Earlier today Motor Trend Magazine named the 2010 Ford Fusion as their pick for Car of the Year award.

According to Motor Trend, the 2010 Fusion bested a field of 23 contenders — including the Toyota Camry, Honda Accord, BMW-7 series and Mercedes-Benz E Class.

• The 2010 Ford Fusion is MOTOR TREND magazine’s pick for its prestigious Car of the Year® award
• The Fusion bested a field of 23 contenders – including the Toyota Camry, Honda Accord, BMW 7 Series and Mercedes-Benz E-Class – to win the prominent award
• Fusion is now among America’s top 10-selling vehicles and the No. 1-selling domestic car
• Ford Fusion is America’s most fuel-efficient midsize sedan for both hybrid and conventional gasoline models. The Fusion Hybrid tops the Toyota Camry hybrid by 8 mpg in the city and 2 mpg on the highway, while the four-cylinder Fusion with best-in-class highway fuel economy tops the Toyota Camry four-cylinder by 2 mpg

It’s no doubt this is an incredible car, from the time it launched in 2006 not only did it have a superb ride and handling but it had people asking the mind bending question of “What’s a squircle?”. The redesign for 2010 had to be special. I remember sitting in the Ford Fusion a few years ago at Percival Ford thinking “I want to own this car!” When they announced the redesign I was worried about what was going to change. Grandma’s always make the best chocolate chip cookies and to me, changing the Fusion was like Grandma telling me she got rid of the recipe and was starting from scratch. Obviously I had nothing to worry about, they nailed it so good that it’s recognized as one of the best cars in world! Who am I to doubt Grandma! If you’d like to take a closer look at the 2010 Ford Fusion because you’re interested in buying one, or simply because you’d like to see what all the buzz is about, come to Capital Ford anytime and we’d be more then happy to show you the inside and out of the Motor Trend Car of the Year!

If you’d like to watch the Motor Trend announcement of the car of the year, I’ve embedded it just below. Its about 13 minutes long.