Michael Reynolds

http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2017/12/dont-gentle-rental-nissan-boosts-u-s-sales-numbers-flooding-americas-fleets/

Actually, BMW is still passenger car heavy......regardless you have a point. Sales have shifted from cars to SUVs/Trucks so why not offer more options to keep and/or reign in new buyers.

I recall reading on Autoblog that B&O was now an option.

Fair enough and makes sense. I'll admit that I am not well versed on what makes an 'ST'.

Agreed. Makes you wonder why they didn't just slap a 'Sport' badge on it and call it a day.

The rear valence panel of the ST appears to be slightly overwrought, outside of that it looks pretty spot on. Curious to see how the performance improvements translate to real world driving.

My bad....I mistyped 11 vs. 12

I loved everything about my 12 Focus, except for the Powershift transmission. It ruined a perfectly good car. The fit/finish, handling and feature content rivaled some of these so called premium brands.

So long as the rotary is mechanically operated and not electronic. E65 7 Series have those silly stalks. Everything else has the "joystick"

Very well done. Everything from the powertrain to the seats seem very well executed. I am looking forward to getting behind the wheel of one.

I believe the Fusion was ranked number 3 out of mid-sizers by C&D too.

Exactly my point.

Yes, 55K is a bit on the steep side! That's 5 Series/E Class/A6 money....albeit with less feature content.

This car without the pano roof (and added weight) probably would have faired better performance and efficiency wise. Yes the car is slow, but who in their right mind shops a hybrid with the emphasis on off the line performance?

Vehicles as a whole are expensive. All of the tech that has trickled down over the years adds up when you start checking option boxes.