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2018 Ford Fusion: One of the Best Sedans for You

A high percentage of the vehicles you see on the road are sedans, which always begs the question, which is the best for you? Ford Motors may have this question answered with their 2018 Ford Fusion.

The 2018 Ford Fusion comes with five different engine options, with S being the most standard and the V6 Sport as the highest performer. Under the hood of the standard version is a 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine, while the high-end V6 sports version uses a 2.7-liter EcoBoost V6 engine, capable of producing over 325 horsepower.
 

 

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If You Value Safety, the 2017 Fusion is Worth Its Weight in Gold

The Ford Fusion has had a reputation for safety for many years now, frequently taking home a 5-Star Overall Safety Rating from the NHTSA, and the IIHS's Top Safety Pick. This year's Fusion, however, takes the cake.

Ever since the IIHS began conducting its small-overlap front crash test, the Fusion has earned the rating acceptable, on a scale of good, acceptable, marginal, and poor. In other words, it provided above-average protection...

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Can a Self-Driving Car Work in Deep Snow?

Self-driving cars would be cool, but there's no way they could function in northern climates. They need to see lane marking on the road. Severe weather would interfere with their sensors.

That's been a leading criticism against the viability of self-driving cars. But is it true?

Ford silenced a slew of critics this year with the first publicly demonstrated test of autonomy in snow -- or "snowtonomy" as they call it.

They're engineers, not wordsmiths.

The autonomous Ford Fusion Hybrid test vehicle has redundant sensors that are constantly monitored for impaired performance caused by snow

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13 New Electric Cars, and More From CES 2016

Thirteen new electric models in four years.

That's what Ford President & CEO Mark Fields promised earlier this week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

A $4.5 billion investment in electric vehicles is just the beginning of the big announcements the company has to make. Programmers are working to integrate the new SYNC 3 (which will soon replace Sync with MyFord Touch in new vehicles) with…

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