rcolline wrote:
Thank you! Im excited. I drove a few different cars and arrived at the fusion being the best all around.
Other cars I drove:
Lexus ES300h
Kia Optima hybrid
Honda Accord V6 (No plugins available but I wanted to get a feel).
The lexus was uninspiring and its hybrid felt very weak. It relied on the gas engine more than the fusion. Very nice interior and luxurious. There was a fairly loud whine as the regenerative braking system worked.
The kia was cheap inside. The controls felt too plastic and the AC display reminded me of cars from the 90s. Rear lit LCD monochrome. At low speeds the drive was a bit jerky as the hybrid and gas motor worked with each other. This car shined on the freeway and around corners. It was the best handling and quietest of the bunch! Even more so than the lexus.
Honda Accord was well put together but I was uninspired. It had the most wind noise on the freeway. It also had this dual LCD display setup that seemed odd. The radio LCD was not very clear. The backup camera and nav LCD was fine, but it felt like an after thought in the dash.
The fusion had the best hybrid drive experience. The electric motor was the most powerful and I really enjoyed the driving experience. The handling was second to the kia and way better than the honda and lexus. The LCDs flanking the spedometer had surprisingly good resolution. The information about the hybrid system was the most satisfying of the 3 I drove. Im excited about the mytouch setup and the mytouch app for controlling charge times. PG&E has TOU billing that will make this very handy. There is more I can gush about, but time to get back to work.
You definitely made the right choice in my opinion (otherwise I wouldn't eve be here obviously), from my experience driving a Fusion is definitely an experience to take notice of...
The only car from youu list that could compete with the Energi is Lexus(which I have driven), and I don't quite see your uninspiring argument but I can definitely see why you chose Fusion Energi over him.