So far, just two official images of the 2010 Fusion sedan have been released to the media by Ford — both showing the front of the vehicle only. But an appearance at the Homestead-Miami Speedway over the weekend provided us with a view of all angles. The new Fusion Hybrid was covered with decals for its role as the official NASCAR pace vehicle, but there’s still plenty to see.
The outing was the first public glimpse at the resigned sedan ahead of its official debut in the coming days. The Fusion pace car was covered in what Ford calls “NASCAR-inspired camouflage” for the race.
The Fusion hybrid was the first hybrid gas/electric pace car at a NASCAR event. Ford will officially unveil the Fusion this week at the Los Angeles Auto Show.
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11/17, 2:05 PM
posted by:
JDMLover
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Waste
11/17, 2:11 PM
posted by:
johnnycanuck
Ironically enough, Carl Edwards, driving a Ford, won the race on a fuel mileage strategy.
11/17, 2:14 PM
posted by:
davebo
Why do I get the feeling that NASCAR fans aren’t going to care much about conservation?
11/17, 2:25 PM
posted by:
JDMLover
LOL
Those Camry’s in pic 4 look like they are stalking the Fusion…..getting ready to attack.
11/17, 3:13 PM
posted by:
melias
It’s funny seeing the size difference of the NASCAR “COT” Camrys (and Monte Carlo, Fusion, and Dodges) to the street Fusion. It looks like the size of a Focus four-door by comparison!
11/17, 3:32 PM
posted by:
johnnycanuck
Mark, quite frankly I find your lack of NASCAR knowledge appalling. The representative Chevy model in the Cup Series is an Impala SS, not a Monte Carlo. I mean take a close look at those cars and tell me if they were unadorned with decals and logos that you couldn’t tell the difference
11/17, 5:00 PM
posted by:
melias
Arrrgh!!!
You are so right Johnny of the great white north! I was looking at all the cars running in the Nationwide series finale the night before, and they were Monte’s while the Impala SS COT cars held the day at yesterday’s Sprint Cup race.
Er, at least it said it was an Impala SS!
11/17, 5:05 PM
posted by:
idrinorbarsaku
i can see the future…all nascars will be running on electricity…which gets energy from the track thats produces electricity and is taken to the car by a brush under the car! whats the point in this anyway?? i don’t think that nascar people want small engines, or even energy efficient cars.
11/17, 5:33 PM
posted by:
A4
wow it was stupid for ford to cover the new grille and headlights with camo… really stupid
11/17, 5:39 PM
posted by:
MitchL
Yeah, I think you’re all looking way too into this…
I think its cool that this is the FIRST Hybrid pace car at a race PERIOD!!! COOL IDEA FORD!
11/17, 5:46 PM
posted by:
yarddog82abn
A Nascar stock car gets 4 to 6 MPG, and yes that’s even the Toyota cars, that’s why the race teams calculate 5 MPG on there cars, you won’t find that any were but Hendek Motor Sports last year had it up on there wed-site, when the gas whet up that came down…and they called it “average race industry consumption of fuel” not MPG, not “fuel consumption” but “consumption of fuel”
So… 5mpg x 500 miles = 100 gallons, in one race, and 50 cars or so per race, not including, practice and qualifying, but a Hybrid car as the official NASCAR pace car, sounds good!
11/17, 11:25 PM
posted by:
tyler_is_aero_tt
I’m liking this new Fusion. Lol to JDMLover.