2010-12 vs. 2013-14

[No1hedberg]

Hi guys. I've been lurking around here for awhile trying to soak up some info. You guys are very helpful and informative. I bought a 2012 FFH when Ford was offering 0% financing and big rebates trying to make way for the 2013 models. The deal was just too good to pass up, even though the dealer tried to talk me out of buying the hybrid because my commute was mostly on the interstate, therefore I would get very little benefit from the hybrid. It's amazing how much misinformation there is at the dealerships. Anyway I really like the new Fusion and I'm considering jumping to the '14 FFH. I'd like some opinions especially from those of you who had a '10-12 and made the jump to the '13-14. Do you feel like it was a worthwhile upgrade? Is the increase in mileage significant? I know I'll love the new tech. My F-150 has MFT, navigation, back up camera, etc. which my FFH doesn't. The new one we are looking at has all that. My wife is really bummed that the Fusion doesn't have remote start like my truck, so she's kinda on board with the upgrade too. Just looking for some opinions. Thanks guys.

[acdii]

I had a 2010 and it did much better on the highway than the 13 does. It is also much easier to drive than the 13 in order to get EPA. The 2.5 in the 10-12 is a very good Highway ICE, very efficient which boggles the mind that Ford didnt keep it in the new one, but has it in the base model.

 

OTOH the new model itself makes the 10-12 look historic. The tech alone is great, and there is not one thing for the 10 that I miss, or long for. My 13 is doing slightly better than the 10 did in the cold on my daily trips, but does much better in the summer. The HyTi does have remote start as standard and I use it a lot.

 

Handling between the two is night and day, the new one handles as well as the Fusion Sport did, it just doesn't have that nice growl and power of the V6.

 

When I had the 10, it got EPA, 36-41 was its rating, and those are more like Winter/Summer numbers, than city highway. Winter was about 34-36, Summer was 41+. So far my 13 is roughly 37-40 winter, and 43+ summer, and my drive is mostly rural highway.

 

Hope this helps. If I had to do it again, I would. Though the 10 was a Good car, the 13 is even better in so many ways that I can overlook the lower Interstate MPG.

[dkegel]

We had a fully optioned 2010 and now have a 2014 Ti. My wife drives it most of the time and she is terrible with gas mileage, so I can't comment too much other than to say that this one does get better overall mileage than her 2010. Major improvements for me are the styling, the ride quality and noise level (although the ICE seems louder to me at very low speeds than in the 2010), the stereo, and of course the remote start. I also really like that all four windows are auto down and up. The ACC is also the coolest thing but alas, we don't have that on our car. The trunk is also larger and the rear fold down seats are a plus. You can't go wrong with the new one, they are very nice.

 

Dave

Edited December 19, 2013 by dkegel

[Texasota]

The 2.5 in the 10-12 is a very good Highway ICE, very efficient which boggles the mind that Ford didnt keep it in the new one, but has it in the base model.

 

I could be wrong here but I think the 10-12 FFHs have a 2.5L Atkinson cycle ICE. The 2013+ Fusion S (the base model) does have a 2.5L engine but I think it is a conventional 4 cylinder ICE. They are mechanically very different and also different in HP and torque.

[acdii]

 

I could be wrong here but I think the 10-12 FFHs have a 2.5L Atkinson cycle ICE. The 2013+ Fusion S (the base model) does have a 2.5L engine but I think it is a conventional 4 cylinder ICE. They are mechanically very different and also different in HP and torque.

They are, didnt say any differently. I was just saying that the 10-12 FFH 2.5 is a very good highway engine. It is more efficient at Interstate speeds than the 2.0 in the new model. I could easily see 50+ MPG on Interstate doing 65 MPH in the 2010 FFH I had. Somewhere I have a screen shot of the 65 mile Interstate trip showing over 50 MPG, but must be on my home laptop.