Okay so the hinge has a definite bow in the surface that attaches to the hood. The sheet metal brace on the underside of the hood that the hinge bolts to is also puffed out at the rearmost hinge bolt hole. Between those two issues I'm betting that's why that back corner of the hood won't go down even with the top of the fender. I can straighten the hinge in a vise. I already took some of the bow out with a smaller bench vise but I'll need to finish it with my bigger shop vise. However, the hood will be more of a challenge. I'm thinking if I lay a towel and a wide board across the top of the hood I can use a big C-clamp to squeeze out that bulge on the underside. The real question is how to prevent it from happening again?    

That's actually quite lovely. I already viewed this generation of sedan as being more attractive than the last fusion we got in the US. It was sportier, more sculpted looking, but the front end was kinda weird looking. It had those "fanged" DRLs, and the secondary insert for the actual lights below it.    They've cleaned the front end up nicely with this refresh, and I really like the mustang inspired touches. The grill is a little large, but hardly offensive by modern standards. Overall, a pretty good looking car all things considered. 

I miss my Fusion Sport. 

In North America? Changan Ford averaged only about 60k per year in China for this generation Mondeo. China is by far the largest market in the world for anonymous unibody sedans, so I don't understand how Ford could easily sell 75k per year in any other market.

Replaced the piece of trim on the passenger side front fender today. The trim and the bumper cover both had a pretty obvious bow in them.   Here are before and after photos.   Before:     After:     Next task will be to remove the hood hinge on the passenger side. It won't allow the back of the hood to fit flush with the top of the fender which you can see in the first photo. I already tried adjusting the hinge but it won't go any lower. When you compare it to the driver side hinge you can see a much larger gap between the hinge and the underside of the hood on the passenger side. I can't really see any obvious bend in the hinge so it might be that the inner sheet metal of the hood where the hinge bolts on may have pulled down due to the spring pressure of the hinge or someone pushing the hood too high and causing the sheet metal to flex. It's hard to see from these photos but there is at least a half inch difference from side to side in how far the center hinge pin is from the underside of the hood.   Driver side:     Passenger side:      

I hope they do more than a stretch job because every photoshopped image of a 4-door Mustang I've seen looks uncanny. 

And even GM has followed with the Escalade and Equinox.

Yea, and to other customers lookin' for the best deal on "toasters on wheels", which is exactly what this refreshed Mondeo represents.   One of the big shots at Ford, VP Jim Baumbick said Ford ain't goin' down that road (outside China, I guess):   We’re not trying to make toasters on wheels. We’re not trying to make just commodity products. It’s all about emotion.    

Did you hear any ambulance sirens during your visit to London? NHS uses Mustang Mach-E for some its ambulance vehicles  

To Hertz, Enterprise, and Avis.....