EPA rates 2010 Ford Fusion S at 23/34 mpg: Tops Camry and Accord

After announcing the amazing fuel-economy on the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid, which tops the Camry Hybrid by 8/2 mpg (city/highway), Ford announced today that the base 2010 Ford Fusion is now America’s most fuel-efficient sedan - again topping rivals Camry and Honda’s Accord.
The EPA has released official rating of the 4-cylinder 2010 Ford Fusion S at 34 mpg on the highway and 23 mpg in the city. The Fusion and the base-level Mercury Milan are both powered by a 175-hp 2.5L Duratec 4-cylinder engine mated to a 6-speed automatic transmission. The 2010 Ford Fusion is also available with a 240-hp 3.0L V6.
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jt716 - 1/10/2009 10:04:34 PM

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Wonderful! Good Job Ford! Finally something attractive in the midsize segment that has a good fuel economy and is attractively priced.

S4cabriofoxone - 1/11/2009 10:32:13 PM

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I don't know why people don't give GM more credit; for a company that manages so many brands and has lost so much money they are doing a brilliant job. THEY had the Malibu out before Ford rolled out the restyled Fusion, and IMO the Malibu is still slightly better-looking. I'm not putting down Ford (their new cars look a thousand times better), but I'm just a little annoyed by comments like this. Overall, though, I'm happy that the two best-looking cars in this segment are from American manufacturers. ...Chrysler, on the other hand...

Lemonade - 1/11/2009 12:28:27 AM

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Awesome looking car! Way to go Ford! It looks like I'll be buying Ford stocks a lot sooner than I was planning. Good initial quality is a great step in the right direction even though the Japanese may be slightly ahead in terms of long term quality, the American's aren't too far behind. Although this is great for Ford, it's even better for the consumers.

lambo98 - 1/11/2009 2:46:32 AM

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pretty good!

veyron1001 - 1/11/2009 9:48:02 PM

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"Ford announced today that the base 2010 Ford Fusion is now America’s most fuel-efficient sedan"

Ford must have never gotten the memo that BMW is bringing over their 3 series TDI sedan than can get over 40mpg proven.

holmstar - 1/11/2009 11:40:38 PM

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not to rain on any parades, as this is a great accomplishment, but isn't the fusion also smaller than both the camry and accord?

holmstar - 1/12/2009 8:46:38 AM

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Fine de-boost me. But if the fusion is smaller then its silly to compare it to the camry and accord. Apples and oranges.

r_driver04 - 1/12/2009 5:24:33 PM

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Maybe the Camry and Accord just keep growing in size. How about a comparo against the new Taurus?

r_driver04 - 1/12/2009 5:22:56 PM

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Fusion is a great car. Ford hit a homerun with this one.

Charles - 1/13/2009 5:56:53 PM

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From the EPA, the passenger volume for the Fusion and Camry are both 101 cubic feet, the Accord is 106. The trunk space for the Fusion is 16 cubic feet, Camry is 15 and the accord 14. So this is apples to apples. These numbers are for non-hybrid versions. The hybrids suffer some in trunk space.

joeyc - 1/13/2009 7:11:51 PM

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The 2009 Camry Hybrid gets 33 mpg in the city... how is 23 mpg 8 mpg better than the Camry? The Camry also gets 34 mpg on the highway, so it is not 2 mpg worse than the Fusion.

Get your facts straight.

joeyc - 1/13/2009 7:16:35 PM

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Oh nevermind, they are not talking about the hybrid version.

NBCGLX - 1/15/2009 8:59:30 PM

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How can the '10 Fusion S be the most fuel-efficient sedan when Ford's own Fusion Hybrid gets better gas mileage? Not to mention, how about the '09 Jetta TDI, rated at 30 city/41 hwy with the 6-speed manual? That is a non-hybrid car and tops the '10 non-hybrid Fusion S. Not to mention that the Jetta TDI has an EPA-rated advantage of 5 mpg on the highway on the Fusion Hybrid.