day. My personal view from a Fusion stand point is I'd avoid the EcoBoost. Unless you trade often, these little engines do put out the HP for their size. But they do it at the cost of lots of technology and parts that YOU are going to maintain after the warranty falls off. You also have the issue with the fact that the EB engine, as do any other direct injected engine, shears oil extremely bad. You can't just stick any cheap oil in them. Frankly, I look for all of the makers to change the oil spec on all of them to a 10w-30 as that series of oil is far more shear stable than a 5w or 0w oil. But so you know, the Fusion provides a nice ride, reasonably quiet, gets great gas mileage 22-24 town in stop and go traffic. Gets 44-45 hiway. There are no major issues with the Fusion and is a well built car. All maintenance items are pretty much where you can get to them with the exception of oil changes. There is an aero plate that is under the car that has to come down but it's nothing major to remove. Her car came with some tricked up Michelin tires that carries 51 lbs of air. They are supposed to give better fuel mileage without effecting ride quality- they work. It holds the road in wet, we don't get snow. About the only thing that is a headache is the Sync on it is not the best. Ford has Sync 3 now and if that's important to you, I'd have it as an option. The seats are comfy and won't leave you crippled on a long drive. I'm 6'4" and I have plenty of head room and legroom on both sides of the car. I love the car and it gets attention where ever she goes. Her's is white and the paint seems to clean up easily even at a spray car wash. Trunk space is reasonable especially considering the size of the car. The wife and I could easily pack luggage for the two of us and have room left over in the trunk. She did have the windows tinted with the highest available heat reflecting film. The car sitting in the sun during the summer is not the usual oven to get in. The 2.5 Duratec engine has shown over the last 15 years to be a very reliable and long life engine. The transmission is a fluid drive 6 speed, not the semi-manual like the Focus.
I think the Fusion is one of the best deals out there. You get a great looking car, great reliability, nice ride, and it's attractive. Kinda hard to beat that. I have no experience with the GM offering. For those that would like a Chevy SS, you better start saving the nickels and dimes as the 2016 SS is the last year it will be made.
Looking over the Malibu at the NAIAS, I was taken aback by some obvious cost cutting. It was the only car in the whole hall, for instance, where the door panels looked like they had been knifed by Edward Scissorhands from all the people touching, scraping, pulling, and handling it. It just lacked an overall quality feel, despite some strong points, from a pure materials and build quality standpoint. I would not buy one.
On the flip side, I think Ford products are very market competitive in general these days. (I am not impressed with recent Hondas either, for instance). Aside from lingering fears some have for Ford reliability, I do not think the Fusion would be a bad choice.
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