New Mondeo pics

Stallingrad

Meh, too much metal, too bloated looking and that Aston grille isn't fooling anyone. Can you imagine what this will look like on 16" rims?



Rear view is better...

helimachoptor

When is it out?

spank_inferno

Looks good....

Though it may appear less handsome when its sporting non-metallic blue paint, steel wheels (no hubcaps) in LX spec, as per 90% of all mondeos I've ever seen in Ireland.

Tabnabs

Back looks like it came from the Subaru parts bin.

Bonnet just looks dumb.

MidlandsM

Handsome.........I like it.

Please Kill Me

I like it. I've seen uglier looknig cars TBH!

Tea 1000

Take 1 Mondeo. Add a grille from an Aston Martin, lights from an XK, and then mass produce it! Call it the "all-new Mondeo".

MidlandsM

Tea 1000 wrote: »

Take 1 Mondeo. Add a grille from an Aston Martin, lights from an XK, and then mass produce it! Call it the "all-new Mondeo".

+ the bonnet from a chrysler crossfire .....:D

kbyte61

It just looks grand really.

Leonard Hofstadter

There's going to be a 1.0 petrol option, yes a one litre petrol :eek:!

That will bring a whole new meaning to the phrase 'ultimate Paddy spec car':D!

maximoose

Sort out that mess of a bonnet and I think it'd be a pretty nice looking car.

kbyte61

captainspeed wrote: »

There's going to be a 1.0 petrol option, yes a one litre petrol :eek:!

That will bring a whole new meaning to the phrase 'ultimate Paddy spec car':D!

You're joking right? :eek: Will this car be capable of forward motion?

Leonard Hofstadter

kbyte61 wrote: »

You're joking right? :eek: Will this car be capable of forward motion?

No, I'm deadly serious! And there are only three cylinders - a first in a car this size! It's the new Ecoboost engine, so it will have a turbo, and 123 bhp. 123 bhp isn't bad for an entry level Mondeo though, but I can't see that engine working in something the size of a Mondeo, good and all as that new Ecoboost engine is supposed to be.

kbyte61

captainspeed wrote: »

No, I'm deadly serious! And there are only three cylinders - a first in a car this size! It's the new Ecoboost engine, so it will have a turbo, and 123 bhp. 123 bhp isn't bad for an entry level Mondeo though, but I can't see that engine working in something the size of a Mondeo, good and all as that new Ecoboost engine is supposed to be.

Wow, its amazing that they can squeeze that much power out of a 1 litre engine.

Stallingrad

122bhp in the 1.4 tsi Passat works well, hopefully that Mondeo is not as heavy as it looks.

TestTransmission

kbyte61 wrote: »

Wow, its amazing that they can squeeze that much power out of a 1 litre engine.

This will blow your mind so...

http://www.topgear.com/uk/photos/formula-ford-nurburgring-lap-ecoboost-engine-2012-09-04

Ford has just proved that size isn't everything by letting a one-off, street-legal version of its popular Formula Ford loose around the infamous ‘Ring. Powered by the diddy 1.0-litre, three-cylinder Ecoboost engine (like in the new Focus), and a bit of a tailwind, it clocked a time of 7 minutes, 22 seconds. That's faster around the 'Green Hell' than a Lamborghini Aventador, Ferrari Enzo and Pagani Zonda.

Weight is obviously important - or lack of it. This racer weighs around 500kg and is modified to use Ford's 1.0-litre three cylinder in conjunction with the turbo from the standard Formula Ford. Boffins at Ford did tinker with the engine's ECU to squeeze out 202 bhp, 22 bhp more than the 1.6 litre that normally sits in the single-seater, but there were no major engine mods.

And thanks to some indicators, wing mirrors, wheel covers and a horn, you can even drive it to the shops. Yes, it's road legal. And if you can live without your creature comforts, it's even somewhat practical.

Of course, the headline stats of 0-62mph in under four seconds and a top speed of 158.8mph sound fantastic. But where it gets very interesting is fuel consumption. Ford is claiming that in testing, the EcoBoost-powered single-seater returned 118mpg at 35mph and 57mpg at 75mph. Now that's having your cake and eating it.

"This little engine has people rubbing their eyes in disbelief," said Nick Tandy, the man who piloted the car for the lap. "It's simply astonishing that a three-cylinder, 1.0-litre engine can deliver that kind of performance."

If you want to own the fastest, street-legal three-cylinder powered car to go around James' favourite race track, you can't, unless Ford agrees to build it. So click ‘like' at the top of this article and we'll send a digital petition to Dagenham when it gets high enough...

kbyte61

TestTransmission wrote: »

This will blow your mind so...

http://www.topgear.com/uk/photos/formula-ford-nurburgring-lap-ecoboost-engine-2012-09-04

Witchcraft!

readytosnap

volvo parts bin imo,mondeo looks too heavy for that engine, although the 122 bhp in the tsi mentioned was lovely in the golf.

