2010 Ford Fusion V6 Sport AWD

Offering all the standard and optional creature comforts of its front-wheel-drive sibling, the 2010 Ford Fusion V6 Sport AWD features a full-time all-wheel-drive (AWD) configuration that’s managed by a center-mounted, mechanical limited-slip differential. Tooling through the snow, though rarely a piece of cake, is made at least tolerable in this five-passenger AWD sedan.

The new-for-2010 Fusion V6 Sport AWD is uniquely powered by a 3.5-liter V6 engine that, combined with its standard six-speed auto-manual transmission, puts out 263 hp and 249 lb-ft of torque. The V6 Sport trims are the only family members allotted the 3.5-liter engine, and the AWD version gets 17/24 mpg, according to the EPA.

By Eric Tallberg