Originally posted by Auto-X Fil:
The Fuzion is a mid-sized car, like the Taurus, which it replaces. Ford has shifted from

Escort
Contour
Taurus
Crown Vic

to

Focus
Fusion
Five Hundred
Crown Vic

The Focus is closer to the Contour than the Fusion is. They are now missing a moderately sized sedan from the lineup, since the smallest grew (Escort -> Focus) and the mid-sized stayed about the same (Taurus -> Fusion).

Originally posted by Wikipedia:
The Fusion went on sale in October 2005 as a 2006 model, and is a replacement for the to be discontinued Ford Taurus.



The Fusion is a fat Mazda 6, which is really very comparable to the Contour. It's considered a full-sized sedan in Europe (like the Mondeo), but a bit small here.



The Five Hundred replaced the Taurus and the Fusion fills the gap between the Focus and the Five Hundred. The Contour used to fill the gap between the Escort and Taurus. So I don't quite understand your argument or reasoning.

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