I had a FORD Fusion as a rental while on travel this past week and was really impressed with it. The biggie was the interior fit/finish & materials which was easily on par with the imports.
I drove one from Vermont to Tampa and back last winter. There were 5 of us with all of our luggage and we still got better than 30 MPG. I was VERY impressed with this vehicle.
Well, actually the Ford Fusion is an import... from Mexico.