Ford Fusion on KBB.com Best Sedans Under $25,000 List

KBB.com has named their 10 Best Sedans Under $25,000 for 2013, and the 2013 Ford Fusion was named to the list.  Read more here. Then stop by Lakewood Fordland to see our amazing selection of the 2013 Ford Fusion.  

KBB.com Names Ford Fusion to Top 10 List

The 2013 Ford Fusion has been named to KBB.com's 10 Best Cars of 2013 List.  Find out why they chose the Ford Fusion here.  Stop by Lakewood Fordland to see our inventory.

Two Ford Vehicles Top Total Quality Index Study

The Ford Fusion and Ford F-250 / F-350 have topped their segments in the Strategic Vision Total Quality Index Study. Read about it here. Visit Lakewood Fordland to see our selection of these award-winners.

Two Ford Vehicles Make AAA Auto Buying Experts List

The 2013 Ford Fusion and 2013 Ford Flex were both named by the AAA Auto Buying Experts as top vehicles for commuters.  Their evaluation included fuel efficiency, comfort and overall performance.  Read more details here.  Stop by Lakewood Fordland for more information on the 2013 Ford Fusion and 2013 Ford Flex.

Ford Named Best Car Styling Brand

Kelley Blue Book has named their 2013 Brand Image Awards, and Ford was named the Best Car Styling Brand.  They also acknowledged the 2013 Ford Fusion as the Best Redesigned Vehicle of 2013.  

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Ford Vehicles Named to 'Best Cars for Families' List

Two Ford vehicles have been named to the U.S. News & World Reports 'Best Cars for Families' list:

2013 Ford Fusion in the Midsize Category

2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid in the Hybrid Category

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2013 Ford Fusion Earns MAMA Award

From Ford.com:

The Midwest Automotive Media Association (MAMA), gracious hosts of the Spring Collection Road Rally at Road America each year, has bestowed on the 2013 Ford Fusion its Family Vehicle of the Year award. Eligible cars must start under $50,000, be new or significantly updated, and have made an appearance at a MAMA rally for journalists to drive and evaluate.

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2013 Ford Fusion and Fusion Hybrid Earn NHTSA Top Safety Rating

From Ford.com:

• The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) awarded the all-new 2013 Ford Fusion and Fusion Hybrid a five-star Overall Vehicle Score in its New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) testing

• The Fusion and Fusion Hybrid  feature the Personal Safety System^TM, new safety belt technologies and a total of eight airbags which are designed to provide enhanced protection for vehicle occupants including redesigned seat-mounted side airbags that deploy lower in the pelvis area in addition to the chest and incorporate new venting technology to further enhance side impact protection

• In December 2012, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) named the 2013 Ford Fusion a Top Safety Pick+, the highest recommendation the organization has for vehicle safety

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Ford Fusion Named Car of the Year by AOL Autos

The 2013 Ford Fusion has been named the 2012 AOL Autos Car of the Year:

And our number-one new car of the year is the 2013 Ford Fusion--boldly redesigned to not only riase the bar from the original Fusion, but to meet the stalwarts of the category--Toyota Camry, Honda Accord and Nissan Altima--pound for pound and dollar for value for performance, value and quality. The Fusion is spacious, well-powered and more fuel efficient than some of its competitors. If the Fusion wasn't a top-tier contender in the sedan market before, it is now.

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Ford Vehicles Win 2 Autobytel Awards

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Two vehicles were honored as part of the 2013 Autobytel Awards.  The 2013 Ford Fusion was named both Car of the Year and Sedan of the Year.  The Ford C-Max Hybrid was chosen the Alternative Fuel Car of the Year.  Read more about it here.

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2013 Ford Fusion Named IIHS Top Safety Pick+

From Ford.com:

The all-new Ford Fusion earned the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) highest rating, a Top Safety Pick+, receiving an Acceptable rating in the new small overlap front crash test. The new 2013 Ford Fusion was already rated as a Top Safety Pick winner. This new rating, Top Safety Pick+, applies to all vehicles produced after mid-December 2012.

 

To earn the “+” distinction, Top Safety Pick Plus winners must earn good ratings for occupant protection in at least 4 of 5 IIHS evaluations, with no less than acceptable in any test. IIHS rates vehicles good, acceptable, marginal or poor based on performance in a moderate overlap frontal crash, small overlap frontal crash, side impact and rollover, plus evaluations of seat/head restraints for protection against neck injuries in rear impacts.

 

“Ford is thrilled to earn this new, highest safety distinction from IIHS,” said Steve Kenner, global director of the Automotive Safety Office. “The Fusion is a leading example of exemplary vehicles being designed and produced by Ford to the highest standards of safety.”

