275, whereas the Edge's drag coefficient understandably gets filed under 'squoval.' Plus, the Fusion'sДrag coefficient pops at. We'll assume a similar difference in the all-wheel versions. Ford's site doesn't list a curb weight for the AWD Fusion, but the FWD Fusion weighsД¤40 pounds less than the FWD Edge. The EPA says you'll spend the same on gas for the AWD models over five years compared to the average new vehicle. The numbers barely change withДЄ front-wheel-drive comparison. The EPA rates a 2018 all-wheel-drive Fusion with the 2.0-liter EcoBoost at 20 mpg in the city, 29 on the highway, and 23 combined atДЄn AWD Fusion to an AWD Edge with the same engine: They both get the same combined and city mpg, but the Fusion beats the Edge byДў mpg on the highway. Interview Marchionne gave Motor Trend at the Sergio Marchionne, the sentence taken from a March 2016 And given a choice, the sedan will lose.' Except the 'he' in that second quote doesn't refer to Hackett, it refers to And so, if you can get rid of the difference there because of fuel, you start to relieve the pressure of what kind of portfolio you have to have.' Or, put another way, 'He foresees a time when consumers won't distinguish between a pickup or SUV and a sedan on mileage. It's the fuel economy, stupid In the Automotive News piece, Hackett said, 'The reasons for the balance in history had more to do with fuel than customer preference.

Place these numbers next to the mass psychosis known as Crossover Disease, and we can understand why Ford would ditch the midsize sedan party well before the music stops and the lights come on.Дў.

The hoary Fusion lags 150,000 units behind the newДЇord Edge crossover is doing two-thirds of Fusion numbers, theДЇord Escape has romped ahead by nearly 100,000 units, and have youД®xplorer) profit margins. Top 30 best-selling vehicles in November, 10 are sedans, but eight of those 10 have posted year-on-year drops compared to the first 11 months of 2016. Sedan sales floor, there are organs, bits of limbs, and resuscitation experts who ran out of stamina and hope. Segment-wide, there isn't merely blood on the This year will mark the third straight year of lower Fusion sales. The Fusion's on its back wheels in the Coliseum, bleeding 5W-20 into the sand as it's hacked to pieces by tag-team gladiators Crossover and SUV, while a frothing car-buying public quakes the stands shouting, 'END IT!!!!!'Дealers have sold 192,179 Fusions through the end of November, a figure at once notable and disappointing because it represents a 22 percent year-on-year decline. Kick the crossover It's probably time to drop the conditional tense and accept the Fusion's coming flatline, especially since Ford CEO Jim Hackett said, 'I'm giving you a hint' it's a goner. Ford's an accomplice, but not the only ax man. We also need to charge the right perps for the Fusion's death. Of the reasons given -ДЄuto loans - one makes sense to us, one makes us wonder what might have been, one makes us wonder what's coming. The article touched on three reasons Ford's midsized sedan has a better chance of meriting a tombstone than a next generation. That earlier version also stated that the Nissan Altima posted year-on-year sales gains in November, which was incorrect the Nissan Sentra posted gains.ДЄutomotive News ran a piece this week titled 'WhyДЇusion,' based on the plan to move production to China - along withДЇord's statement it won't import Fusions to the U.S. The point remains the same, however: Those numbers are still far lower than a midrange Camry or Accord.

But one Fusion, with the 1.5-liter turbo, gets 23/34. Editor's note: An earlier version of this story stated the best mpg on a non-hybrid Fusion is 21 city, 31 highway.

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