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It looks like you found a Platinum, if it has the tan leather seats and the fog lights from the picture. I had a 2017, kept it until 2021. Make sure you treat the leather, especially on the driver seat, regularly. The leather looks good, but it isn't particularly good quality. I ended up having a professional detailer come to restore the leather in mine. Other than that, Im sure you're gonna love it! Congrats and good luck!

After 9 years of FFH ownership (2013 SE, followed by a 2017 Platinum), I bid a fond farewell to the Fusion and Ford. I loved my Platinum, but it only had 50K miles on it, and I got an offer on a trade that I couldn't refuse. I traded in the FHH on a Toyota Avalon Limited Hybrid. Big changes, a lot to get used to. I will especially miss all of the fantastic information screens showing fuel economy, especially the green leaves growing! But the Avalon is a much larger car, more luxurious even than the Platinum, and it gets the same fuel economy. Over 50K miles, I averaged about 42.3 mpg with the Fusion, and on my first fill-up with the Avalon, I got 42.1 mpg. I have enjoyed being a part of this forum, especially when I was new to the Fusion in 2013, up through when I got the 2017. Then things started kind of dying down, and I have been much less active on here lately. Good luck to everyone and their FFH's, I will be checking in just to see what's happening.

I have a 2017 Platinum Hybrid, which I bought in late 2016. I happened to have gotten a legitimate "lemon", but Ford back me up completely, and replaced the car for me with the exact same model, right down to the color. They stood by their product and did right by me. My replacement vehicle now has about 42K miles, and I have had zero problems with it. I am averaging about 43mpg, and that is actual calculations (the dashboard computer shows it at 45.3, but that is always higher than reality!). Just a thought, if you can find a Platinum for sale, consider it if it is in good condition. This was the top of the line trim level in 2017-2018, but Ford didn't sell many of them, I'm not sure why. There were no options available, everything was included, it has higher quality quilted leather seats and quilting on the door above the armrest, a stitched leather dashboard, and heated and ventilated seats. Nationally, if you can find one now, they are selling for about $14-17K, the original price was close to $40K.

I actually found a leather restorer online which has done a really good job. Compare the attached with the picture I attached to my original posting.

Does anyone else have a Platinum model? Mine is a 2017 with less than 30K miles, and the front seats are wearing unevenly. I brought the vehicle into my local Ford dealer hoping for a warranty replacement or reupholstery. The dealer took pictures and sent them to Ford who said I must have spilled something which damaged the seats. That is total BS, nobody is more careful with his/her car than I am, there is something defective with these seats. Is anyone else with a FFH Platinum having the same problem?

I added a shark fin from cd3 on my 2017, I just really hated the way the regular antenna looked on the car.

It looks like Ford may have changed it's mind, and won't be actually cancelling the Fusion after 2020. I have always like the Mondeo wagon, and had hoped Ford might bring it to the USA. https://autoweek.com/article/rumormill/next-ford-fusion-will-be-wagon-style-crossover-report-says?utm_source=daily-drive&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20190718&utm_content=article3-headline

I agree, which is why I originally said I hope charging stations become more prevalent. But what I would really like to see is something I saw recently about electric vehicles in Japan - they have stations where you drive in, a machine positioned under the vehicle removes the battery pack and replaces it with a fully charged pack, and you drive off in about 5 minutes. This would be the turning point for electric vehicles in this country.

I've been trying to figure out what I'm going to do when it's time to trade in my '17 FFH Platinum. I can't go back to regular gas engine, not interested in most of the hybrids that are out there. I'm hoping electric becomes more popular and charging stations more prevalent. Good luck with the Accord Hybrid!

I had a '13 SE that I kept for 4 years, traded it in on a '17 Platinum, and one of the things that impressed me so much is how tightly screwed together these vehicles are. My '13 had about 80K miles on it and remained rattle free to the very end. And my '17 feels just as solid. This early on in your ownership should NOT be rattling. I, too, read your comments to mean that the rattling is ruining your driving experience, and that should not be happening on a new vehicle.

The car can only do what the car can do. I try and drive a bit more leisurely than I did before driving a FF, I maintain about 60mph on the highway and I get anywhere from 43-55mpg, better if the road is flat. There's nothing wrong with driving 70-80mph, but you can't expect that the battery is going to be of much assistance. I drove to my in-laws today, about 150 miles away, and I maintained 70mph most of the way. I got just about 40 mpg, but bumped up the mpg for the whole trip a bit once I got off the highway and was driving on local streets. Final mpg (according to the dash computer) was 42.7 overall.

I'm guessing that the 2017 already has this version installed. I have not updated anything on my '17 Platinum, and I have Siri EyesFree

I could never figure out why Ford didn't use the shark fin all along. It's about time they are adding it. I replaced my stem antenna with a shark fin from CD3 (http://cd3performance.com/Visual-Garage-Shark-Fin-Antenna-Fusion-Milan). Easy to install and no degradation to radio or satellite reception.

I just went to the garage to look at my 2017, and the top area is lined with cloth/carpet as you described. I looked at the bottom, larger storage area, and while the sides are plastic, the floor is also lined with the cloth/carpet.

I would give the same answer regardless of what car you were looking at: 1. Pay for a CarFax report to see the car's history. I know CarFax is not perfect, and not a guarantee of a trouble-free car, but it is at least a good indicator of the car's history. 2. Find a mechanic who is familiar with hybrids, and have him/her look thoroughly over the car, check for problem areas. If you are buying from a dealer, if they refuse to let your mechanic check it out, pass on the vehicle and keep shopping. I purchased a used Volvo in 2008, and found the car I wanted. I had a mechanic check it out and he advised me that there were serious problems with the engine and it would cost me a lot of money down the road. I passed on the car and found another one a week later with higher miles (40K), but a clean bill of health from the mechanic. I bought and kept it until 2013 when I bought my first FFH. I sold it with 130K trouble-free miles.