| The 2006 Ford Fusion is the company's first fully | | | | good news for the environment, the Duratec 23 I-4 |
| "digital" car. It was completely designed, engineered | | | | will be rated as a Partial Zero Emissions Vehicle |
| and tested for manufacture in a digital environment - | | | | (PZEV) in California. It will be the Ford brand's third |
| using the most advanced design tools available for | | | | PZEV application, after the Escape Hybrid and Focus |
| precision, quality and efficiency. | | | | PZEV. For even more power, there's the |
| Virtual shoppers now can build their own Fusions on | | | | 210-horsepower 3.0-liter V-6, which is paired with an |
| the Web, They have a say on g pricing options and | | | | advanced six-speed automatic transaxle. |
| picking colors. Filling out a survey on what else they'd | | | | The Fusion offers a functional cabin with class-leading |
| like to see on the cars, Ford is geared to a new tool | | | | rear legroom and a spacious 15.8-cubic-foot trunk |
| on meeting customer demand. The company is aimed | | | | with flat-loading floor. Interior options include a |
| at aligning consumer demand with actual production. | | | | height-adjustable driver seat, a tilt-and-telescope |
| "We're trying to match what our customers want | | | | steering wheel, heated front seats with six-way |
| with what we can deliver them," says Dan Geist, | | | | power adjustments and an in-dash six-disc CD/MP3 |
| head of marketing for the Fusion. | | | | player. |
| Fusion takes several design has a bold three-bar grille | | | | The Fusion is designed to meet stringent new |
| and multi-element projector-beam headlamps and | | | | side-impact tests. Its B-pillars are made by welding |
| optional charcoal-black leather interior with contrasting | | | | two blanks of steel end-to-end - resulting in a |
| oatmeal-colored seat stitching. The four-cylinder | | | | stronger top of the vehicle and more flexible bottom. |
| engine displaces 2.3 liters and makes 160 horsepower, | | | | This facilitates energy absorption during a crash |
| while the 3.0-liter V6 generates over 200 | | | | below the level of the occupants. The strong steel |
| horsepower. A six-speed automatic is standard with | | | | structure at the torso level and above helps prevents |
| the V6, while the four-cylinder Fusion gets a | | | | intrusion into the passenger compartment. Inside, |
| five-speed either manual or five-speed automatic to | | | | Fusion has a long list of advanced safety technologies |
| send power to the front wheels. | | | | to protect occupants. They include Ford's Personal |
| Fusion offers a choice of Ford's 2.3-liter Duratec 23 | | | | Safety System(TM) with dual deployment front air |
| I-4 or 3.0-liter Duratec 30 V-6. Both models feature | | | | bags, energy-absorbing safety belts and load-limiting |
| all-aluminum construction, dual overhead cams, four | | | | retractors. |
| valves per cylinder, intake Variable Cam Timing | | | | With all the attention to details that Ford gives to |
| (i-VCT) and electronic throttle control. It delivers | | | | every vehicles manufactured, it is only fitting that |
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| with a five-speed manual or automatic transaxle. Also | | | | covered. |