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If sharing is caring, the folks at Ford care about the Fusion Energi. They started caring by sharing the same powertrain that motivates the C-MAX Energi: a 2.0L Atkinson-cycle I-4 that makes 141 hp @ 6000 rpm and 129 lb.-ft. of torque @ 4000 rpm. Matched with a 35 kW, 47 hp permanent magnet AC synchronous motor, system output is 188 hp with a peak of 195 in charge depletion mode. It also shares the eCVT transmission, regenerative braking and front-wheel drive configuration of the C-MAX models. Read more here. Follow us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/carfanatics Facebook: facebook.com/CarFanaticsForum and https://www.facebook.com/CarFanaticsBlog Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/carfanaticsblog/
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Well here goes, the sordid details of my 3+ months of searching for a new car. I will be including as much details on the actual driving character of each car along with some key features that stood out for me.. Quick background, my last car purchase was back in 05. Came down to a decision between an acura TL, inf G35x, and a bmw 330xi. Wound up leasing the Infiniti, 39 months 12k miles year. (Mileage at the turn in was only 23k. I only drive it on wknds, i work /live in nyc so I commute by subway) The need here, I had 2 kids since the infiniti, so I needed a bigger car. First batter up was the Kia Optima. Giuffre Kia, offered to take me out in a NON turbo EX, even though i called ahead to make sure the turbo engine was available.. Finally another annoyed salesman agreed to take me out on a brand new black 2013 SX, which they werent supposed to let ppl drive but were doing me a favor yadda yadda. Since it was so close to closing, was only a 10 minute test drive, essentially around the block. Impressions were good overall, ample power, nicely weighted steering, wasnt too light. Interior was a bit of a mixed bag. Was nice and roomy, big trunk and you could tell they tried awful hard to make it nice... but it had some issues. The door pull on the inside was very cheap looking / feeling, and there were some hard plastic where i wouldnt have expected. The middle seat in the back was useless with little to no head room. Also $35k msrp for a Kia seemed pretty crazy. Sale price was around $29k, came to $439 month with everything rolled in. (36 month 12k yr, taxes fees everything rolled in) Was nice ride, but I didnt think it was worth it. Compared to the fusion, it certainly has a bit more power, but not by much. Next up, 2013 Altima. Bayridge Nissan. Again called to make sure they had a v6 car to drive. Arrived to find they've never recd one.(sense a theme here?) Agreed to take out a 4 cylinder while i was there. Good looking car. Drove like my father in laws camry, steering very light, almost no feel. Nothing much happened when I floored it, just more noise, not much acceleration. The CVT was a non starter. I called back a few times to check if they had a v6 in stock, but gave up after a while. They kept trying to talk me into a maxima if I wanted the v6. The car was within a few weeks of launch, so lease prices were awful as well, 440+ for the v6 SL. I was also not so crazy about the build quality. Go check out the exterior door pulls, they wiggle and jiggle like no one really gave a crap. For a control surface you will be interacting with constantly, i dont understand how anyone makes something like this. I guess I was expecting a bigger infiniti for cheap with the Altima.. but i was a bit disappointed. Going to break this up into a few posts.. or give up if no one is interested! Still to come - 2013 VW Passat V6, 2013 Honda Accord V6 2013 Audi A6, and S6 (Ill explain why) 2012 Inf M37x 2013 Lexus GS350 awd 2013 Acura TL AWD 2008 BMW 535 xi K