Car and Driver says it will hit 60 mph in eight seconds-by no means neck-snapping, but quick enough to get you to speed on the highway.ĭespite its weight, the Fusion Energi handled well and gave a smooth ride. That's probably because the car's gas-electric hybrid puts out only 129 pound-feet of torque in a car that weighs nearly 4,000 pounds. Since the Fusion Energi is basically a normal small car with a bunch of batteries stuffed into its trunk, it feels a bit sluggish. The Ford Fusion Energi: Driving & Fuel Economy I wish I could say the sum of the Fusion's parts makes up for that glaring flaw, but I cannot. Instead of designing a car that could function on its own as a plug-in hybrid, Ford simply crammed a bunch of batteries into the trunk of a small sedan and called it a day. That's probably why the plug-in hybrid version of the Fusion, which was introduced with the 2013 lineup, feels like something of an afterthought. Like all sedans in Ford's lineup, though, the Fusion is living on borrowed time, as the Blue Oval will shift its focus almost exclusively toward strong-selling trucks and crossovers in coming years. The second-generation version hit the North American market for the 2013 model year, but its crisp lines and attractive proportions have aged well. In general, the Fusion is a handsome, if somewhat conservative, car. This, I thought, would never work for a parent.or even for anyone who might want to carry a full-size suitcase to the airport at some point. It was a sardonic one, aimed at a different sort of joke: the Ford Fusion Energi's trunk. It wasn't a good laugh, like when you'd chuckle at a standup comedy bit on Netflix. I laughed out loud when I opened the trunk. Random dad fact: If you have to put luggage inside your car-which you will in a Fusion Energi-it's a good idea to strap it down.EPA all-electric range rating: 26 miles.EPA Fuel Economy: 103 MPGe 42 mpg combined city/highway.Powertrain: 2.0-liter gas-electric inline-four hybrid, 188 horsepower, 129 pound-feet of torque continuously-variable automatic front-wheel-drive.The 2019 Ford Fusion Energi, By the Numbers The latest contender: the 2019 Ford Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid. And that, my friends, is how I found myself on this quest to find the perfect new dad car. Now that I'm a father, the '74 Oldsmobile sedan I brought my wife and son home from the hospital in seems a bit dated. Owning anything with less than four doors never made much sense, which is how I ended up with a stable of souped-up grandpa cars from the Sixties and Seventies.
The funny thing is, I've always owned dad cars, even before I needed to.
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