Facelifted Mondeo spied

Lazy!

Wow they've really pushed the boat out with this one! It should have a new bonnet, front wings, head lights and wing mirrors as they all bolt on no major engineering would have been required.

By Focus_your_mind on 21 May, 2010, 11:04am

Not inspirational

BMW, Volkswagen etc. have all proved that design evolution is not a problem and help to keep up with the opposition. I had hoped that Ford would have done something to improve the rear end of this car however, which looks a little like it was designed by the same people who produced the UK Olympics logo.
Of course as Kia, Skoda and Hyundai have proved the issue is not really design but reliability and dealer service

By KevinC1950 on 25 May, 2010, 9:31am

@ Focus_your_mind.
Look again, it does have a new bonnet.

By mondeo2000 on 25 May, 2010, 5:21pm

Boring

Very boring facelift. Looks like they are concentrating more on the Focus now and leaving this plodding company car for uninspired customers to purchase....

By aarontp on 31 May, 2010, 8:04am

Preparing for it's successor

I think this looks worse than the current car (remarkable, given how little they've done to it). The spyshot earlier this year only reinforces that - particularly the running lamps, which they've made little effort to integrate into the design.

Facelifts like this always look like they've been done by the office junior - someone not normally let loose on an important new car (Hyundai Coupe *snigger*). Ford seem to have a habit of doing this (the original Focus and last Fiesta were both spoilt by the addition of mid-life cheap and fussy bits). If I was the original designer I'd find it annoying - this Mondeo was quite a handsome car at launch. I'm just a potential customer, though, so will have to hope that manufacturers learn someday to leave well alone if they can't improve on what they already have. I guess it makes the car's successor look better in comparison.

By cakewalker90 on 17 June, 2010, 11:12pm

ugly and boring

Looks like a longer bodied Focus, Dull, Ugly and Boring.

By bigbazza on 27 July, 2010, 10:57pm