ford1 Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 I drove a fusion on saturday and the car is awsome but it's got to have more power!! Put the 3.5 in it and make a 2 door and you'll sale all you can build B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my04svtfocus Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 i agree 100%. Ford you really need to put the 3.5L in the fusion and make a coupe as well with the 3.5L and a 5 or 6 speed manual. they will sell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JETSOLVER Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 Welcome to the choir. But every voice helps, so thanks for shouting out. Please don't buy a Honda in the meantime... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldracer Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 Camry got the 3.5.... need to keep up to be competitive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ford1 Posted December 19, 2006 Author Share Posted December 19, 2006 Camry got the 3.5.... need to keep up to be competitive Thats what I was thinking.......Come on ford just do it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swenson88 Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 Camry got the 3.5.... need to keep up to be competitive By now just about every competitor has a 3.3-3.8L V6 putting out around 250hp or more. I'm pretty sure the 3.5L isn't going into the Fusion until at least the 2008 model year because hell, it just barely debuted in the MKZ, MKX, and Edge and I don't think the volume is up nearly high enough to spread to other models yet. But, it needs to be in there as soon as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drake Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 3.5 is what I'm waiting on for the Fusion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fllcobra Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 I remember everyone lamenting last year that the Zephyr should have had a unique engine to differentiate it from the Fusion, blah, blah, blah. Now, everyone wants the MKZ engine in the Fusion. How times have changed... ? I agree though, the 3.5 should go in. I just don't want to hear any bitching about how the Lincoln's are just rebadges. When every other manufacturer does it, that argument get old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickF1011 Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 I remember everyone lamenting last year that the Zephyr should have had a unique engine to differentiate it from the Fusion, blah, blah, blah. Now, everyone wants the MKZ engine in the Fusion. How times have changed... ? I agree though, the 3.5 should go in. I just don't want to hear any bitching about how the Lincoln's are just rebadges. When every other manufacturer does it, that argument get old. But the MKZ will likely get the 3.7 Duratec soon. That should quell that argument for a year until everyone starts complaining that the Fusion should have the 3.7 too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenCaylor Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 I think it would be better to leave the Duratec 30 in the mainstream models for better fuel economy and have the Duratec 35 in a top-of-the-line performance model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swenson88 Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 I remember everyone lamenting last year that the Zephyr should have had a unique engine to differentiate it from the Fusion, blah, blah, blah. Now, everyone wants the MKZ engine in the Fusion. How times have changed... ? I agree though, the 3.5 should go in. I just don't want to hear any bitching about how the Lincoln's are just rebadges. When every other manufacturer does it, that argument get old. That's the problem. The engine in the MKZ is already behind much of the competition. The 3.5L V6 in the MKZ and new SUV's is a great engine for the Fusion and would put it near the top of the midsize mainstream food chain. In the MKZ it's ho-hum. I DO want the MKZ to have a unique engine or at least unique power ratings, similar to how say a Camry gets 269hp but a DI, high-compression version of that engine gets 306hp in certain Lexus models. Just different compression (with premium fuel) for Lincoln models would be good for a start, but not giving the Fusion the 3.5L is just holding it back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JETSOLVER Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 autoweek/MKX long term "I’m especially impressed with Ford’s bread-and-butter 3.5-liter V6 and six-speed automatic powertrain. This is the kind of power that Ford should have been offering as standard equipment two or three years ago. Love it." That pretty much sums it up neatly.... :reading: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98GMLS Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 I think the 3.5 will probably debut as a SVT before we get in the other models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrjones944 Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 I think the 3.5 will probably debut as a SVT before we get in the other models. I dont see why Ford would offer an engine in SVT guise that would only make the car competitive with whats offered normally by other manufacturers right now. A turbo 3.5 and awd....now thats something that would be justification for the SVT name. A 3.5 in a fwd platform and labeling it as an SVT just does not make sense with me. Offer the 3.5 NA in the fusion and make it stand out from the rest of the crowd and then offer something really special and save the svt name for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
