dlloyd

Haven't looked into it myself but Sync 3 swaps/upgrades seem to be fairly common - there are a bunch of threads about them over at 2GFusions.net in the electronics sub-forum.

Didn't notice this thread back when it was relevant to reply, but Livernois has 2.7 Fusion tunes if you're still looking for one. https://www.livernoismotorsports.com/images/2017_Fusion_Sport.bmp (The forum won't let me link directly to a .bmp so you'll have to cut-and-paste to see the dyno chart.)

What kind of fuel are you running? If you haven't already, try a few tanks of 93 and see if MPG improves - from what I've read on some Fusion forums, the EB motors in general really like the higher octane stuff. (Does anyone know what fuel the EPA estimate is based on?)

On my 6 speed Fusion it also enables the paddle shifters and locks out 6th gear unless I manually upshift with the paddles. I usually end up driving around town in S and then switching to D at freeway cruising speeds to take advantage of the overdrive gear.

Any word on when the next-gen EB 2.0 will make its way into the Fusion? When it was announced a few months ago it sounded to me as if it was going to happen without a model year or two. http://www.autonews.com/article/20140624/OEM04/140629942/ford-to-replace-2.0-liter-ecoboost-engine-after-just-4-model-years

Of course not!

I'm not aware of any kind of gas funnel coming with the car - there was nothing with mine. The cargo net isn't standard either - it's an extra-cost option at purchase time or can be bought through Ford's little glossy catalog of add-ons. When I bought my FWD Ti this year I just told the dealer I wanted one and they put one in at no charge.

Ford & Mazda have parted ways so there's no longer any platform sharing between the two - they're different platforms, engines, etc.

I _almost_ bought one a few weeks ago. We needed a new family vehicle after our Mazda 6 got flood damaged and we were considering a small SUV for the utility of it vs. a sedan that met most of our needs and would be more fun to drive . We could have gotten pretty loaded AWD CX5 for something like $37K if I remember correctly. If we had ultimately gone the SUV route it would have been our choice among the models we test drove in our price range, mainly because it felt far more lightweight and nimble than an SUV had any right to be. The Escape we drove had a nicer interior and far more power (2.0 Ecoboost) but the CX-5 just felt better on the road. If there'd been a turbo or V6 available on the Mazda we'd have probably gone that way. Ultimately we ended up going with a Fusion, because we decided that there really weren't _that_ many instances where we would need the extra cargo space, and because when we showed up at the dealer for a (third) test drive before making our decision, they'd marked the ones on the lot down by several thousand to boost their end-of-month numbers and we ended up getting a fairly loaded Titanium model at a price we could afford.

Which type of CVT is in the current model Altima vs the Accord? I test drove both back-to-back today; the Nissan at certain speeds felt like the gearing was shifting around constantly, whereas the Honda felt much smoother. (Both cars were decent, but I'm going with the 2.0 Fusion )

"Ford engineers testing their next-gen Electronic Stability Control System admit that it still needs some tweeking."

Head just a little southward for the Delaware Auto Show next time it's in Wilmington, and you'll be singing the praises of the Philly show in comparison.

The new Camaro interior didn't need any help from the Mustang to look like shit.