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Metis

Ford Fusion has the qualities of three types of cars at once

The main thing is that the client is satisfied, and experts are engaged in questions of the classification of the vehicle. And if Ford Fusion does not fit into any of the well-known categories, this is the problem of those who confess these very categories. In this case, in this case, it is quite to know that the compact car is superbly adapted to urban life and combines the dignity of the car, minivan and an SUV. Metis, in one word.

Megapolis native element

It is such a difficult task to create an ideal from the point of view of use in a large city car and solved Ford designers. And what pleases the modern megalopolis, except for the mad rhythm of life, limitless opportunities for business and entertainment? An acute deficit of parking spaces, crowds of people and machines, and more specific urban off-road high borders, tramways, and in Russian conditions also winter charms like snowdrifts and ice. Here with all this disgrace Fusion and is designed to fight. Did you manage? I can answer with full confidence that yes.

First, it is possible to park on such a Ford in almost any little, suitable for this place. With a length of four meters and an extremely large angle of rotation of the front wheels, this exercise turns into light fun. The main thing is that before ahead and behind the standing machine remained at least 20 cm I assure it, it is enough to go on the road. And it is not necessary to be afraid of scratches protruding parts of the bumpers are covered with unpainted plastic lining.

Secondly, the dense urban stream is always dangerous even for an experienced driver. In such conditions, the first place comes out the possibility of a good review. In Fusion, no problems arise with this. The fact is that, as I said, the model is a mixture (which, in fact, and means the English word Fusion) from different types of machines, which are convenient and easy to move in the metropolis. One of the primary sources served as a minivan, from which they took a fairly high landing of the driver, the aquarium area of \u200b\u200bglasses and the ceiling, which is located somewhere high above the head. All this together allows you to predict the development of the situation on the road, see not only the rear bumper going ahead of the car.

High ceiling has other advantages. I recently read that the main reason for stress in the city is its damage by other people. If you get to work on public transport, forty minutes, and then also go home in the same way, then you will see at least 250,000 people per day. And it is not necessary to be with each of them face to face, the brain perceives even those who glimpted in lateral eyesight. With that, you are constantly pushed, and on the ears it gives a cacophony from thousands of votes of people and cars. But there is still an office with regular visitors, a restaurant where you are dinner, and so on. Permanent stress, and only. Therefore, for example, I especially appreciate cars for the opportunity to deduct from external stimuli. For this indicator, Fusion has shown himself with a young man. It provides the driver with a large amount of personal space, which can only encroach with your permission. Plus has good noise insulation. You can also, perhaps, toned glass.

Finally, urban off-road. And the hard passion of shop owners, restaurants and offices to make the territory of parking lots of different kinds of obstacles. For example, a narrow path leads to my house, on which you do not disperse with the oncoming machine. Sometimes those who leave cars spent the night at the entrance, and completely brave ways to retreat from the yard. If I had Fusion, I would no longer add attention to it, because another component of his mixture SUV. Unfortunately, it did not take a four-wheel drive from him, allowing you to feel even greasy, but thanks for the high clearance. It permits to perform such exercises, from which a different model would have long lost part of the bottom or lower suspension levers. To call for Ford on the border of centimeters height 15 completely harmless.

Urban style

And take parking from supermarkets? There is important and departure of the trunk door when opening. According to my addiction, this indicator of Fusion does not exceed the same 20 cm. That is, even in conditions of complete tightness, you do not have to feed forward to access the cargo compartment. True, in itself, it is not so great affected relatives with compact SUVs possessing short swells. However, behind the rear chairs will easily fit with a dozen shopping bags or a couple of sports bags. Things are more dimensional, such as a box with a TV or a large mangala, will fit if it is added to lay down a smaller part of the rear sofa, divided in the proportion of 40:60.

By itself, the sofa, I must say, pretty tough, and his back is almost strangled. The front armchairs in this respect is much more comfortable. Improve the soft padding no longer conveys the relief of the road. As I said, they are pretty high. In this regard, the steering wheel was installed more than the hollow compared to the passenger model. And even the only adjustment in height does not help it vertically. I personally, by the way, I would like to see in this car and the second adjustment on the departure, because during the trip, I never found a convenient position for hands.

Fusion interior design can not be called exquisite. However, the purpose of the car to this itself does not have. Stamped internal panels are dry embodiment of urban style. Plastic, naturally, oak. An extremely compact dashboard consisting of a pair of round appliances and the electronic scales of the fuel supply and the temperature of the coolant, has a strict oval shape and resembles a window in a diving helmet. However, the interior does not deserve a low marks. His style of taste. Especially since it is very good for the rest of the parameters. The main highlight is functionality. So, the right front chair is developing, turning into a written table. The central console crosses a spacious niche, covered with a plastic lid. Under the driver's seat, a large retractable box is hidden, which will be able to keep valuable things from strangers. On this, strictly speaking, a set of containers under the smallest and ends. Pockets in the door do not count. Well, Ford still created the mixture from different cars, including suitable and for travel, and not their exact copy in one body.

Ground Fiesta.

It's time for the story of the running qualities. The donor in this regard was Fiesta, which, in my opinion, behaves very reliably on the road, allowing you to cause adrenaline influx. Fusion inherited all the best qualities from it. True, they slightly spoiled them with a higher center of gravity and increased ground clearance. Nevertheless, in turns, the car is practically not clarified, the opposite effect on the steering wheel equipped with a hydraulic agent, quite adequate.

At our disposal was a car equipped with a 1.6-liter engine capacity of 100 forces and a semi-automatic Durashift gearbox. This is one of the latest developments of the company that combines the advantages of the machine and mechanics. Coupling controls the electric drive. A good five-palband gearbox, must be recognized, the transmissions change not too long.

In conclusion about the current one. Fusion safety is provided by a solid body cell. In addition, it is proposed for an axer of airbags, as well as electronic systems, a protective driver in ABS and EBD motion. In addition to the road, the car relies quite wide for its class with 15-inch tires that help better keep the trajectory and, moreover, the part of the vibrations are quenched.

Finally, prices. Dealers are asked from 14,600 euros for trend with a 1.4-liter engine. Modification of Elegance Elevated, equipped with a motor volume of 1.6 liters, costs from 15 020 euros. Warranty 2 years or 100,000 km run. From direct competitors I can remember only Suzuki IGNIS.

Sergey Ilyinsky
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Brief Specifications Ford Fiesta 1.4 / 1.6
Engine volume, cube. See: 1388/1596
Number of valves per cylinder: 4/4
Power, l. with. For rpm: 80/5700: 100/6000
Max. Torque, nm / at about about. Min.: 127/3500: 146/4000
Acceleration up to 100 km / h, p.: 13.7 / 10.9 (11.5) *
Maximum speed, km / h: 163/178
Middle fuel consumption l. / 100 km.: 6.5 / 6.6 (6.5)
Volume of fuel tank, l .: 45
Dimensions, mm: 4020x1708x1503

* In brackets data for the version with the semi-automatic gearbox Durashift
 

A source: Newspaper "Car Izvestia" [№7 (53), 2004]