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Ford Fusion Named 2013 Best Redesigned Vehicle

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After considering 20 vehicles redesigned for 2013, Kelley Blue Book (kbb.com) has named the 2013 Ford Fusion as 2013 Best Redesigned Vehicle.  Read more about it here then stop by Lakewood Fordland to see the 2013 Ford Fusion.

2013 Ford Fusion Trims Emissions and Fuel Consumption

From Ford.com:

Can the trim around a window switch save thousands of gallons of fuel? 

 

It can if it was specified by Ford engineers.

 

The window switch surround in the new Ford Fusion saves 2,700 gallons of diesel fuel usage and nearly 60,000 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions annually. 

 

Traditionally, molded plastic pieces have been painted with a high-gloss finish to deliver both fashionable design and tough-as-nails durability that customers demand. But thanks to a new breakthrough in materials from supplier BASF, Ford is able to skip that step, thereby saving cost and reducing the environmental impact during production of the 2013 Ford Fusion.

 

If clear-coat paint had been used on these particular parts with the new Fusion, it would have required Ford’s supplier to ship parts from Kalamazoo, Mich., to Grand Rapids, Mich. This added step would have involved fueling and operating a fleet of trucks that emit tons of carbon dioxide, and subsequently applying a high-gloss finish to the parts that would then emit VOCs into the atmosphere. By creating a new resin that is mar-resistant, this entire step was eliminated.

 

Here’s how it works: The round trip between the plastic part molder in Vicksburg, Mich., and the painter in Grand Rapids is 128 miles. It takes roughly 18 gallons of diesel fuel for the transport truck for each trip. The trip is made three days a week, which requires 54 gallons of fuel. Presuming 50 weeks per year of production, this means Ford is saving 2,700 gallons of diesel and eliminating 59,400 pounds of CO₂ from Fusion production each year.

 

All of this from changing the material in the trim around the window switches.

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2013 Ford Fusion Named Green Car of the Year

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Green Car Journal has named the 2013 Ford Fusion as 2013 Green Car of the Year.  The announcement was made at the Los Angeles Auto Show.  Read more here to find out why the 2013 Ford Fusion won this honor.  Then stop by Lakewood Fordland to learn more about the 2013 Ford Fusion.

New Ads Show What Sets Ford Fusion Apart

From Ford.com:

• Three television commercials for the all-new Ford Fusion debut this week and show viewers how and why this sleek new sedan outshines the competition

• In one of the new ads, all other vehicles on the road become invisible while the new Fusion remains, standing apart from the crowd. In another, a Fusion drives over a cliff showing off “the one thing” the car cannot do

• The ads are part of an integrated launch campaign that builds on the “Random Acts of Fusion” digital series starring Ryan Seacrest and print ads developed with input from Chinese artist Liu Bolin

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2013 Ford Fusion: Most Fuel-Efficient Midsize Sedan

From Ford.com:

• All-new Ford Fusion is America’s most fuel-efficient midsize sedan after being certified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to deliver 47 mpg city, 47 mpg highway, 47 mpg combined in hybrid model

• Ford Fusion Hybrid beats Toyota Camry Hybrid by 8 mpg highway, 4 mpg city

• New Fusion offers greatest powertrain range of all midsize sedans with five engines, including two EcoBoost^® options and hybrid and plug-in hybrid variants for true power of choice

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2013 Ford Fusion Takes Ultimate Test Drive

From Ford.com:

·        All of Ford Racing’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers took the 2013 production Fusion for their first test drive recently at Ford’s Dearborn test track

·        This marks the first time any of them had driven the all-new model, around which the 2013 NASCAR race car is designed

·        The 2013 Fusion will serve as official pace car for Ford Championship Weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway Nov. 16-18

What happens when you give nine NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers a chance to get behind the wheel of the most anticipated new midsize sedan of the year?

The ultimate test drive.

That’s what took place recently at Ford’s Dearborn Proving Grounds as Ford Racing invited all of its stock car drivers to take the all-new Fusion production car for a few laps around a makeshift course that emphasizes handling. And while this wasn’t a sanctioned competition, all of the drivers acted as if they were qualifying for November’s Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway – each one trying to go faster than the next.

“I was particularly impressed with Fusion on the slalom course because of its traction control technology,” said Greg Biffle, two-time winner this season of the No. 16 3M Ford. “I tried to get the car out of shape and it was saying, ‘No, no, no.’ 

“We don’t use traction control in NASCAR, so it amazes me how well a computer can take care of you when you’re driving aggressively on a closed course through cones,” Biffle added. “It really does help you stay on the road.”

Roush Fenway Racing teammate Carl Edwards agrees: “The Fusion surprised me,” said Edwards, owner of a Fusion Hybrid and driver of the No. 99 Fastenal Ford. “Trevor [Bayne] and I raced a Fusion against a Mustang for a couple of laps, and that Fusion is pretty dang sporty. I couldn’t believe how well it ran through the slalom cones they had set up for us. It’s a great car, and the one I got to drive was really cool.”

