I'm hoping the Fusion turns out to be the belated successor to the Contour.

Remember what Nissan did to the Altima? The budget-minded car grew up and gained a V6 option and a lot of refinement. Ford didn't want to challenge the Taurus back when they were still shooting for sedan sales figures, but imagine if the Contour gained just a little size (to more directly compete in the Accord/Camry market) and a larger engine, but kept the tight handling we all love? That's what I hope the Fusion turns into.

Here's a picture of the new Fusion. I found it through http://www.blueovalnews.com, which references an AutoWeek article here: http://www.autoweek.com/news.cms?newsId=101385

But AutoWeek's web site seems to be having problems today, so here's my copy:



1995 Contour GL V6 ATX T/C 1986 Mustang GT 5.0 2000 Windstar LX