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10-31-2012, 05:24 PM
Filed under: Aftermarket (http://www.autoblog.com/category/aftermarket/), SEMA Show (http://www.autoblog.com/category/sema/), Sedan (http://www.autoblog.com/category/sedans/), Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/)
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The 2013 Ford Fusion (http://autoblog.com/ford/fusion) is a seriously pretty car, and every time we see one, we can't help but notice the styling influence from brands like Jaguar (http://autoblog.com/jaguar) and Aston Martin (http://autoblog.com/aston+martin). That said, the modified Fusions that Ford (http://autoblog.com/ford) brought to this year's SEMA Show (http://autoblog.com/sema) don't enhance the already attractive midsize sedan. In fact, to our eyes, it's quite the contrary.

Case in point: The Tjin Edition Fusion (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-fusion-show-cars-sema-2012/#photo-5401617) above. When we got our first glimpse at the beige show car in teaser form, it wasn't wearing these oversized wheels, and that ridiculous front lip wasn't in place. If we're honest, it just ain't pretty. That said, we certainly won't complain about the upgraded 2.0-liter EcoBoost engine found underhood or the MagnaFlow exhaust system out back.

Elsewhere on stage the 3DCarbon Fusion (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-fusion-show-cars-sema-2012/#photo-5401620) takes a rather pretty black-and-white color scheme and adds some visual aggressive flare (again with an oversized front lip), the MRT Performance car (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-fusion-show-cars-sema-2012/#photo-5401626) is a slammed-down black-and-blue brute, and the Ice Nine Group (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-fusion-show-cars-sema-2012/#photo-5401623) has incorporated a matte-and-green Monster paint job to the Blue Oval baby.

Beauty is indeed in the eye of the beholder, so have a scroll through our attached image gallery and let us know in the comments if any of these Fusions get your motor runnin'.Sleek new Ford Fusion gets hit with SEMA's ugly stick (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/10/31/ford-fusion-customs-sema-2012/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Wed, 31 Oct 2012 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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