OKAY, SO WHAT’S IN A NAME?

YOU’VE GOT to wonder what this car would be if Edsel were still in business as a class-step between Ford and Mercury Ford Motor Company brought three entries on its CD3 midsize platform to our party (contrast that with Hyundai, which brought three all-new cars): the Fusion, the much fancier Lincoln Zephyr, and, in the middle but close to the Ford, the Milan. The Mercury looks more elegant, grown-up, and urbane than the Fusion, with a neater, better-integrated grille and with clean Euro-style LED taillamps in place of the Fusion’s Focus-like rear lamps. The Milan and Fusion share the same standard four and optional V-6, similar handling dynamics—kind of fun at the limit, but still midsize-family-car-soft—and similarly poor brakes. Standard 16-inch wheels (optional on Fusion) and optional 17-inch wheels (not…

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MotorTrend (Digital) - 1 Issue, January 2006

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