Hi Performance Fusion

Miller · Tue Oct 11, 2011 2:31 pm

I think far more people price point shop than you'd think. And those would be shoppers looking for a mustang, might buy a sedan if they find out it'll outrun the v6 they were looking at, especially if they cant' afford the gt option for the mustang.

Tue Oct 11, 2011 3:17 pm

Miller wrote:I think far more people price point shop than you'd think. And those would be shoppers looking for a mustang, might buy a sedan if they find out it'll outrun the v6 they were looking at, especially if they cant' afford the gt option for the mustang.

Sorry but I deal with more Mustang owners than probably anyone in the country and for the most part guys that buy Mustangs buy them because they want Mustangs, not because they're shopping a price point.

If I was shopping for a new three door hatch I wouldn't lok twice at a four door sedan even at the same price point, I just don't want one.

Miller · Wed Oct 12, 2011 12:53 pm

I suppose you're right. It's a lot different than when you're in college and stuck to a price point that you can be financed to.

Redlineracer12 · Wed Oct 12, 2011 1:36 pm

FORDSVTPARTS wrote:
Miller wrote:Again, when my brother was looking at new cars, a guy at the dealership had said because they didn't want a mid size car competing with the mustang. If they offered a manual AWD 260ish hp fusion, the base mustang probably wouldn't have sold very well. Might just be a rumor or fallacy but makes sense to me.
Sorry, makes no sense at all in the real world.

Someone shopping for a Mustang isn't cross shopping four door sedans, this was the same argument people used whenever people bring up the Focus ST/RS.

Someone shopping for a hot hatch probably isn't looking at Mustangs OR Fusions.

I disagree Steve. Maybe a majority of people shopping Mustangs simply want a Mustang. However I'm sure if there were more options for performance vehicles that also offered more practicality (4 doors) it would definitely impact the sales of their other performance vehicles (Mustang).

Wed Oct 12, 2011 2:25 pm

Redlineracer12 wrote: I disagree Steve. Maybe a majority of people shopping Mustangs simply want a Mustang. However I'm sure if there were more options for performance vehicles that also offered more practicality (4 doors) it would definitely impact the sales of their other performance vehicles (Mustang).

Says the guy that owns a four door.

Redlineracer12 · Wed Oct 12, 2011 2:45 pm

FORDSVTPARTS wrote:
Redlineracer12 wrote: I disagree Steve. Maybe a majority of people shopping Mustangs simply want a Mustang. However I'm sure if there were more options for performance vehicles that also offered more practicality (4 doors) it would definitely impact the sales of their other performance vehicles (Mustang).
Says the guy that owns a four door.

Wish the Cougar was a 4 door too, maybe I wouldn't hate it so much

Wed Oct 12, 2011 5:21 pm

Redlineracer12 wrote:
FORDSVTPARTS wrote:
Redlineracer12 wrote: I disagree Steve. Maybe a majority of people shopping Mustangs simply want a Mustang. However I'm sure if there were more options for performance vehicles that also offered more practicality (4 doors) it would definitely impact the sales of their other performance vehicles (Mustang).
Says the guy that owns a four door.
Wish the Cougar was a 4 door too, maybe I wouldn't hate it so much

You hate the Cougar because it's a girls car.

spots25 · Wed Oct 12, 2011 5:58 pm

If they made a fast fusion with AWD and a manual, the only vehicle it would steal sales from is Subaru

focinite · Mon Oct 17, 2011 1:21 pm

spots25 wrote:If they made a fast fusion with AWD and a manual, the only vehicle it would steal sales from is Subaru

cant say for sure. subie is coming out with that two door ugly duck toyota colaberastion thing, like thats not aimed at at mustang. its all on the person, for the most part they buy what they re lookin fer, untill they see somthing else they want. i feel that a awd lighting would steal sales from the mustang up here where as down south not soo much. its hard to say why ford does what it do. with the eco boost i feel a need for the return of the svo mustang screw the fusion, or how about the ranger replacement?

Redlineracer12 · Wed Oct 19, 2011 9:11 am

I think they should re introduce the ranger as an F100, then they can use the numbers to contribute to the "F-series is the best selling line of trucks".

blcksvt2003 · Thu Oct 20, 2011 1:00 pm

Wish the Cougar was a 4 door too, maybe I wouldn't hate it so much

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goinloco1 · Tue Nov 08, 2011 9:22 pm

fusion sport has alot of differences over the regular fusion...
3.5 duratec, 263hp/249tq
6 spd manualmatic tans
smoked chrome
way more sound deadening
springs, shocks, swaybars

And my fwd sport was running consistent 9.8s in the 1/8.. completely stock