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2019 Ford Fusion facelift; Could this name somehow live on?

If you were sad that Ford was potentially dropping the Fusion name with no intention to replace it, fear not! As rumors recently surfaced that the Fusion name may live on as a Subaru Outback crossover/station wagon-fighter kind of vehicle! Yay? Nay?

This new vehicle will be built on the same mechanicals as the Fusion sedan from what I understand, which if true, would (in my opinion) make it a dated platform from the get-go. The current Fusion went on sale back in 2013. You can only refresh and rework a platform so many times before a full model redesign is needed, but FCA seems to be making this strategy work well with the Charger/Challenger/300.

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The Ford Mondeo wagon and the Taurus X are two different sides of the wagon coin...

It’s also worth noting that: 1. Ford sells a version of the Mondeo (European Fusion name) as a wagon. And 2. Ford tried a similar strategy of turning a once-popular car name (Taurus) into a crossover by rebadging the Freestyle as the Taurus X in 2008. That didn’t work out well, for a variety of reasons we could go on about... We’ll see if things go any better this time around. I’m hoping they do, given the uncertainty of today’s political and economic climates.

As shown above, the Fusion gets another refresh for 2019. And if you’re late to the party - Ford announced in the last couple of months that they will cease production of all sedans in America, focusing on trucks and crossovers.

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