Sharp new Mondeo to get turbo boost

Why buy a German car, what exactly are you getting for several thousand more? Oh yes a very common badge! Mondeo man is no longer the poor man of the corporate car park

By Focus_your_mind on 21 October, 2009, 9:17am

Mostly change

The Front has change,But the back is the same. Well I don't really know actually. What about that talked about Capri. Is ever going revive?

By deviras on 21 October, 2009, 9:32am

Good looking, but........

How come so many 'new' cars these days look like the old one, but after a couple of elephants have sat on the front and rear ends?

It does nothing for headroom, particularly in the back and so it looks like I'll be buying a people carrier next time, which is not what I want.

By lairdfp on 21 October, 2009, 9:50am

More of the same

Why consider something like this when there are more interesting cars on the road...
I agree with the comments above this is not very inspiring

By daveingreece on 21 October, 2009, 9:57am

Great car

Mondeo is very good car.Middlestraim with premium technical support. These Mondeo will be much interesant than concurents vehicles, from class.Mondeo was always "shadowpremium" car,for peoples who nows...

By Depp1 on 21 October, 2009, 11:44am

Brian R

As a Mondeo estate driver at the moment , I am undesided aboutthe front end but would be interested in the shape of the Estate model if there is one to enable my 2 GSD to fit in the back for trips to Scotland Highlands at short notice from Derbishire.

By Brianroberts414 on 21 October, 2009, 1:52pm

Surely not another 4 door coupé!!

Lord help us... "and in addition a Mercedes CLS style coupe is on the cards" ...not another 4 door coupé! Do it properly and remove the 2 doors at the back!!

By ARI_Boy on 21 October, 2009, 6:13pm

This is a stunning looking car, with release for 2012, I would like to see if Ford can maybe get in on the electric revolution, anall electric Mondeo would be good, It would need a lot of battery power for the long distance drives that fleet users do.

By DavidDowsett on 1 November, 2009, 11:47am

Where it all went wrong and will again

The current Mondeo's styling is ageing rapidly in my opinion, the original Iosis concept was stunning and still is, this was a let down in comparison, Ford's recent cars never look their best until the first facelift, look at the Focus, C-Max, previous Mondeo for examples.

If Ford want to be taken seriously in this sector the car has to be a real looker, there is nothing wrong with the oily bits. A proper ST replacement would be on my drive in a heartbeat, I owned an ST220 and loved it, perhaps with the latest Volvo inline 6 engine.

By Shaun34 on 6 November, 2009, 7:04pm

Under The Skin ....

It's only another mass-produced Rep-Mobile and will drop in value quicker than a whore's knickers!

Only a fool would put their own money into a Ford!

By Rod_Golf_GTD on 10 November, 2009, 9:58am

Are we talking about the same car manufacturer ?

Could you explain me what does it mean: "...trendier appearance than its more sombre German counterparts"???

Open your eyes please - Ford is a German car!
'Ford Europe' headquarter is Cologne, Germany where all european models are developed and engineered. The biggest assembly plants are in Germany.
British plant in Southampton is the smallest one far after Spain, Belgium or even Turkey.

By miki123 on 17 November, 2009, 12:05am

Take off the fancy bits!!!

Why do they show off these cars with lowered suspension or fancy alloys,twin tail pipes etc etc!!!!! I want to see the car that most of the real people buy. If that was the case then perhaps we wouldn't view these new designs with rose tinted glasses. OH!! and big mistake I was going to replace my Mondeo next year, NEW DESIGN !! second thoughts and we all know what that leads to on trade in ( but sir thats the old model!!!)

