ESTEREL - Originally introduced to the North American market for the 2006 model year, the Ford Fusion is a popular mid-size sedan with total sales in Canada up to the end of June, 2016 of 179,925 units sold.
This compares well to 218,477 new Camrys which found new homes during a comparable time frame. There is an asterisk beside Fusion, however, since the car made its debut late in 2005 and did not enjoy a full 12-month sales cycle.
Technically, the 2017 model is a refresh of the successful second generation model: the degree of refresh is in the eyes of the buyer.
Some might say that it is a major departure while there are those, like me, who see the changes in this vehicle as a subtle introduction to the future while adding some newer technology and features, enough to appease the discerning driver by politely taking on the competition in this category—while announcing its intent to Asian manufacturers, in particular both hybrid (HEV) and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) vehicles.
