The remains of Ford's tuner group, SVT, plans the anticipated Fusion GT for release in late 2009 or early 2010. The Fusion GT will be the fourth in the Ford Motor Company lineup, after Lincoln MKS, Ford Flex, and Lincoln MKR (the Enclave-fighting Flex) to get an EcoBoost gas direct-injection, turbo engine. EcoBoost is designed primarily to "downsize" engines -- that is, GDI turbo fours in place of V-6s, GDI turbo V-6s where there would normally be V-8s.
The Fusion GT's 3.5-liter EcoBoost V-6 will make about 340 horsepower, about the same as the coming MKS turbo, but well below the engine's 415-horse capabilities. To handle a prodigious torque number, the Fusion GT will be equipped with a Haldex part-time AWD differential. The target is to make the car an affordable Audi S4.
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Although the allure of an all-wheel drive, turbocharged and direct-injected, 340 horsepower Ford Fusion seems to be too good to be true, it’s not. The EcoBoosted Fusion is indeed headed for U.S. shores, but a new report indicates that fans of the new-age Taurus SHO will have to wait a little longer than first expected.
According to a Motor Trend report, the Fusion GT has been put on hold for the time being. The Fusion GT was originally slated to hit the U.S. market in 2009 or 2010, but Ford has reportedly pushed that date back until 2012.
