Nestled into the marketing space between the Focus and the Taurus/Five Hundred is the Fusion. The Fusion came on the scene in 2006. The 2006 Ford Fusion shares a design platform with the Mercury Milan and the Lincoln Zephyr. In 2007, the Zephyr is replaced by the Lincoln MKZ. The Fusion comes with a choice of 4-cyl. and 6-cyl. powerplants. The four cylinder is a 2.3L 16-valve DOHC engine. It uses a 9.7:1 compression ratio and produces 160 hp at 6,500 rpm and 150 ft.lbs. of torque at 4,000 rpm. The head and block are both aluminum. It is a coil-on-plug ignition and uses electronic throttle control.
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