Christ, a year (or so) away and it's the same old BS.
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It's not accurate to say that the Fusion "bests" the other cars in C&D's little test? They ranked the cars from 1st to 4th, FFS. The writer just wasn't "enthiusiastic" enough in his comments about the Fusion? Let's see,
Ford hits one over the fence and into the ionosphere.
. Yes, I guess it's not quite clear what they thought of the car.
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Regarding the silly comments that the Fusion Hybrid won't sell because it likely won't match the Toyota's low(er) APR, Pffft. First of all, the car's Cdn pricing hasn't even been released yet, let alone the finance programs. And second, anyone that thinks a Fusion Hybrid is going to languish on dealer lots is deluded. Just like the Escape Hybrid, it is likely that dealers won't be able to meet the demand. That situation rarely leads to discounted interest rates.
Regarding the related disinformation that Ford doesn't offer competitive finance or lease programs (I believe the 4 cyl Fusion was mentioned), Ford currently offers Delivery Allowances of $4500 on the Fusion SE and $6500 on the Fusion SEL. The difference in finance charges on a $30,000 car at 4.9% vs. a bank's 7.9% over 60 months is only about $1800. And with many people these days buying cars with lines of credit at rates below 4%, a 4.9% finance rate doesn't look so great. I'm sure every one of these folks would prefer the cash discount rather than an interest rate they won't use anyway.
For the lurkers out there (or the regulars that should know better) the idea that Ford doesn't offer any finance or lease incentives is false. A quick look at the current rate sheet shows that Ford currently has 13 models offered with 0%/60 month financing, and 12 models with either 0% or 1.9% over 72 months. These rates are combineable with Delivery Allowances of $500-$4000. The few models that don't have subvented rates have Delivery Allowances of $3000-$8500.
Lease programs exist on a number of models with 48 month rates from .59% to 3.99% also combinable with the Delivery Allowances. I find it so humourous that the chattering auto classes used to cluck about how stupid leasing was and that the non-Detroit brands didn't need to lease their vehicles anyway. Now that Detroit makers have pulled back somewhat from leasing these same chatterers now seem to view leasing as a necessity for success.