Needs more chrome (2010 Fusion)

[CLASSVT]

The three-bar grill is ok in my book. The current fusion doesn't look great, but also doesn't look bad. With the new three-bar models they seem to be getting slightly more aggressive-looking, which I like more. It should be interesting to see where ford's design goes after this three-bar though. It's weird how designs grow on me. For example the Subaru wrx/sti grills have gone through such drastic change in such a short amount of time... Each revision seems to look worse, and then once they are again revised I tend to start liking the previous design.:crazy:

 

[rouar]

Are they rare? My parents have one and they are around town so I never thought of it that way.

Maybe just around the northeast. I don't see the Freestyle often at all, and I've noticed maybe one or two Taurus X's since they came out.

 

[shoteen95]

Not at all. I've disliked it ever since they came out with it. Even the 500 looked far better than the Taurus IMO (in terms of exterior aesthetic appeal).

I do understand the need for an identifying theme. For example, I saw a Freestyle this morning. The vehicle is rare to begin with; if it was debadged, I would have had no clue who made it. But I agree with you: the 3-bar grille is a very "heavy" theme, forced to the point of awkward on most vehicles in the lineup.

Ugh, I completely agree.

I'm certainly looking forward to an updated mercury milan though. If they shrink the size of the current models tail lamps by about 50-60%, it'll look hot.

 

[todras]

Updates.
http://jalopnik.com/5052825/2010-ford-fusion-in-the-nude

 

[Pre98]

When I saw that center console screen I literally said to myself 'Sweet Mother of God" - and noone else is in the room with me. :laugh:

Looks pretty good. I like the spoiler.