#2017 FORD CROSSOVER WHITE SERIES#

The Accord’s steering is also more communicative. We freely admit the Fusion Sport is fun to drive in a hurry, thanks to confident handling and the traction advantage of AWD, but the lighter four-cylinder Accord feels more willing to be thrown into a quick corner, despite its relative lack of power. All the same, it’s a bit incongruous to pilot a car that can move this quickly but rides softer than a four-cylinder Honda Accord. It offers a surprisingly comfortable ride, the suspension doing a good job of isolating the cabin from the noise that 19-inch wheels like these typically generate on rough roads.

You’ll also feel that weight in the way the Fusion Sport goes over the road. Ultimately, if this Ford actually accelerates more quickly than those cars, it’s not by much. It has no choice but to work hard: Fusion Sport’s curb weight is well over 1,800 kg, more than 200 kg heftier than the front-drive Honda Accord V6, and carrying close to an extra 150 kg compared to the BMW 340i with optional AWD. So yes, this sedan is quick, all that torque working hard with standard AWD to help the car gather speed in a hurry from a stop. Those are fun facts, but what Ford doesn’t advertise is that the Fusion Sport is also notably more powerful than any non-V8-powered Mustang. In announcing the Fusion Sport, Ford wasted no time in letting us know that with 325 hp and 380 lb-ft of torque, the boosted V6 is more powerful than the BMW 340i’s own turbo six-cylinder, not to mention the 3.5-litre V6 engines in the Honda Accord and Toyota Camry. The latest car to make such a claim-indirectly, at least-is the Ford Fusion Sport, a new-for-2017 version of this handsome family sedan powered by a 2.7-litre twin-turbocharged V6 shared with vehicles as diverse as the brand’s Edge crossover and F-150 pickup truck. Power and Performance: A 325-hp V6 More power than a BMW 340i

#2017 FORD CROSSOVER WHITE SERIES#

The term “sport sedan” gets tossed around pretty frequently in car reviews, especially those of the BMW 3 Series and the various European, Japanese and American models whose makers would love to unseat that German four-door as the car that embodies the phrase. Ford bolts one of its most power-dense engines into what is arguably its most pedestrian car.

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