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In case people haven't seen the latest Fusion spyshots Here you go.
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  That's a pretty nice looking little car.
"Fear is the little death."
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Very stately. Rather have a Mazda 6s.
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-'05 Mazda 6s, loaded, g/f's ride
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Very nice... looks like they are using some Caddy design cues with the front fenders.
Now, the big question is what type of powertrain will it have? As a 2006 model, with the 3.5 finally be available? That should be the BASE engine with an updated 3.9/4.x V8 from the LS as the optional powerplant.
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Back In Black
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Originally posted by mamisano:
Very nice... looks like they are using some Caddy design cues with the front fenders.
Now, the big question is what type of powertrain will it have? As a 2006 model, with the 3.5 finally be available? That should be the BASE engine with an updated 3.9/4.x V8 from the LS as the optional powerplant.
3L v6 200hp
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Originally posted by WorldTour:
Originally posted by mamisano:
Very nice... looks like they are using some Caddy design cues with the front fenders.
Now, the big question is what type of powertrain will it have? As a 2006 model, with the 3.5 finally be available? That should be the BASE engine with an updated 3.9/4.x V8 from the LS as the optional powerplant.
3L v6 200hp
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In retrospect, it was all downhill from here. RIP, CEG.
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Originally posted by WorldTour:
Originally posted by mamisano:
Very nice... looks like they are using some Caddy design cues with the front fenders.
Now, the big question is what type of powertrain will it have? As a 2006 model, with the 3.5 finally be available? That should be the BASE engine with an updated 3.9/4.x V8 from the LS as the optional powerplant.
3L v6 200hp
The 3.0 liter engine in the X-Type is a duratec, right? Why can't they use that motor as optional power in the 500 and the Fusion?
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Originally posted by jerseycat10:
The 3.0 liter engine in the X-Type is a duratec, right? Why can't they use that motor as optional power in the 500 and the Fusion?
Because it only has 23 more hp. Probably costs more to produce.
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I am not too excited about the looks of the front end, but perhaps a 2007 will be in my future if I can keep my 'tour on the road that long. By then I should be pushing well over 150K.
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The new K-1 Attack has a 240hp 3L Duratec, the Bonspeed X-Type has a 260hp 3L Duratec. So the power is easily there -- as most us here know. But if Ford wants, it's much easier and cheaper to squeeze power out of the 3.0L than it is to upsize the engine.
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As a 2006 model, with the 3.5 finally be available? That should be the BASE engine with an updated 3.9/4.x V8 from the LS as the optional powerplant.
The 3.5L Duratec will be coming in 2007 -- along with the Mazda6 redesign at the same time. Whether it will be going on the 500/Futura at the same time, I don't know, but I would imagine so.
As for why not the V8? Because 300hp on a mid-size FWD econo-sedan just spells wheel-hop, torque-steer, and front-end plow. It'd drive like a pig and require extensively upgrading the entire drivetrain to handle that much power, because I doubt this car is made to handle 300+hp, a full 50% more over stock, right from the factory.
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