Brian Chee’s Opinion of the 2006 Ford Fusion’s Comfort:
This is where it matters, perhaps more so than any other aspect of a vehicle’s driving experience. Slap a weak engine in an ugly design and that’s bad – but build it around a comfortable interior and those sins are quickly forgotten by multitudes of commuters. We like space. We love soft-touch surfaces and comfortable seats with plenty of hip room. We like legroom, and most of all, we want to feel as though we’re sitting inside a luxury car – even if we’re not paying luxury car prices. For the most part, Ford delivers comfort with the Fusion. Many of the elements are there: there’s above average legroom, head room, and shoulder room. All the way around, it’s a comfortable, impressively quiet cabin in which to sit and while away the hours in traffic-choked misery. The rear seat offers plenty of room and a comfortable cushion. The front seats have a solid, sturdy feel to them, though the leather in the Fusion is a bit more like pleather. That hurts when it comes to the all-important luxury feel, one measurement of quality the Fusion doesn’t quite meet. Too much hard plastic dominates, and the lack of quality construction in our tester infringed on the feeling of quality you’d like to have in a sedan built to put Ford back on the map of a sedan buyer’s psyche.

Thom Blackett’s Opinion of the 2006 Ford Fusion’s Comfort:
Most buyers of the 2006 Ford Fusion will be looking for a fitting commuter car, and given the four-cylinder engine and five-speed manual tranny in our SEL test car, chances are this is just what the road warrior with fuel economy on the mind would consider. And they’d be smart to do so, because the Fusion SEL is well-suited for such duty, with power adjustable front seats that offer plenty of cushioning, padded door and center armrests as well as window sills, a tilt and telescoping steering wheel, and oft-used controls that are within easy reach.

Rear seat passengers are also treated well, with generous overall room, a comfortable folding bench, and a fold-down center armrest. Getting in and out is an easy affair for front and rear passengers. The main thing missing is thicker seat bolsters, yet being a car designed for more the streets than the canyons, that’s expected and acceptable.

Christian Wardlaw’s Opinion of the 2006 Ford Fusion’s Comfort:
Made for Americans, the Fusion’s driver’s seat is exceptionally comfortable. It is soft yet supportive, wide, tall, with terrific thigh support. The steering wheel is nicely shaped and pleasing to grip, and the upper door panels where people rest arms and elbows are padded in soft material. Even the lower dash panel where your right leg rests is soft to the touch, rather than the hard and glossy plastic you find in almost every other midsize family sedan. Though I only drove the car around town on trips shorter than two hours, I get the feeling that I could spend all day behind the Ford Fusion’s steering wheel without complaint. People riding in the back seat might mutter a bit, but only because the seat cushion is a little low. There’s plenty of leg and foot room in the back, and the center armrest is a nice addition.

Loading cargo is easy through a strut-supported trunk lid. Pull the seat release levers located in the trunk, and the seatbacks flop open, though they don’t go completely down unless you open a rear door and push with your hand. The trunk is roomy, and features a low liftover height. But Ford forgot to include an assist handle on the interior of the lid, which means you’ll get your hands dirty closing it.

Ron Perry’s Opinion of the 2006 Ford Fusion’s Comfort:
Our test car was equipped with leather seating that was both comfortable and supportive but appeared to be upholstered in low quality materials. Multiple adjustments made finding a good seating position easy and the Fusion is also equipped with heated seats for cold mornings. Easy-to-read white-on-black gauges with silver collars are raised off the instrument panel and are the highlight of the Fusion’s interior design. A leather shift knob provides a comfortable grab for quick shifts and a chrome collar and leather shift boot complete the look. Operating the radio and climate functions is easy and both proved legible day and night. When it comes to comfort, there are really no complaints from me about the Ford Fusion.