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Ford Notices Every Detail

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From Ford.com:

Ford engineers evaluated – and modeled – more than 100 pairs of sunglasses from designer frames to drug store knockoffs to achieve accurate dimensions of a wide range of shades. The goal was to ensure 95 percent of all sunglasses fit well into the 2013 Ford Fusion overhead stowage bin. Talk about dedication to making it possible for every driver to look their best on sunny days.

 

Using the coordinate measuring machine – a laser scanning device that produces accurate, to-scale 3D models on the computer – the engineers scanned real sunglasses to simulate how different types would rest in the overhead container.

 

Sejal Shreffler – core accommodation and usage engineer – explains, “Older sunglasses holders were designed for thin, wire-framed pairs, but fashions have evolved toward thicker, plastic shades. So we changed the bins to keep up with the trends.”

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Ford Introduces 2013 Ford Fusion

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From Ford.com:

Ford announces a new social consumer program for the highly anticipated all-new Ford Fusion that aims to shatter the bounds of immersive entertainment with “Random Acts of Fusion.” The unique transmedia marketing initiative promises to be as groundbreaking as the all-new Ford Fusion – a vehicle poised to dramatically change the face of the midsize car segment, delivering an entertaining and experiential introduction for the new sedan.


“We are taking a completely unique approach to introduce the new Fusion with a transmedia program, launching this transformational vehicle that over-delivers with its distinctive blend of style, intelligence and technology,” said Jim Farley, Ford group vice president, Marketing, Sales & Service. “Combining social media, entertainment and unexpected consumer experiences will allow us to connect with audiences through every type of media, making Fusion’s profile larger than ever.”


Random Acts of Fusion will star a number of personalities from consumers to celebrities – including Emmy Award-winning TV and radio host and producer Ryan Seacrest – as the program crisscrosses the country introducing the all-new Fusion to millions.

Consumers can start to piece the puzzle together by visiting the Ford Fusion Facebook page,www.facebook.com/fordfusion, to find out more details this week.

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2013 Ford Fusion Features Variety of Sustainable Materials

From Ford.com:

When Ford’s all-new Fusion hits America’s highways this fall, it will carry some unexpected materials beneath its aerodynamically fuel-efficient body:

• Denim material equivalent to slightly more than two average-sized pairs of blue jeans
• 38.9 clear plastic 16-ounce recycled bottles
• About 31,250 soybeans

“Building vehicles with great fuel economy is our highest priority in reducing impact on the environment,” says Carrie Majeske, Ford product sustainability manager. “With every new product design, we also are charged with increasing the use of renewable and recyclable materials in our cars, utilities and trucks to reduce impact on the environment.”

 

Fusion’s jean pool

Noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) control is held to world-class standards in the all-new Ford Fusion with post-industrial, recycled cotton used as sound-absorbing material. In every Fusion, the denim equivalent of slightly more than two pairs of average-sized American blue jeans helps to nullify unwanted road, wind and powertrain noise. Paired with other noise-reducing practices and techniques Ford engineers have implemented for years, the 2013 Fusion will provide customers with a quiet, relaxing driving environment.

 

Clearly sustainable

Fusion’s North American cloth seat surfaces are made with 100 percent REPREVE^® yarn, which is a hybrid of post-industrial and post-consumer waste (or materials once utilized for industry purposes; and materials used by everyday consumers respectively). Cloth-seat Fusion models contain the equivalent of 38.9 recycled, clear 16-ounce plastic bottles. This fabric meets or exceeds all of Ford’s rigorous durability and performance standards and has a luxurious feel.

 

Post-consumer plastic water and soda bottles are collected, chopped, ground, melted and reformulated into chips. These chips are then extruded and textured into fiber. The fibers are then used in the creation of fabric, then dyed, finished and rolled for shipment.

 

Excess fabric from each procedure in the process is recycled back into the system to further eliminate waste.

 

Foam from soy

The foam used in seat cushions, seat backs and head restraints is a soy-based sustainable material, with the equivalent of approximately 31,250 soybeans.

 

Ford first used soy-based foam in the Ford Mustang in 2007. Today, Ford uses soy foam on every vehicle built in North America. Ford’s use of soy foam has reduced petroleum production by more than 5 million pounds and carbon dioxide emissions by more than 20 million pounds annually.

 

Post-consumer materials

Every 2013 Fusion utilizes plastic made from recycled car battery casings. These post-consumer materials were otherwise destined for a landfill. This plastic may be found in fender splash shields and other underbody components. Annually, these applications on the Fusion utilize close to 2 million pounds of recycled plastic.

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