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FUSING SIX; Ford looks to SEMA to add spice to its new family flag bearer.(News)
Byline: Andrew Luu
You can always count on car manufacturers to turn up at the SEMA show to try to convince drivers their latest cars hold a lot more potential than meets the eye.
Consider the Ford Fusion.
One can't be faulted for thinking Fusion is simply a modernized Taurus, the car it supplants in Ford's range. To shake off that familymobile stigma, Ford presented not one but six tuned Fusions at SEMA to alter your perception: two for looks, two for handling and two for power.
3D Carbon from Newport Beach, California (owned by the founders of body-kit icon Wings West), and Street Scene Equipment out of Costa Mesa, California, concentrated on the Fusion's appearance. Rather than go with wild wings and wide body flares, both firms opted for a European performance sedan persona. Both designs are aggressive, with ground-hugging stances that remain true to the ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, FUSING SIX; Ford looks to SEMA to add spice to its new family flag...