I've heard of these Fusion Sport (FuSp?) gripes on the various forums and always wondered what their deal was. I would also be a little embarrassed and angry if I spent $25k+ on an under powered, FWD biased (nb4 BuT iT's AWD!), domestic blob that looks like it was drawn by someone who recently suffered a head injury and had a fever dream of an Aston Martin grille. No one will ever turn their head or stop to compliment your car because it looks like you drive a rental spec sedan for Uber.
That being said, I had an interesting run-in with one of these cars a couple of weeks back when going for a drive through the mountains. We weren't quite to the heart of the fun twisty bits yet, but were at the part when it starts to get curvy and people tend to slow down (see Floridians fearing for their lives because they can't see 2 miles ahead at all times). Anyway, the guy in front of me was in a Fusion Sport and I thought "hey, maybe he's up here driving for fun, too." We come up behind a slower truck and after a few turns, he passes (over a double yellow line), and speeds off. The truck thankfully turns off at the next intersection. I speed up to try and catch him and he's going normal speed or perhaps a little slow. We come up behind another slower car and he again passes over a double yellow to speed off.
My question is why did this guy seem so reluctant to actually try and play a little cat and mouse with my Stinger when we had a chance? Was he thinking that the only way to show me how great his Fusion Sport drove was to pass illegally and unsafely?
I understand that there is a lot of pride in car culture. It's a relatively large and personal purchase that gives you a slice of control over something in your life and shows off your taste, or lack thereof, to others. That being said, you won't find me shitting on a M5, S7, or C63 owner and telling them how I got my car for so much cheaper when they blow the doors off of my Kia.