ION08

All these tiny, high power (and highly stressed) engines are all well and good on paper but I wonder what the reliability and longevity of these engines will be like a few years and a few thousand miles down the road.

The idea of a 3 cylinder heavily boosted 1 liter engine just doesn't sit right with me (maybe in a fiesta but definitely not in a Focus or Mondeo)

Stallingrad

Oh dear, the more I see the less I like...what a shambles...

Stallingrad

ION08 wrote: »

All these tiny, high power (and highly stressed) engines are all well and good on paper but I wonder what the reliability and longevity of these engines will be like a few years and a few thousand miles down the road.

Ah sure the engine is only the size of an A4 sheet of paper apparently, when it blows up just feed another one through the grille.

Eric Cartman

captainspeed wrote: »

There's going to be a 1.0 petrol option, yes a one litre petrol :eek:!

That will bring a whole new meaning to the phrase 'ultimate Paddy spec car':D!

Irish people will still be crying out for the 800cc diesel model :pac:

more importantly, whats the biggest petrol engine it comes with, could make quite a nice machine with something in a 2.5 litre range.

ShadowHearth

I like it, but I really liked old model in titanium spec in bond movie... Then when I see paddy spec one on the road I just try to look the other way.

listermint

I think it looks great, bit weirded out by the distaste for it tbh.

AugustusMinimus

Eric Cartman wrote: »

Irish people will still be crying out for the 800cc diesel model :pac:

more importantly, whats the biggest petrol engine it comes with, could make quite a nice machine with something in a 2.5 litre range.

Biggest engine might be the 1.6L Turbo Ecoboost. Puts out about 200bhp IIRC.


This car has been around a while now. Was launched in the USA as the new Fusion about 6 months ago. Everyone at the time knew it would be marketed here as the new Mondeo but Ford didn't want to leave the cat out of the bag and influence old model sales.


I really like the look of this car. Compared to the B7 Passat and new Avensis, it's a chiseled masterpiece.

AugustusMinimus

Sideview (Albeit actually a Ford Fusion)

Leonard Hofstadter

AugustusMinimus wrote: »

Biggest engine might be the 1.6L Turbo Ecoboost. Puts out about 200bhp IIRC.


This car has been around a while now. Was launched in the USA as the new Fusion about 6 months ago. Everyone at the time knew it would be marketed here as the new Mondeo but Ford didn't want to leave the cat out of the bag and influence old model sales.


I really like the look of this car. Compared to the B7 Passat and new Avensis, it's a chiseled masterpiece.

The US is getting a 2.5 four cylinder petrol anyway.

The biggest engines in Europe will be 2.0 litres, in both petrol and diesel.

The entry level diesel will be a new 1.5 litre unit, and replaces the 1.6 lump. You'd imagine that the Irish offerings will be the two diesels, and we probably won't get the most powerful 2.0 diesel either.

Considering that they don't sell petrol Mondeos in Ireland any more, the new B-Max doesn't get the 1.0 Ecoboost in Ireland (even though it is available in the UK and the only petrol B-Max we do get is the older 1.4 which is in either tax band B or C to the Ecoboost's band A) and the Focus is only available with the watered down 100 PS Ecoboost (the 125 model isn't available here), I wouldn't be surprised if Ford don't bring in any petrol Mondeos here, even the 1.0 Ecoboost.

cadaliac

captainspeed wrote: »

The US is getting a 2.5 four cylinder petrol anyway.

The biggest engines in Europe will be 2.0 litres, in both petrol and diesel.

The entry level diesel will be a new 1.5 litre unit, and replaces the 1.6 lump. You'd imagine that the Irish offerings will be the two diesels, and we probably won't get the most powerful 2.0 diesel either.

Considering that they don't sell petrol Mondeos in Ireland any more, the new B-Max doesn't get the 1.0 Ecoboost in Ireland (even though it is available in the UK and the only petrol B-Max we do get is the older 1.4 which is in either tax band B or C to the Ecoboost's band A) and the Focus is only available with the watered down 100 PS Ecoboost (the 125 model isn't available here), I wouldn't be surprised if Ford don't bring in any petrol Mondeos here, even the 1.0 Ecoboost.

They do sell petrol mondeos and they will sell the 2.0 diesel here, don't worry.

Edit cant believe that they don't sell any petrols any more....

Leonard Hofstadter

cadaliac wrote: »

They do sell petrol mondeos and they will sell the 2.0 diesel here, don't worry.

They don't sell petrol Mondeos in Ireland, and they haven't since the start of 2009 once they got rid of all the excess 1.6 Mondeos they had in stock.

dar83

I'll wait for the Petrol ST version and then possibly considr one in a few years time if I'm feeling more like a family man then.

I really like the look of it. Yes it looks Aston'y from the front, but is that a bad thing? I quite like the look of the AM range. It's a hell of a lot better than the last few Mondeo attempts anyway!

kupus

AugustusMinimus wrote: »

Sideview (Albeit actually a Ford Fusion)

Sideview reminds me of a Mustang, strange I know......

