It’s the Ford Fusion!
We’ve earned: 2010 Car of the Year®!

MOTOR TREND today announced the Ford Fusion has been named MOTOR TREND’s 2010 Car of the Year®. This year marks the 60th anniversary for the MOTOR TREND award – the longest standing editorial automotive award of its kind.

Read more at MotorTrend.com.

The Ford Fusion was up against some great competitors (including a couple more Ford products, the Mustang and the all new Taurus):

• BMW 7 SERIES
• BMW Z4
• BUICK LACROSSE
• CHEVROLET CAMARO
• FORD MUSTANG
• FORD TAURUS
• HONDA INSIGHT
• HYUNDAI GENESIS COUPE
• KIA FORTE
• KIA SOUL
• LEXUS HS 250H
• MAZDA3
• MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS COUPE
• MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS
• NISSAN 370Z
• NISSAN CUBE
• PORSCHE PANAMERA
• SUBARU LEGACY
• SUZUKI KIZASHI
• TOYOTA PRIUS
• VOLKSWAGEN GTI
• VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN

This year there were six categories to follow for the judging criteria, previously there had been only three criteria: Superiority, Significance, and Value.

The six categories (as listed from Motor Trend):

• Design Advancement – well-executed exterior and interior styling; innovative vehicle packaging; good selection and use of materials.
• Engineering Excellence – total vehicle concept and execution; clever solutions to packaging, manufacturing and dynamics issues; cost-effective tech that benefits the consumer.
• Intended Function – how well the vehicle does the job its planners, designers, and engineers intended it to do.
• Efficiency – low fuel consumption and carbon footprint, relative to the vehicle’s competitive set.
• Safety – a vehicle’s ability to help the driver avoid a crash, as well as the secondary safety measures that protect its occupants from harm during a crash.
• Value – competitive price and equipment levels, measured against those of vehicles in the same market segment.