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no stability control, "unlike with most competitors"
SAFETY | 8 out of 10
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no stability control, "unlike with most competitors"
Edmunds
top pick
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
Edmunds said that stability control isn't available on the Fusion, "unlike with most competitors," a strike against Ford. Cars.com explained why it's such a good idea to have it. Stability control helps keep a vehicle from spinning out of control, and while it "isn't as necessary as it might be in an SUV," they wrote, the fact it's standard on the Camry, Accord and Altima "makes the Fusion's omission less acceptable."
Even so, the 2008 Ford Fusion has every other imaginable piece of safety gear, including anti-lock brakes, side curtain and side airbags, as well as dual front airbags. The crash performance for the sedan is also quite strong - it earned the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's "Top Pick," also scored five-star safety in government tests for front, side and rear impacts. So while it's missing one feature, the Fusion still is a safe vehicle by almost all measures.
Conclusion
The lack of stability control gives reviewers pause, but the 2008 Ford Fusion still has five-star safety, like many other Ford cars.
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