mlewie65

What are you putting on the Fusion to replace the 19" H-spokes?

I may look into getting the 10 spoke 18" wheels if I can offload my 19s. They look almost as good as the the H-spokes.

BTW, cjh, that Dark Side Metallic on your Titanium just looks great. Mine is in Sterling Gray, also a very nice color, but I would have considered the DSM if it was readily available at that time.

Have you also thought about switching to the 18s? One thing that I'd like to do is test drive a Titanium with the standard 18s over some roads that I'm familiar with in order to determine how much difference in the ride there is, if any. I have noticed that more and more dealer stocked TTs now have the 19" wheels as a supplied option. Again, the car itself and the 2.0L Turbo is great, even if the MPGs can be a bit erratic at times. On clear well paved freeways I can get around 31 mpg. Local driving is more variable but the overall mpg is around 24-25 which is OK. It climbs up in speed so smoothly that when I glance down at the speedometer and see that I'm close to 85 MPH, I have to slow down quickly, a nice problem to have. The TT has so many nice small touches that make it a richer experience than the SEs and it's leather seats are among the most comfortable that I've ever had in a car. I just need to adjust to the ride characteristics or try what I can to improve them.

I have considered that but logistically it might be somewhat difficult. Would switching out the wheels (for OEMS only) and tires have any impact on the Ford Warranty? Does anyone know what the recommended pressure is for the 18s? It's 37 PSI for the 19s and my understanding is that the TPMS is calibrated for around a 25% decrease in pressure.

Yeah, the Michelin Energy Savers on the SEs are very good and very quiet but that's too big a jump in regard to the speedometer offsets.

My 2014 Titanium has the 19" H spokes with Pirelli Cinturato P7 A/S Plus tires which are much better than the OEM Contis but still, I'm finding the overall ride to still be pretty stiff with not very good dampening of bumps and other road deficiencies. On open, well paved freeways, the ride, of course, is much better but that's about the only time that it is. The Titanium clearly has more of a tuned suspension than the other models and the thin sidewalls of the 135/40-19's don't help. I'm curious as to what the impressions of the ride is from fellow 19" wheel owners and from those with the standard 18"ers as well on the Titanium. At one point I had asked my Ford dealer about a possible swap of my 19s for the 18s. There's a negligible impact on the speedometer's calibration but the dealer obviously couldn't do a cold swap and wasn't sure that it could be done anyway. That I doubt. I love the look of the 19s and the car itself is aces but am still not sure that I can learn to love the ride characteristics so any opinions/thoughts would be appreciated.

If you have an SE with the 8" screen, you probably have the Sync/My Touch system. It usually has "turn by turn" navigation using Sync Services. This is a freebie for, I believe, two years and is activated via your cell phone over the car's Bluetooth system. The Sync Nav system is similar to the Onstar system with no graphics but pretty accurate directions. Once you connect to the Nav system and give it your destination, it downloads the route info to the car's system and then disconnects your phone. The directions are visible on the console screen and the turn info is visible on the display to the right of the steering wheel. It also gives you audible cues. It's actually a pretty good Nav system and it's free with minimal data usage by your phone. You can delete the route when you are done but I recall there being a save function as well.