I think it looks great personally, just the right kind of styling to suit the Mondeo/Fusion. Modern, but understated, aggressive yet refined at the same time. Seems like a good balance. I never much liked the current Mondeo styling (although the Titanium X isn't so bad), so this is certainly a big improvement.
Would certainly like to get my hands on a model with some grunt.
Things are going global, the mk7 Fiesta was the real pioneer there though, this isn't going to be quite the same as US. I would be surprised to see a hybrid version over here in the UK. We don't have the market for it yet. Focus hybrid, on the other hand, much more feasible.