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Wed 01 Jan 2007A reliably dull confusionSecondhandSense: Ford Fusion The motor industry is never short of clever innovations, but while some achieve widespread approval, some never really seem to shine.The Ford Fusion is a good example of the latter. Developing on the idea that small could be made just a tad bigger and therefore satisfy a wider audience (something Mazda had done very successfully with the original Demio), Ford decided to extend the Fiesta slightly and appeal to those who needed a small car, but one capable of carrying more. What happened with the Fusion, however, was that the Fiesta's rather appealing design was subsumed into a car that was indeed practical but also rather boring.