Ford's Outback-Esque Fusion Active Wagon Spotted with Production Body

• These spy shots purport to show the upcoming Ford Fusion Active lifted wagon.

• It will be a competitor to the Subaru Outback and will serve as Ford's mid-size SUV.

• We expect to see the Fusion Active debut either late this year or early in 2023.

Ford's long-rumored Subaru Outback competitor might be getting closer to reality. This new model is slated to bring back the Fusion name previously applied to Ford's now-dead mid-size sedan offering. But it will be applied to a completely different vehicle: instead of a sedan, it appears the Fusion Active will be a lifted station wagon that could replace the Edge as Ford's mid-size crossover offering.

While previous spy shots of this model were of a test mule incorporating body panels from various models, these new photos appear to show the Fusion Active's real shape. Like the latest Outback, which is basically a mid-size SUV in terms of dimensions, it's quite tall and toes the line between lifted wagon and crossover. But the Fusion Active's proportions still look wagon-esque to our eye, if only just.