fusionTX Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 The updated Ford Fusion brochure no longer shows dual exhausts as part of the Titanium Hybrid equipment. http://www.ford.com/services/assets/Brochure?make=Ford&model=Fusion&year=2013 My original Fusion brochure, obtained about a month ago, shows "Dual integrated bright exhaust tips" as standard on the Titanium Hybrid. They are also in the Fusion ipad App I downloaded just a few days ago. But they are no longer listed in the updated brochure. Don't know if it's a case of marketing getting ahead of engineering or a serious case of bad quality control. In any case it makes Ford look like a very disorganized company making it up as it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Well that sucks. I think there are a lot of last minute changes going on and the documentation folks are having a hard time keeping up. I'm considering going back to a non hybrid Titanium since I can get it on X plan and probably can't get much of a discount on a hybrid making the price difference a lot bigger. Plus I really want the 19" h spokes and dual exhaust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fusionTX Posted January 13, 2013 Author Share Posted January 13, 2013 It does suck and really makes the titanium much less appealing. Little difference between a fully loaded SE and a Titanium. I'm very disappointed. How can you have something in your brochures and then erase it as if it was never there? I ordered my titanium on x-plan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neod192 Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 (edited) Crap ... that's the brochure my dealer had in their showroom. I was really hoping they would have the dual exhaust .... Edited January 13, 2013 by neod192 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 It does suck and really makes the titanium much less appealing. Little difference between a fully loaded SE and a Titanium. I'm very disappointed. How can you have something in your brochures and then erase it as if it was never there? I ordered my titanium on x-plan. Again - that's the danger ordering a vehicle before it's in production. Everything is subject to change. Actually they can change things mid year also. Of course you should have the option to cancel the order if you don't like the changes. This is not a good launch no matter how you look at it. But I think the product will be worth it. You still get the Sony radio and push button start/intelligent access plus some other stuff with the Tit Hybrid so I wouldn't say little difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckokie36 Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 They also do not list "Body-color door handles with chrome insert" which are on the gas titanium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elle Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Well that will suck, if true, because those cosmetic items were a big piece of what drove me to choose the titanium over the SE in the first place. I seriously hope it is just a problem with the brochure and not a real change to the car. What is the point of having a titanium trim level if the trim is no different? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neod192 Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 They also do not list "Body-color door handles with chrome insert" which are on the gas titanium. Good point, but those were neve listed on the Hybrid Titanium. I just realized that, looking at the old brochure ... I guess I just expected all Gas Titanium features to apply to the Hybrid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fusionTX Posted January 13, 2013 Author Share Posted January 13, 2013 Good point, but those were neve listed on the Hybrid Titanium. I just realized that, looking at the old brochure ... I guess I just expected all Gas Titanium features to apply to the Hybrid There is an ipad App for the Fusion that has all trim descriptions. The door handles with chrome insert are listed there. Of course so are the dual exhausts. I can't imagine that we wouldn't get the chrome inserts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neod192 Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Next, we'll find out that the Hybrid Titanium doesn't have the full LED taillights either .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fusionTX Posted January 13, 2013 Author Share Posted January 13, 2013 Another detail someone noticed. Dune leather may now be an option on Titanium Hybrid. Page 22 of brochure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troystarr Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Another detail someone noticed. Dune leather may now be an option on Titanium Hybrid. Page 22 of brochure. Wow, if this is true, I'm both impressed and annoyed. Impressed because I'm glad that Ford won't block customers from having this choice. Annoyed because I bought the Hybrid SE instead of waiting for the Hybrid Titanium because their brochure at the time said that Dune wouldn't be available on the Hybrid Titanium. :-\ - Troy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazzul Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 If in fact Ford is making changes on the fly, like the Dune interior option, perhaps they will offer mire wheel choices too... Too bad the early adopters get screwed, but I'd rather that then Ford not listen to consumers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rprobst Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Another detail someone noticed. Dune leather may now be an option on Titanium Hybrid. Page 22 of brochure. Yesterday I asked a FoMoCo product specialist at the Silicon Valley Auto Show if Dune was now an option with Titanium. He looked it up on his pad and said no, he did not see that listed. FWIW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pers69 Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 My dealer confirmed that for the Titanium trim one can choose any interior one wishes - as long as they choose black. He had no clue as to how many exhaust tips would come on the car - though his opinion was one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rprobst Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 My dealer confirmed that for the Titanium trim one can choose any interior one wishes - as long as they choose black.He had no clue as to how many exhaust tips would come on the car - though his opinion was one. The Titanium Energi I saw at the Silicon Valley (San Jose) show had 1 tip. They also had an ICE Titanium, with 2 tips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkmartin Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 The lack of the dual exhaust tips is a big disaapppintment. This was definitely part of the reason I ordered the Ti. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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