Fusion 1.5L EcoBoost

[kevm14]

http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/201 ... est-review

So what happened to the 1.6L EcoBoost? When the 1.5L joined the 2.0L and 1.6L on the SE’s option sheet, it and the 2.0L were paired with automatic transmissions, while the 1.6L lost its automatic option and was restricted to the Fusion family’s lone manual (which is also gone for 2015). The move was designed to free up more 1.6 engines for the Escape; also, the 1.5L just so happens to slide the Fusion into a friendlier tax bracket in the Chinese market.

It makes me feel uncomfortable that China is the next US for car markets.

[kevm14]

we averaged 27 mpg over 1086 miles

Ok.

in our hands the 1.6-liter averaged just 22 mpg

Ok!

those fuel-economy numbers were boosted by the preponderance of highway cruising over the course of a 550-mile round-trip to Chicago

Sigh. So the jury is still out then.

[kevm14]

By the way, my mom is getting a 2013 Fusion. Probably the 2.5L.

[kevm14]

Standing ¼-mile: 16.3 sec @ 85 mph

So, adequate.

[Bob]

I have had a chance to drive the 1.6L Fusion EcoBoost. I would say the powertrain has a way of feeling adequate until you really press it to deliver something. I like the chassis a lot though. It's definitely among the best in class.