<P> The new 2013 line - up also includes a next - generation hybrid version, and a plug - in hybrid version, the Ford Fusion Energi . The Ford Fusion became the first production sedan to offer these three options . Sales of the gasoline - powered and hybrid version began in the US in October 2012 . Sales in Europe and Asia, as Ford Mondeo, are expected to begin in 2013 . Deliveries of the Fusion Energi began the U.S. in February 2013 . Sales of the Mondeo line - up, including the hybrid model, began in Germany in August 2014 . </P> <P> For the second generation Fusion Hybrid the nickel - metal hydride batteries used in the hybrid first generation were replaced with lithium - ion batteries . The 2013 model year is more fuel efficient than its predecessor, with a US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rating of 47 mpg (5.0 L / 100 km; 56 mpg) with the same rating for combined / city / highway cycles . This rating is also the same Ford achieved for the 2013 Ford C - Max Hybrid, as both hybrids share the same engine and drivetrain . These ratings allowed the 2013 Fusion Hybrid to outperform the 2012 Toyota Camry Hybrid LE by 4 mpg ‐ US (0, 5 L / 100 km; 4.8 mpg ‐ imp) city and 8 mpg ‐ US (1 L / 100 km; 9.6 mpg ‐ imp) highway, and to become the most efficient midsize hybrid sedan in the U.S. as of September 2012 . The Duratec 2.5, and EcoBoost 1.5, 1.6 and 2.0 are sourced from Chihuahua, Mexico; Craiova, Romania; Bridgend, Wales; and Valencia, Spain respectively . The 6F and HF35 automatic transmissions are sourced from Ford's Van Dyke Transmission Plant in Sterling Heights, Michigan, while the B6 manual is produced at the GETRAG FORD Transmissions GmbH facility in Halewood, United Kingdom . </P> <P> Ford updated the Fusion for the 2017 model year . The facelifted version was first unveiled at the 2016 North American International Auto Show on January 11, 2016 . </P> <P> All Fusions received new packages, new front and rear end styling, a new rotary - controlled automatic transmission, and two new trim levels of the gasoline - powered Fusion: the high - performance Sport, which marks the first time that a V6 engine has been installed into a second - generation Fusion, and the Platinum, which adds more luxury features onto the previously top - of - the - line Titanium trim level (the Platinum is also available for both the Fusion Hybrid and Fusion Energi models). Also new for 2017 on most Fusion models is Ford's new SYNC 3 infotainment system with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay compatibility, which replaces the MyFord Touch infotainment system that was offered on the 2016 Fusion . </P>

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