controller Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 But the MKZ will likely get the 3.7 Duratec soon. That should quell that argument for a year until everyone starts complaining that the Fusion should have the 3.7 too. Lincoln should always have a 10-15 hp difference from Ford equivalent. What would really make Lincoln different from Ford, aside from styling, is a 7-spd transmission. Stlying, 10-15 hp, and 7-spd auto would go along way in breathing new life into the brand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZanatWork Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 All I know is that I've been waiting for the rumored Fusion ST (3.5, manual, awd) for almost a year-and-a-half now. My wife knows that I'm going to be at my Ford dealer the day I can order it, and I'm only too happy to put my money where my...er...posts are. When Ford builds the damned thing, that is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcon lover Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 better put the 3,5 lt V6 out the Fusion....... put it in the new, midezise 4 door sedan based on the new Interceptor RWD sedan, with a Mustang-based platform. Maybe the interceptor must be a big car ( Galaxie or LTD) and the mide size must be a new low cost rwd sport sedan ( Falcon ?, Fairlane? ) with solid rear axle. The Fusion is out-fashion.....after i´h saw the Interceptor, i dont want anything else but this wonderful car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joihan777 Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Does anyone know if the Duratec 3.5 can selectively deactivate any of its cylinders? I ask only because improved fuel economy might be a tie-breaker for potential customers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Does anyone know if the Duratec 3.5 can selectively deactivate any of its cylinders?I ask only because improved fuel economy might be a tie-breaker for potential customers. No, it does not. And it doesn't help as much as you'd think in the real world unless you're on a flat freeway with the cruise on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theoldwizard Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 I think it would be better to leave the Duratec 30 in the mainstream models for better fuel economy and have the Duratec 35 in a top-of-the-line performance model. D30 is on the way out. The only V6's are likely to be the D35 and D37 (with various induction and injection systems). 6 speeds are coming. There was a rumor of a 2 door Fusion (ala Solaris) last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theoldwizard Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 All I know is that I've been waiting for the rumored Fusion ST (3.5, manual, awd) for almost a year-and-a-half now. My wife knows that I'm going to be at my Ford dealer the day I can order it, and I'm only too happy to put my money where my...er...posts are. I'm guessing that you won't be going to the dealer anytime soon ! Management just does not believe there is enough demand for a manual in that vehicle and research backs them up ! Prior to the introduction of the Fusion, there was a web site that asked what options folks wanted. V6 with manual was very, very low option request. Go look at a Mazda6 or better yet the MazdaSPEED6 ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickF1011 Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 I'm guessing that you won't be going to the dealer anytime soon ! Management just does not believe there is enough demand for a manual in that vehicle and research backs them up ! Prior to the introduction of the Fusion, there was a web site that asked what options folks wanted. V6 with manual was very, very low option request. Go look at a Mazda6 or better yet the MazdaSPEED6 ! I know of at least 3 people personally who would buy such a vehicle from Ford, myself included. I'd really rather not buy a Mazda again. I like Ford, I want to buy a Ford. So Ford, dammit, build something I'd want to own again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanh Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 (edited) I'm guessing that you won't be going to the dealer anytime soon ! Management just does not believe there is enough demand for a manual in that vehicle and research backs them up ! Prior to the introduction of the Fusion, there was a web site that asked what options folks wanted. V6 with manual was very, very low option request. Go look at a Mazda6 or better yet the MazdaSPEED6 ! THAT comment backs up all we have been trying to tell Zan...but he is a stubborn SOB and wants his way, this comment may have his and Nicks mug shots plastered on milk-cartons...no manual ZAN!!!!!!!! AND research backed it up.... Edited May 8, 2007 by Deanh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickF1011 Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 THAT comment backs up all we have been trying to tell Zan...but he is a stubborn SOB and wants his way, this comment may have his and Nicks mug shots plastered on milk-cartons...no manual ZAN!!!!!!!! AND research backed it up.... So they won't ever offer a manual. I won't ever own a Fusion. Neither will a lot of other people I know. Pretty simple. Sucks to be Ford. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueblood Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 So they won't ever offer a manual. I won't ever own a Fusion. Neither will a lot of other people I know. Pretty simple. Sucks to be Ford. You'd think if they aren't going to offer manual's, than at least they'd start putting automatics that can be paddle shifted and DSG's and stuff like that to make them a little more exciting, even some bargain basement cars have paddle shifters now, I don't think Ford makes them in anything all the way up through PAG. Nothing Bold about catering to the geriatrics.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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