Following the nameplate’s stunning 2006 debut, the 2007 Ford Fusion returns to the midsize car market with more standard and optional equipment as well as a longer warranty.

Given up for dead after the horrible third-generation Taurus tanked, Ford staged a remarkable return to relevance with the introduction of the Fusion. Now entering its second year of production, the handsome sedan improves in several ways. But in other ways, it's still playing catch-up to the class leaders.