Fusion or Milan?

I don't know about the "ricer" comment regarding the Fusion.  From my point of view, the Fusion has much more tasteful look to it than its siblings.  Sporty and elegant is how I would best describe its exterior form.  The Merc version tries to offend no one and by doing so, it more or less fades into the mid-sized sedan crowd.  It doesn't offend me, nor does it excite me.  Very neutral car as far as styling goes.  And they can keep the dash "upgrade" as it is too obvously a Fusion on the inside with some accented trim parts.  The Milan isn't bad from the rear, but the tight and neatly proportioned lines of the Fusion are lost, giving the Merc a more bloated and "soccer mom" appearance as I would put it.  The wheels suck, as there is almost no way to improve upon the Fusion SEL's 5-spoke design.  Any amount of spokes over 5 gives the wheel a very confused and cluttered look.  The Zephyr is just a disaster.  The rear is forgivable, the front end is simply horrible.  Looks like a 1992 Continental.  There is no amount of chrome or leather inside of a Milan or Zephyr that could possibly make me prefer it over a Fusion.  But this is just one opinion from one guy, and I know there are a lot of happy Milan and Zephyr onwers out there!    

Ok, I just took a short drive and I stopped to check out a Black Milan - now I like it.  Looks better up close & personal than in passing on the road.  For every 10 Fusions on the road I probably see 1 Milan.  Also checked out a Black Zephyr parked close by - still ugly - can't get past the front end.  I even thought the waterfall grill on the Merc was nicely done, and I am not a big fan of vertical bars on grills.  Also liked the chrome accents around the lower opening on the front end.  The thin bars in the waterfall design are a good match for the multi-spoked wheels.  That being said, I am not sure the Fusion's interior is a good match for the lines of the Milan.  I have a vision of what a Milan's interior should look like, and that would be something a bit more upscale than what they tried to accomplish by swapping out some Fusion trim pieces.  The exterior of the Milan looks more upscale than most cars out there and probably deserves a better interior treatment. 

Of course, I also passed 2 Fusions so I got to check out my car again (those damn Fusions are everywhere). 
I guess I still like my RICER the best!  Now where can I find a 6" fart-can for it?

I think I just foud out what it is about the Milan that I don't like....I don't really care for it in any color but black!



     

regardless of being plastic or not, the black looks better than metal, I like the Fusion much more
the Milan to me looks cheap, and is the clone of the Fusion, after all the Fusion was designed first.
and the rest followed, that is why the body lines don't look right on the other cars, especially
where the body & the bumpers meet. and I don't care, for as many people who own whatever,
whatever they choose to drive is better than what someone else says, and what the hell do I care
what a mgazine says, they don't sway my opinion one way or the other, I like what I like, you like what you like
no one will tell me what to like. I prefer the Fusions Edge to the Milans moderate looks, I don't like the taillights
I don't like the metal in the interior, I hate the more than multi-spoke wheels, sometimes less is much more. and it does not
matter the trim, the Milan & the Fusion has the same interior. and with that I still prefer the Fusion.

Boy, I don't know about the Mazda 6 comment. If I didn't know they shared the 6's underpinnings, I would have never guessed that either of the 3 cars stemmed from a Mazda. The 6 looks worlds apart from any of the Ford offerings. Quite frankly, I think the Fusion and Milan look quite right in their own worlds, with the Fusion offering a cleaner and more cutting-edge look (to me anyway). From the front, the Milan almost has a cat-like appearance like it wants to pounce (should it have been called the Cougar?), while the Fusion looks a bit cleaner and meaner in it's proportions - almost more of a "Terminator" look if that makes any sense at all. I love how the Fusion looks both smaller and wider than it really is. The Milan isn't bad though, in fact it is quite good looking dressed in black. It is difficult to differentiate 2 cars which are exactly the same when all you are allowed to do is reshape the front and rear ends. But I think in this case, I think Merc did a pretty good job. Notice nobody is sticking up for the Zephyr....


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to me, the body lines look better on the milan.

to me it doesnt seem like the fusion was designed first. it seems like the mazda 6 was designed first and the fusion is just trying to wrap the 427 concept around the mazda 6 platform.

yeah well i guess it is good that they have both cars to fit different people's tastes
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the Milan was built first, the Fusion was designed first, look at the damn car and see the body lines of the Fusion
where the seems are and the Fusion is the concept car for the whole line, based on the 427, the Milan don't look
like the 427 does it?. the Fusion is the basis for the whole new platform, even the Ford magazines & designers say that.

try again, just because the platform build number is first, don't mean the car was the origins of the series.

and the Mazda 6 was around for a while, Ford just decided to expand the platform for more cars, Mazda was the only company to use
it first.

when the designers hit the tables, they designed the Ford first, then they made scetches of the Merc., hence the Fusion
is the first prototype, that lead to the building of the other cars, the CD3 platform was first stretched for the Fusion, not the Milan,
so the Fusion came first. the Fusion is the adaptation of the 427, the Milan was designed long after the Fusion had begun the
computer modeling of the newest platform mods.

lol im not getting upset, you are. i dont own either a fusion or a milan. i am thinking of getting one soon though.

the camry looks lke crap yet so many people own it and are thinking of buy one.

just because more people own the fusion doesn't mean it looks better.

how old are you anyways? if you are 30, you are awfully immature for your age.

to look at most auto enthusiasts' opinion of fusion and milan styling, go here:

http://forums.autoweek.com/search.jspa?q=fusion+vs.+milan

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Fusion_(North_American)
http://autos.msn.com/advice/article.aspx?contentid=4023438


http://www.charleston.net/stories/?newsID=54663&section=autoreviews
Quote...
"I wish Ford would have ignored Mercury in launching its newest line of mid-size sedans ?
the Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan and Lincoln Zephyr, all of which are based on the Mazda6
platform. Anyone driving the Fusion, especially the 221-horsepower SEL V-6, would be hard
put to justify spending hundreds of dollars more for the Milan, which has all of the
Fusion's components but none of its soul or down-to-earth personality. The Milan, in fact,
has no identity, no reason for being other than to give the Mercury Division a mid-size car
to sell. The Lincoln Zephyr, on the other hand, succeeds in establishing itself as a bona
fide, entry-level luxury automobile."

just for a few sites I have found, I am still looking for an online source to back up what I read that the Fusions design
came first, I have FORD magazine right here in front of me, that goes on about how the designers of the Fusion
were the first to, design the what was then the Futura, as the prototype for the first "FORD MO CO" versions on the
CD3, platform, the Fusions styling was taken from the 427 in more than the grille & lights, and the car gets too many looks
to be something that is just slapped together.

aww, perhaps, I am young at heart & calling me immature does nothing to offend me.

and besides, why would I care about anyone at that site, so what if obvious Toyota lovers & other don't like it
I hate the plain wrapper that is the Camry, but this is a Fusion site, dedicated to people who like them, so what
if there are others that don't?,

and yes if more people own the FUSION, over the MILAN, that has to say something about peoples tastes, when they are free
to choose between it and the Fusion, obviously people know what they like in the FUSION., if they wanted a Milan they would
have bought one, but no they bought the Ford.