As a 2013 Fusion Titanium owner I agree it was a great vehicle. Only downside was weight and mpg compared to the imports. The problem was not many people were willing to pay a premium for a Titanium. I hardly ever saw another Titanium model. They were 90% cheap SE models. Same for Escape. Nothing but SEs. Cheap transportation.
BMW’s heritage is performance cars. Lincoln’s heritage is Town Cars. BMW and MB are mfrs. Lincoln is a small division of Ford. Huge difference in resources and potential buyers.
I understand the business case and Ford's decision to kill Ford and Lincoln sedans. The reason that I moved to BMW was because they still make a full range of desirable (to me) sedans and coupes. My question is how do they do it profitably if Ford or GM cannot? I guess the same question would apply to Mercedes, Audi, and other upscale makes that offer sedans. Is it brand loyalty, more desirable products, higher prices, what? Or are they profitable? In the case of BMW, one would have to think so since sedan sales are a large part of their business.
IIRC, I think we've seen some Ford patents for a system to pull the cargo area out toward the opening which could offset the split liftgate. I wonder if we'll see that too, since the tailgate portion puts you farther away from the expansive cargo area when the seats are down.