Super TestCar reviews - Ford - Mondeo - EcoBoost rangeFord modelsOverviewFord's slick EcoBoost engine makes the excellent Mondeo even better7 Jun 2011 IT HAS taken a long time but it seems Ford has finally struck upon the right formula for increasing Mondeo sales. While Toyota and its Altona-built Camry can still rest easy at night, Ford’s Belgian-built mid-sizer is making inroads against most other rivals with its combination of good looks, great packaging, keen pricing, high specification levels and diesel availability. Now the only real weak link in the series – the smooth but slightly undernourished 118kW 2.3-litre four-cylinder engine – is ousted in mid-spec Zetec and luxury Titanium hatch models for a lower-output version of Ford’s fascinating new EcoBoost 2.0-litre direct-injection turbo-petrol four, which will soon power the homegrown Falcon. And you know what? It’s so good we only wish it were available in other variants like the wagon. Model release date: 1 July 2011 to 1 March 2015 All car reviewsAlfa Romeo Abarth Alpine Alpina Audi Aston Martin BMW Bentley Chevrolet Chery Citroen Chrysler Dodge Cupra Ferrari DS Ford Fiat FPV Foton GWM Great Wall Holden Haval HSV Honda Hyundai Hummer Isuzu Infiniti Jeep Jaguar Lamborghini Kia LDV Land Rover Lotus Lexus Maserati Mahindra McLaren Mazda Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG Mini MG Nissan Mitsubishi Peugeot Opel Proton Porsche Renault Ram Rover Rolls-Royce Skoda Saab SsangYong Smart Suzuki Subaru Toyota Tesla Volvo Volkswagen Previous modelMATING the third-generation Mondeo’s finely balanced chassis with Volvo’s gutsy 162kW/320Nm 2.5-litre five-cylinder turbo-petrol unit might sound a tad daft, but it provided one of our favourite sleeper models of recent memory. |
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