![]() (But in case you’re wondering, the BMW i8 pushes out 369 net horsepower, almost double.) Then again, the Fusion is a family sedan, not a sports car. Combined maximum output is a useful, if not particularly scintillating 188 horsepower. On the alternative power side, there’s a 118-horsepower electrical motor/generator, with lithium-ion batteries to save weight and generate more power. Under the hood of the front-wheel-drive Fusion is a 141-horsepower, 2.0-litre Atkinson-cycle four-cylinder engine - same as in the Fusion hybrid, the one you don’t have to plug in. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Environmental Protection Agency - for any plug-in hybrid sold in North America. The Energi can travel about 1,000 kilometres on a full tank of gas and battery charge, which gives it one of the longest combined ranges - according to the U.S. Not that the current car is particular deficient in this regard. In fact, FoMoCo has introduced a number of tweaks for the 2019 Fusion, including new “state-of-the-art” (according to Ford, at least) Co-Pilot360 driver-assist technology, plus sleeker styling and 20 per cent greater projected all-electric driving range for the plug-in Energi. However, the Fusion is not pining for the fjords just yet. Frankly, I believe this action is both extreme and premature. ![]() ![]() But now, Ford wants to retire the entire model lineup - and several others - after this generation because car sales are in a steep dive and supposedly everybody wants to drive a crossover. Sure, it’s no longer the last word in plug-ins, but it’s still pretty good. I’ve always thought the mid-sized family sedan a handsome design and, in topline Platinum trim, suitably upscale for the price. So, on a spur-of-the-moment decision, I thought I’d give Ford’s Fusion Energi a try.
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