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Wed 11 Nov 2002Fusion falls flat for Ford familyROAD TEST: Ford, fretting frantically, found a fissure between the Fiesta and the Focus - and formed the Fusion. Fuss and flap but no phenomenon, files Andrew HamiltonYou could say it's a picture of family practicality with security, safety and common sense all there in equal measures. But the Ford Fusion that we first saw as a motor show concept has shed some of its style and glamour.