New NASCAR Fusion

Moby Vic · 25-01-2012, 07:55 AM

Not too shabby looking, even if it is ridiculous to call it a stock car:
http://jalopnik.com/5878883/nascars-...+***-stock-car

Nikked · 25-01-2012, 08:05 AM

All kinds of win!

barnz_xr8 · 25-01-2012, 09:19 AM

thats awsome, but what does the last comment about not having a carburetor mean.

R-Design · 25-01-2012, 09:48 AM

Amazing what you can do with stickers these days.

**Polyal** · 25-01-2012, 10:13 AM

That looks awesome...but why dont they use a 4 door "shell"..would it really be that much different?

I love those rims though, they would look hella tough on a GT..yellow writing and all!

mac_man_luke · 25-01-2012, 10:32 AM

Photo from the front looks more Aston Martin than fusion IMO!

Nascar finally moving forward and ditching the carbs?

Moby Vic · 25-01-2012, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by barnz_xr8

thats awsome, but what does the last comment about not having a carburetor mean.

The 2012 season will be the first time in history NASCAR has used fuel injection. Prior to this season they have used four-barrel carbs.

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Originally Posted by Boss315

Amazing what you can do with stickers these days.

Yes, I've lost interest in NASCAR since they switched to the Common Aerodynamic Template—the only way to tell the cars apart is to wait until graphics have been applied. I understand that for funny car drag racers, but not for "stock" cars.

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Originally Posted by Polyal

That looks awesome...but why dont they use a 4 door "shell"..would it really be that much different?

I love those rims though, they would look hella tough on a GT..yellow writing and all!

They pretend the race cars are two-door coupes. With rear-wheel drive. But the Ford Fusion and Chevy Impala street cars are front-wheel-drive four-door sedans that do not even offer V8 engines.

LeadFoot81 · 25-01-2012, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Boss315

Amazing what you can do with stickers these days.

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The Fusion stock car's shell is actually styled to resemble the street car, as opposed the generic Nascar shells used now. Yes the grille and headlights are stickers, but why add unnecessary complexity?

**janddbone** · 25-01-2012, 04:41 PM

NASCAR is awesome, you either get it, or you don't! They produce the best racing on the planet, period, and that is what it is all about.

Nikked · 25-01-2012, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by LeadFoot81

The Fusion stock car's shell is actually styled to resemble the street car, as opposed the generic Nascar shells used now. Yes the grille and headlights are stickers, but why add unnecessary complexity?

lights were ruled out in the 60's because they were a hazard when broken.

Same with the grill, when you're doing 200mph on an oval, a grill lying on the track from a love tap would be a worry.

chevypower · 25-01-2012, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Moby Vic

They pretend the race cars are two-door coupes. With rear-wheel drive. But the Ford Fusion and Chevy Impala street cars are front-wheel-drive four-door sedans that do not even offer V8 engines.

The Impala SS is available with a 5.3 V8 with FWD. But I get your point, racing cars have absolutely nothing in common with the cars they supposedly represent, but that is true everywhere. That's why I don't watch it.

Neale · 25-01-2012, 05:53 PM

The car looks tops!!!
The fusion is one of the best looking fords for a while IMO.

Like other people have said, its just sad that the cars have nothing in common with the cars they are supposed to be. V8 Supercars is heading down the same road its just taken them a little longer.

Moby Vic · 25-01-2012, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by chevypower

The Impala SS is available with a 5.3 V8 with FWD. But I get your point, racing cars have absolutely nothing in common with the cars they supposedly represent, but that is true everywhere. That's why I don't watch it.

They killed the SS version during the bankruptcy. Has it come back?

(Or maybe I'm confusing that with the death of the Monte Carlo. I'm not a Chevy fan.)

dags41v · 26-01-2012, 07:40 AM

Great car, love NASCAR!

Moby Vic · 26-01-2012, 07:51 AM

Are you Australian fans of NASCAR familiar with Bud Moore? He was an engine builder/team owner from the '50s through the '90s, and by the mid-'60s he pretty much exclusively worked with Ford/Mercury.

He ran the Mercury Cougar Trans Am team for 1967, and was a serious threat to Carroll Shelby's Mustang effort. Ford wouldn't let Mercury race Trans Am after that.

Moore then had a Mustang Trans Am team for '69, as did Shelby. For '70, Ford let the Shelby team go and kept Moore's team. Parnelli Jones won the championship driving a Bud Moore-prepared Mustang.

Moore pretty much singlehandledly brought small-block engines to NASCAR in the early '70s. When NASCAR started requiring restrictor plates for the Aero Wars cars like the Torino Talladega and Road Runner Superbird, Moore discovered he could make more power with a 351 Cleveland than with a restricted Boss 429, and the Cleveland weighed less and didn't use as much fuel.

He's a fascinating guy, but unfortunately there's no place in NASCAR for people like him anymore.

Moby Vic · 26-01-2012, 08:05 AM

And here's Ford's press release: http://media.ford.com/article_displa...ticle_id=35881

GS608 · 26-01-2012, 08:09 AM

Personally i prefer the Mustang Nationwide car

http://jalopnik.com/5380715/nascar-f...stang-revealed

Moby Vic · 26-01-2012, 08:16 AM

Really freaky proportions on that car. I prefer the ones with real bodies that they use for Grand Am or USRRC or whatever they're calling it now.

Spanrz · 26-01-2012, 09:24 AM

Quick, it's getting dark, turn on those headlights!

**Polyal** · 26-01-2012, 09:29 AM

Or not because the stadiums have lighting...