Overall a very good car but very loosely advertised

Hi Folks,

Bought new FFusion Plus 1.6 Petrol in April 2008 ldroping SX4 and Verna. No regrets, on the more am more pleased. Till now have clocked 5000 kms and would like to share few things which I noticed about this car:

Favour:

a) Unique presence, good built quality exterior except plastics

b) Very responsive engine, very good pick-up, a pleasure to drive,

c) Roomy, decent leg room and shoulder space, better than almost all C segment cars, seat fold 60:40 with flat surface is an additional feature than all other hatch's

d) Big tyres gives you much more liberty on rough roads as well as excellent grip on slippery trcaks, one who travels on western express highway will encounter that

e) Spot on brakes, very safe, good chasis,

f) Excellent Aircon and readable dash, generally all cars too vague in highlighting the instruments attached on the dash

Against

a) Avearge fuel economy, but one who wishes power will not even consider this

b) Interior is a big let down, very poor quality apart from gear lever, all the things are easily forgettable

c) At low RPM's it is little rigid and pains driving in traffic jams

d) Very expensive spares with limited Ford network is a insult to an injury

I recently drove on Pune- Ahemdnagar highway which is in bad shape for a strech of 60 kms and I had four co-passengers, believe me none of them felt they are on rough terrain.

Few things to add on compariosons, it has better drive feel than SX4 and Aveo 1.6. The electrical instruments used in Ford are far superior than other cars except Honda. 

The rear wiper starts automatically if front one are on and you put in reverse gear are one of the few intelligent quotients of the cars which other cars apart from Skoda fail to give makes this car even more likeable.

Overall it is car for every one. Will share more insights for the car once am done 10k.

Cheers

Ajoy

Unique styling, Excellent ground clearence, Responsive engineCheap quality interiors, Expensive spares, Average FE