Light Switch

New Connect,



http://www.autoblog.com/2012/09/06/ford-unveils-slicker-sleeker-2014-transit-connect/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+weblogsinc%2Fautoblog+%28Autoblog%29


I'v lost all interest in modern Fords the last few years, They all have that ugly fish face. Give me a Sierra, Granada, Mk1 Mondeo or even a Mk1 Focus anyday over this modern crap.

ShadowHearth

kupus wrote: »

Sideview reminds me of a Mustang, strange I know......

it reminds of evo 10 though...

spiggotpaddy

kbyte61 wrote: »

Wow, its amazing that they can squeeze that much power out of a 1 litre engine.

But they throw out 200 bhp from one litre motorcycle engines and people aren't wowed.

Henry Ford III

Light Switch wrote: »

..I'v lost all interest in modern Fords the last few years, They all have that ugly fish face. Give me a Sierra, Granada, Mk1 Mondeo or even a Mk1 Focus anyday over this modern crap.

As is your right and choice.

With respect though the modern cars are all better to drive, way more refined, considerably safer, and cheaper to run too.

AugustusMinimus

ShadowHearth wrote: »

it reminds of evo 10 though...

Same here, mainly due to how flat the front of the car is.

Henry Ford III

spiggotpaddy wrote: »

But they throw out 200 bhp from one litre motorcycle engines and people aren't wowed.

At 12,000 revs perhaps. The bike engines are unlikely survive big mileages either.

That 1.0T in a Focus will do 90mph at c. 3000rpm.

spiggotpaddy

Henry Ford III wrote: »

At 12,000 revs perhaps. The bike engines are unlikely survive big mileages either.

That 1.0T in a Focus will do 90mph at c. 3000rpm.

urban myth. Bike engines can do high mileage, but they do have short service intervals. Just like high performance cars.

Colonel Sanders

I like it (the high spec one in the photos that is)

But as a few others have said I'll probably cry when I see the spec the average Irish driver will buy

JoeA3

captainspeed wrote: »

They don't sell petrol Mondeos in Ireland, and they haven't since the start of 2009 once they got rid of all the excess 1.6 Mondeos they had in stock.

That's gas... i remember the vast majority of irish MK1 and MK2 Mondeos were 1.6 or 1.8LX petrols! How times have changed...

Leonard Hofstadter

Colonel Sanders wrote: »

I like it (the high spec one in the photos that is)

But as a few others have said I'll probably cry when I see the spec the average Irish driver will buy

+1, I'm sure it won't look half as nice in poverty spec LX model that most of the Paddys will buy, with things like keep fit windows in the back, hubcaps instead of alloys, all black dash, and only basic a/c rather than proper climate control! No doubt the engine of choice will be the 1.5 TDCi whereas other countries will go for the 2.0 TDCi or else the 1.6 Ecoboost. If we were still doing taxation on engine size, I've no doubt that most people would be buying the 1.0 Ecoboost model!

Poulgorm

captainspeed wrote: »

+1, I'm sure it won't look half as nice in poverty spec LX model that most of the Paddys will buy, with things like keep fit windows in the back, hubcaps instead of alloys, all black dash, and only basic a/c rather than proper climate control! No doubt the engine of choice will be the 1.5 TDCi whereas other countries will go for the 2.0 TDCi or else the 1.6 Ecoboost. If we were still doing taxation on engine size, I've no doubt that most people would be buying the 1.0 Ecoboost model!

You obviously consider yourself superior to the average Irishman (or "Paddy", as you disrespectfully call him).

I wonder what is the basis for your superiority complex?

bobin fudge

I like it, bonnet looks not great but will have to see it IRL when it comes out

Henry Ford III

spiggotpaddy wrote: »

urban myth. Bike engines can do high mileage, but they do have short service intervals. Just like high performance cars.

Nah. I'm sure it's possible but in reality it's rare I reckon.

p.s. I run a motorbike too.

mb1725

Not bad looking but this fashion of slab sides and turret tops doesn't appeal to me. Here's the car with a little black paint added to lift the heaviness of the design (a la Fusion above):

will.i.am

SEXY!

The Royal Scam

Here the new version of what I drive, supposed to change my car in 2013, might have to wait to see what this is like in the flesh

Shakti

white mondeo....like the bonnet, like the lines through the door handles, don't like the boot

Fozzie Bear

Stallingrad wrote: »

Rear view is better...

That particular side view reminds me of the current Audi A4. The doors and roof shape, not the actual rear end.

Aston grill is a complete rip off and looking at just the front portion of the car from a side on view is like looking at a Mitsubishi Evo/Charisma half brother! I actually like it overall though.

8k2q1gfcz9s5d4

love it

cyrusdvirus

I'm just after changing my car.

Think I might need to break out the superglue and stick the piggy bank back together. Cos me likey lots!!