By K444JAH on 17 November, 2009, 10:11am

I can onlu assume that people slagging of the mondeo have never actually driven one,otherwise they wouldn,t be slagging it of some of us do have lowered suspension,fancy alloys etc,and I am a real person,don,t consider it a repmobile,that would be a golf deisel or something equally boring that hasn,t changed in the past 20 years,some people are scared of change others embrace it ,you either move and live with the times or die in the past

By mbarnett1 on 26 November, 2009, 10:26pm

To Focus_your_mind - Go drive a 3 series or an A4. You're not just buying a badge, you're buying a better car. I'm afraid that mondeo man still is the poor man in the car park. To mbarnett1 - It's a repmobile! It's not in the same class as the 3 series or A4, not as fast, not as comfortable, doesn't handle as well, not as well built and will lose more money over 3 years. The mondeo is a lower class of car than the other two and ford know this. If they felt it could compete they would up the price in a flash and make more money. It's business afterall. Remember that all the reviews you read and see on tv are comparing the mondeo to the vectra, avensis, etc. If it was compared to the better cars, the reviews would sounds as nice. So instead of telling us to drive a mondeo, you should try driving a bmw.

By macsuibhne on 11 January, 2010, 7:47pm

To Focus_your_mind - Go drive a 3 series or an A4. You're not just buying a badge, you're buying a better car. I'm afraid that mondeo man still is the poor man in the car park. To mbarnett1 - It's a repmobile! It's not in the same class as the 3 series or A4, not as fast, not as comfortable, doesn't handle as well, not as well built and will lose more money over 3 years. The mondeo is a lower class of car than the other two and ford know this. If they felt it could compete they would up the price in a flash and make more money. It's business afterall. Remember that all the reviews you read and see on tv are comparing the mondeo to the vectra, avensis, etc. If it was compared to the better cars, the reviews would sounds as nice. So instead of telling us to drive a mondeo, you should try driving a bmw.

By macsuibhne on 11 January, 2010, 7:58pm

Great Design.

This new version is great. Very stylish. I am an existing 2009 titanium x sport driver so do have all the bells and whistles and will probably buy this version when released.
In response to macsuibhne comments the bmw is uncomfortable as they are to firm both inside and suspension, has a knotchy gear box and is so clinical and common, its boring. It is also more expensive and significantly smaller and less practical than a Mondeo. Auidi's are not that fast unless you pay supercar money for top of range large engined polluting models. Then comes the list of equiptment you don't get unless you pay big money for options in the bmw and audi. 2009 mondeo titanium x sport 2.2 list new 28K, pre reg 18k, loss 10k. BMW 3 series 320d M sport 36k new (with spec of the mondeo), under 1yr old 22k, with loss of 14k. Hows that add up. The only BMW that makes any sense is the Mini.
I suppose its horses for courses.

By andrewknox75 on 19 January, 2010, 4:52am

?

when come out Ford change desing, this is problem ( new KOREAN FOCUS ) !!!?????

By bumbar on 10 February, 2010, 4:30pm

Its a very stylish/attractive car. Only drawback is the blue oval badge on the radiator grill. being a Ford it will be worthless in 3/4 years time.

By bigbazza on 19 March, 2010, 7:57am

Premium Ford

Mondeo is really premium technic car and Audi, BMW and Mercedes have respect. Poor man-Mondeo buyers? What a sick means.

By Depp1 on 1 April, 2010, 8:29am

Hmmmmm..............ok BUT

Ok, it isn't a BAD looking car but to me it just looks like a squat version of the current Mondeo. I HAVE driven Mondeos, Vectras, BMW's AND Audis and still the Audi will do it for me every time. I have just recently replaced my 11 year old Vectra and at the time I bought that about 5 years ago, I also had the opportunity to buy a Mondeo of similar age but I chose not to, because having driven both of these cars at various times, I was of the opinion that the Vectra was the slightly better car, maybe not by very much admittedly, but it still had the edge for me over the Mondeo. I have seen nothing yet in the Mondeo's makeup over the years to change that view. If I were in the market for this type of car today, ideally it would be an Audi A4 or if finances wouldn't run to that, it could well be an Insignia, but NOT a Mondeo.

By nick7 on 1 April, 2010, 5:48pm