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June 26, 2015
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ALL NEW: Ford Mondeo comes with smooth lines, both as a hatch or station wagon.
Ford Mondeo steps up as Falcon replacement By ALISTAIR KENNEDY Bucking the current trend towards SUVs all Mondeo models are available with a station wagon body as well as a hatchback, but no sedan and no plans to bring one in post-Falcon. There are three variants: Ambiente (from $32,790), Trend (from $37,340), and Titanium (from $44,290). The Titanium wagon is diesel-only powered, the others come with the choice of either petrol or diesel. Mondeo hatch has the same coupe-like styling that Mercedes pioneered with its CLS-Class. It works well with the Benz and equally so with the big Ford – at a third of the price - and
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the Mondeo wagon gets a similar treatment. The front of the Gen 4 Mondeo has been given a bigger grille than the previous model, with a honeycomb fill and daytime running lights that combine with the flowing profile to produce an eye-catching sporty looking car. Each variant gets different sized alloy wheels from 16- to 18-inch. Mondeo comes with the choice of two turbocharged engines, one petrol and one diesel. The petrol, from the EcoBoost family, has two different levels of tune, 149 kW and 345 Nm in the entry-level Ambiente model and 177 kW, but the same 345 Nm, in the higherspecced Trend and Titanium. The Duratorq diesel has less power (132
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kW) but more torque (400 Nm) with a peak from 2000 to 2500 rpm. All models use a six-speed automatic transmission with the added feature of paddle-shift manual overrides. Our test car was the Titanium hatch with the fixed glass roof which is likely to affect the available front headroom for taller drivers. The Titanium wagon gets a powered opening sunroof. There are excellent storage options including a large and deep alcove at the base of the front console. The drink holders are large and supportive while the USB, Aux and SD card sockets are at the bottom of the centre console box.
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ith the upcoming departure of the Ford Falcon, the latest fourth generation version of the marginally smaller Mondeo, launched in Australia in April this year, takes on more importance than ever before. When Mondeo first arrived on the scene in 1992 it was marketed as the “world car” – hence the name, its French for world. Despite its success overseas, the dominance of the Falcon in Australia, and the fact that it didn’t come here until 1995, meant that Mondeo was never going to be more than a bit player. Indeed it dropped out of the local market altogether between 1999 before returning with greater success in 2007.