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Spy Shots: 2010 Ford Fusion snapped!
by John Neff on Aug 14th 2008 at 4:31PM 
Click above for high-res gallery of 2010 Ford Fusion spy shots
Our spy photographers have caught the 2010 Ford Fusion wearing nothing but an ugly paint job, which means we get a crystal clear view at what Ford has in store for its midsize sedan. While things between the wheel wells appear to carryover, the front end is getting big a big makeover. The Fusion's new face features a larger three-bar chrome grille and a complete re-sculpting of its lower air intake. Gone are the two chrome bars in the lower grille and the fog lights that flanked them. In their place is a more traditional central lower air intake and new, larger foglamps the mimic the shape of the new headlights. The Fusion's new mug definitely appears more aggressive than the non-threatening visage worn by the current model, and we like it. The sedan's rear taillights are also being changed, though they're covered too well in these spy shots to see what those changes are.
The Fusion is a solid seller for Ford, which no doubt hopes the sedan will grow in popularity even more with a new front clip. We can't wait to see this thing badged as the Fusion GT with a 3.5L EcoBoost V6 under its new hood. Check out all the new spy shots in our gallery below and let us know what you think of the partial redesign in the comments.
Gallery: 2010 Ford Fusion - spy shots
[Source: KGP Photography]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)
MachinaDC5 4:32PM (8/14/2008)
And it seems to be crawling with parasites. That's no good.
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PaulPaul 4:37PM (8/14/2008)
MMMOOOOOOOOOOOO
arturo 12:12AM (8/15/2008)
i think it would kind of look like the mondeo from europe. the tailights are not that big, is just the camo impression, in picture six you can see that they are regular size.
mike 4:36PM (8/14/2008)
Looks like an Audi
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nadnarb 5:17PM (8/14/2008)
My thoughts exactly. The headlights look like an A4. Not a bad place to aim at to be honest.
azzo45 5:28PM (8/14/2008)
Well, the first Fusion looks like a VW Jetta (with the Ford corporate face). J Mays & Freeman Thomas (two high placed designers @ Ford) are credited with numerous VW/ Audi products (TT & Beetle being the resume builder)
Hakem 7:53PM (8/16/2008)
Remember this?
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a375/iholas/09fusion.jpg
Not necessarily exciting to look at, but it'll work for me.
Epyx 4:36PM (8/14/2008)
It looks bigger. The real tails are huge.
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Fernando 4:52PM (8/14/2008)
Yeah, and they got rid of the ugly square headlights.
VP 5:09PM (8/14/2008)
Amen about the headlights. Those were a big turnoff for me on the current generation car. This version looks much better.
MasterCKO 8:47PM (8/14/2008)
Agreed about the headlights. I like the new ones much better than the current ones (which I only sorta liked, and are definitely the weak spot of the current model's front end).
Mark_au 1:37AM (8/15/2008)
did they borrow the headlights from an 08 camry? sadly this design will look 2 or 3 years old when its released. why do automakers go conservative when times are tough? Bold design is the way to go.
C.W. 4:36PM (8/14/2008)
this is a very attractive car for this segment. way to go Ford. This restyling is hot.
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boneheadotto 4:41PM (8/14/2008)
looks like they stole fog lights from the new mazda 6. I saw one of those on the road last night and d*mn that is a nice looking car for teh segment.
Joe 8:17AM (8/15/2008)
You know that they are, in fact, the same car, right?
Frank 12:41PM (8/16/2008)
The current style isnt horrible, just rented a fusion for 4 days. Was suprisingly fun to drive (v6) and ran really well and confidently even at 100mph. They need to rethink the interior, massivley. For 08 it was uhmm sparse.
Epyx 4:37PM (8/14/2008)
rear tails are huge - is what I meant to say.
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MachinaDC5 4:44PM (8/14/2008)
Indeed. And they maintained that Prelude rip-off look as well.
styleguy 5:43PM (8/14/2008)
Those lights have coverings over them duh! they're the same on the milan one that popped up today. They're so easy to depict! c'mon!
Epyx 6:01PM (8/14/2008)
Styleguy - yeah you are correct. My mistake.