Car enthusiast Richard Smith of Chicago stumbled upon a photo shoot for the upcoming Ford Fusion at Millennium Park in the Windy City . Chicago Police and private security guards kept spectators at a distance, but Smith managed to snap a few pictures as he quickly passed by.

Sharing a chassis with the Mazda6 and the upcoming Lincoln Zephyr and Mercury Milan, Ford's newest mid-size sedan will arrive for the 2006 model year. Although the chassis began with the Mazda6, the track has been widened and the suspension components are different - so this is actually considered a separate platform.



Codenamed CD338, the Fusion (previously referred to by a number of different names including Futura and Ford Four Hundred) will be front-wheel drive, while the upscale Lincoln version will be available with all-wheel drive. Power will come from a new aluminum 2.3-liter four-cylinder engine, with an optional 3.0-liter DOHC V-6 available. A hybrid version to compete with the Toyota Camry and Honda's Accord will be available in 2007 for the 2008 model year.

The Fusion is expected to make its public debut in early January and will be built in Mexico along with its siblings.

Source: The Car Connection

redriderbob

 

The new Ford mid-size sedan lineup for 2006...


2006 Lincoln Zephyr:

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2006 Mercury Milan:


2006 Ford Fusion:

redriderbob

 

Ford Fusion- HONDA WANNABE.....Look at it! It's trying to be an import! How cute! [8D]

 

it looks like a god damn cts. well at least ford is smart enough to give up on trying their own pos designs.

 

yeah it definatly does look like a caddy, that the 1st thing I noticed, I guess it really is a fusion..........of everyone elses designs.

 

I thought exactly the same thing when I first saw it

 

i agree with the honda comment...Especially the rear end....

but i dont care what it looks like..its another piece of ford dung.

 

I third the motion. Look at the taillights. They look like they were taken right off a Civic.

 

I like it better than any other Ford sedan in present Ford history!

redriderbob

 

two words for both

uh no