Is the 2013 Ford Fusion an A7 design ripoff or just a pretty darn sexy car?
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I'm sure most of you have seen the pics already but I didn't notice a thread. The new Ford Fusion has a uncanny resemblance to the A7, particularly from it's side profile. It's almost as if an A7 and Aston Martin spawned a lovechild.
What do you think about it? Is it a copy or just Ford bringing sexy back?
![](http://www.ford.com/resources/ford/fusion/2013/gallery/photos/fsn13_pg_005_ext_full.jpg)
![](http://www.washingtonpost.com/rf/image_606w/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2012/01/10/National-Economy/Images/fordfusion.jpg)
![](http://www.egmcartech.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/2012detroit-2013fordfusion-12.jpg)
![](http://www.egmcartech.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/2012detroit-2013fordfusion-02-627x385.jpg)
What do you think about it? Is it a copy or just Ford bringing sexy back?
![](http://www.ford.com/resources/ford/fusion/2013/gallery/photos/fsn13_pg_005_ext_full.jpg)
![](http://www.washingtonpost.com/rf/image_606w/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2012/01/10/National-Economy/Images/fordfusion.jpg)
![](http://www.egmcartech.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/2012detroit-2013fordfusion-12.jpg)
![](http://www.egmcartech.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/2012detroit-2013fordfusion-02-627x385.jpg)
![](http://www.egmcartech.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/2012detroit-2013fordfusion-13-627x419.jpg)
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I'm sure most of you have seen the pics already but I didn't notice a thread. The new Ford Fusion has a uncanny resemblance to the A7, particularly from it's side profile. It's almost as if an A7 and Aston Martin spawned a lovechild.
What do you think about it? Is it a copy or just Ford bringing sexy back?
![](http://www.ford.com/resources/ford/fusion/2013/gallery/photos/fsn13_pg_005_ext_full.jpg)
![](http://www.washingtonpost.com/rf/image_606w/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2012/01/10/National-Economy/Images/fordfusion.jpg)
![](http://www.egmcartech.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/2012detroit-2013fordfusion-12.jpg)
![](http://www.egmcartech.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/2012detroit-2013fordfusion-02-627x385.jpg)
![](http://www.egmcartech.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/2012detroit-2013fordfusion-13-627x419.jpg)
What do you think about it? Is it a copy or just Ford bringing sexy back?
![](http://www.ford.com/resources/ford/fusion/2013/gallery/photos/fsn13_pg_005_ext_full.jpg)
![](http://www.washingtonpost.com/rf/image_606w/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2012/01/10/National-Economy/Images/fordfusion.jpg)
![](http://www.egmcartech.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/2012detroit-2013fordfusion-12.jpg)
![](http://www.egmcartech.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/2012detroit-2013fordfusion-02-627x385.jpg)
![](http://www.egmcartech.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/2012detroit-2013fordfusion-13-627x419.jpg)
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I guess this is the sign of our times. I think this car rips off a lot of the A7 design cues - here are a few that jumped out at me.
The roof doesn't slope as much as the A7, it looks like b/w the A7 and the BMW 6
The roof doesn't slope as much as the A7, it looks like b/w the A7 and the BMW 6
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In turn, manufacturers of specialized products need to find markets for their unique products and offer them to others which includes companies that are actual competitors in the same field.
This methodology just recently reached automotive manufacturing on a large scale. The turbo chargers on most cars (regardless of brands) are made by Honeywell as an example. The MMI in our A7 (and in MB, BMW and others) is made by Harman-Becker.
While there may be a minor modification to suit the individual client, these devices are basically the same. It stands to reason that the developer of a device will offer it to many of the car companies, thereby the same feature shows up (around the same time) on different brands. So they are not copying (ripping off in your words) each other, just take advantage of something that has been made legally available to them.
As far as the body contours, there is a saying in engineering: "Windtunnels don't lie!"
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I am late to the game here, but I just saw the Fusion.
This pisses me off. I understand taking design cues from a leading design company like Audi, I mean hell Chryslers have LED DLRs now...but this looks like an 80% copy of the A7!
Shame on Ford. Come up with your own material for God's sake.
This pisses me off. I understand taking design cues from a leading design company like Audi, I mean hell Chryslers have LED DLRs now...but this looks like an 80% copy of the A7!
Shame on Ford. Come up with your own material for God's sake.