Ford Fusion named 'car of the year'

Tools

By Rich Rogers rrogers@nbcaugusta.com

Story Published: Nov 18, 2009 at 5:38 PM EST

Story Updated: Nov 18, 2009 at 5:38 PM EST

On Tuesday, Motor Trend magazine named the 2010 Ford Fusion "Car of the Year."

The car outranked other models to win the award, including Buick LaCrosse, Chevrolet Camaro, Mazda 3 and Toyota Prius, among others.

Sales of the Ford Fusion have continued to grow despite the general downturn in the auto market during the past year.

Ford first introduced the Fusion for the 2006 model year, as one of two models to replace the Ford Taurus, which was waning in popularity.

Ford also introduced the larger Ford Five Hundred to replace the Taurus in 2005. Production of the Taurus ended after the 2007 model year, but the Five Hundred was slightly redesigned and renamed the Taurus for the 2008 model year. Earlier this year, the completely redesigned Ford Taurus debuted for the 2010 model year.

The Fusion got a facelift for the 2010 model year, also.

 


NBC Augusta 26 News brings you straight to the point news, weather, and sports from Augusta and the CSRA. Meet our NBC Augusta 26 News staff!

User Agreement

View comments

The following comments do not necessarily represent the views of NBC Augusta 26 | news, weather, sports, community, entertainment, shopping for Augusta, Georgia. Users have agreed to these terms and in doing so accept full responsibility for their comments. Moderation is limited.

Add a comment

Name:

Comment: 1000 Characters Left

WAGT and its affiliated companies are not responsible for the content of comments posted or for anything arising out of use of the above comments or other interaction among the users. Comments are posted on site immediately and without station moderation. If you feel a comment is inappropriate you may flag it for review. For guidelines on flagging comments see our Terms & Conditions. We reserve the right to screen, refuse to post, remove or edit user-generated content at any time and for any or no reason in our absolute and sole discretion without prior notice, although we have no duty to do so or to monitor any Public Forum.

I have read and agree to the terms

Hide comments

More Good Stuff

Advertisement

WAGT Weather

Click here for 7 Day Forecast
Icon
Current Temp 46.0 °F
Overcast
More Weather

WAGT Weather

YouNews

This content requires the latest Adobe Flash Player and a browser with JavaScript enabled. Click here for a free download of the latest Adobe Flash Player.

On Demand

NBC Augusta 26 RSS FeedsNBC Augusta 26 Twitter Feed NBC Augusta 26 Facebook Page NBC Full Shows Online
 Local Guides
 Aiken
 Anderson
 Athens
 Augusta
 Columbia
 Dublin
 Eatonton
 Elberton
 Evans
 Fountain Inn
 Gaston
 Greenwood
 Grovetown
 Hartwell
 Hephzibah
 Irmo
 Laurens
 Lexington
 Milledgeville
 Newberry
 North Augusta
 Orangeburg
 Statesboro
 Thomson
 West Columbia

Viewer Poll

Have you started preparing your taxes yet?

  • Yes
  • No