2019 Ford Fusion Sport Gets New Content and $6,190 Price Hike
The 2019 Ford Fusion lineup has been detailed today, with the range-topping Fusion Sport receiving a ton of new content and a huge $6,190 price hike.
Ford has decided to revise the entire Fusion lineup for the 2019 model year. The range starts with the base-spec Fusion S, which remains mostly unchanged, apart from the addition of standard Ford Co-Pilot360 Protect. The suite of semi-autonomous driver assist technologies is now standard on all Fusion models, bringing with it automatic emergency braking, pre-collision assist with pedestrian detection, blind spot monitoring, cross-traffic alert, automatic high-beams and rain-sensing wipers.
Next in line is the Fusion SE, which receives Ford’s 1.5-liter turbocharged EcoBoost engine. The mid-range model also gets an 8-inch LCD touch screen, SYNC Connect with Wi-Fi hotspot and dual-zone electronic automatic temperature control, heated seats and heated mirrors. The Fusion SE Hybrid offers the same content but taps a hybrid system with a 2.0-liter Atkinson cycle engine in place of the 1.5-liter EcoBoost.
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The Fusion SEL replaces the outgoing SE Luxury Package model and features a 10-way power driver’s seat, heated front seats, an auto dimming rearview mirror, remote start, a leather wrapped wheel and LED headlamps. Fusion SEL Hybrid models also feature multimedia voice-activation and SiriusXM Traffic and Travel Link.
The Fusion Titanium returns for 2019, adding a standard heated steering wheel, heated and cooled front seats, 19-inch wheels, navigation, a moonroof and adaptive cruise control with stop and go.
The Fusion Energi has also received a 25 mile increase in pure electric driving range and also gets standard rain-sensing wipers, adaptive cruise, voice-activated navigation and SiriusXM Traffic and Travel Link. Rounding out the range is the 325 hp Fusion V6 Sport, which has received all of the equipment offered in the Fusion Titanium as well as the aforementioned Ford Co-Pilot360 system.
The Fusion S will now start at $23,735, while the Fusion SE will start at $25,015. Fusion Hybrid models will be priced from $28,450, while the Energi Plug-In variant has been priced from $37,490.The Fusion Titanium will cost $35,235, a significant increase of $3,870, while the Fusion Sport will run buyers $40,910 – an increase of $6,190. It should be noted that the Fusion Sport now offers standard equipment that would have previously pushed the price beyond $43,000, however.
The 2019 Fusion will land on Ford lots this summer.
[Source: CarsDirect]
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