Ronzo66

Mineral is right Mazda will be selling a diesel later this summer in the 6. It'll have a little less hp but significantly more torque than the current skyativ gas engine. It sounds promising but will depend on diesel up charge. The Mazda has been getting good reviews and after driving my company car fusion, I'd go for the Mazda!

I just stepped out of a 2011 Taurus w/ 3.5l and into fusion 1.6l EB (company cars). This engine is way overhyped. After 5k miles on fusion, the mileage is still poor. It is rated for 36 on highway and I've done that with a strong tailwind traveling at a constant 70mph one time only. On average I'm getting 31mpg vs about 28-29 in the Taurus under the same conditions and driving styles on the highway. City isn't much better and is probably worse because I have to dip into the throttle more to motivate it to do anything. This engine has to work harder at a higher rpm compared to the 3.5l v6. The EB is loud and course and sounds like a tractor while the non boosted six cylinder was much smoother with a solid engine note. Might be the gearing in the fusion but then that defeats the purpose of a small displacement boosted engine. So, in my opinion there isn't a substitute for cubic inches. I believe the accord with v6 has better mileage than fusion with 2.0l EB. Granted the Honda weighs less. I purposely waited 2 weeks before I picked up my new car at the dealer because I just knew this thing was crap. Of course it was held up in Mexico for an extra 4 weeks due to engine fires........ At least the stereo sounds better than the Taurus.