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Spy Shots: 2010 Ford Fusion features Super Sized screen
by John Neff on Jun 11th 2008 at 3:53PM 
Click above for high-res gallery of 2010 Ford Fusion spy shots
It's so great watching TV now on a giant flat screen that hangs from my living room wall that I can't imagine how we survived with 27-inch tube TVs just a few short years ago. Perhaps the same will be said about the 2010 Ford Fusion, the most recent spy shots of which show its interior completely uncovered and a truly giant touch screen positioned dead center in the center stack. We thought the touch screen in the Jaguar XF and new Lincoln MKS were big (both Ford products, btw), but this puts them to shame. Other interior changes are minor but important as Ford has apparently chosen to leave the overall dash design the same and focused instead on stuffing the Fusion with cool high-tech content. There are new gauges and new vents directly above the big flat screen, while the analog clock has been ditched entirely. All HVAC controls have now been moved below the screen and should be easy to adjust with one hand on the shifter. But seriously, isn't that a HUGE screen to be in a moderately priced family sedan. Considering the overwhelming success Ford has had selling the Focus by touting its high-tech superiority courtesy of SYNC, we imagine its strategy for the Fusion is to go one step further and offer customers a touchscreen they can't get anywhere else. Here's hoping it's not a $2,500 option. Click the gallery below for another angle and more spy shots of the 2010 Ford Fusion.
UPDATE: Shunk believes the screen to be the 8.5-inch unit that will be used on the 2009 Ford F-150, which the company has already said will be its range-topping nav screen. But since the interior of the Fusion is much smaller than Ford's full-size truck, the screen appears to be much bigger.
Gallery: Ford Fusion redesign - spy pics
[Source: KGP Photography]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
Torrent 3:57PM (6/11/2008)
Goddamn. If I wanted a Laptop in My car, I'd just get a laptop.
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Torrent 3:58PM (6/11/2008)
What is this- like the Ford Fusion Visually-Impaired Edition?
the law 3:59PM (6/11/2008)
why not just have a touch screen and do away with the knobs?
doesn't make sense to have little knobs with a big screen.
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C.W. 4:39PM (6/11/2008)
those knobs are stictly redundant switches to control volume and radio tuning. all HVAC controls will be integrated into the screen except for the basic A/C, defrost switches.
so in fact they have eliminated the majority of the switches and integrated them.
paul34 5:47PM (6/11/2008)
You mean like what BMW has been trying to do for years with iDrive?
LloydChiro 7:21PM (6/11/2008)
Hands off my knob!
Can I get a count of all the people here who prefer to change the car stereo volume with rocker switches or push buttons?
Anyone?
Upthewazzu 4:00PM (6/11/2008)
Good Night!
If I wanted yards of drab, hard, black plastics I would buy a refrigerator. This is an abomination.
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RL 4:03PM (6/11/2008)
I do not see how these pics are any different than a GM, Honda, Toyota, etc. It looks to be just as much 'plastic' as any of those vehicles............
Jim 4:16PM (6/11/2008)
"Good Night!
If I wanted yards of drab, hard, black plastics I would buy a refrigerator. This is an abomination."
These are the first running prototypes. such early builds never have any graining or finish on the plastics. If you think the production car will look like that you're delusional.
jzxjzr 5:26PM (6/11/2008)
How can you tell how hard the plastic is from a picture?
xturboexpress 4:02PM (6/11/2008)
Nice, but I'm more interested in what the huge red button on the dash is for. Looks like one of those cartoons where they just have to hit it out of curiosity.
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psarhjinian 4:13PM (6/11/2008)
Ejector seat.
Jim 4:17PM (6/11/2008)
"Nice, but I'm more interested in what the huge red button on the dash is for. Looks like one of those cartoons where they just have to hit it out of curiosity."
emergency engine cutoff. standard practice on early prototypes.
jordan 5:05PM (6/11/2008)
"eject-o seat-o!" -tyrese, ff2 :D
Smeagle 5:03AM (6/12/2008)
Is it purely coincidence that the guy with a Saab avitar is the first to mention the ejector seat?
Pacman 4:03PM (6/11/2008)
I like the screen but everything attached is pretty boring.
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Xcountryflyer 6:09PM (6/11/2008)
It is pretty generic, but the switchgear looks better than the current set that pervades every Ford. The parts bin look. Hopefully the materials are good.
rndmnme 4:07PM (6/11/2008)
Forget the screen, I want me one of them big red buttons!
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Seoultrain 4:11PM (6/11/2008)
Ugh, hopefully they'll ax the huge-ass 4-prong steering wheel. Why does a mid-size sedan need a pick-up truck steering wheel?
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Ken 4:24PM (6/11/2008)
They are going to put something in those giant gaps between the grill and the headlights, right?
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