Ford has just had its global launch of the Mondeo (also called Fusion in the States) at its ‘Go Further’ brand event in Amsterdam. We’ve already seen what the new Mondeo looks like and also know at least one of the engines the car will have.
The list of engines does not stop there. Mondeo is powered by a range of petrol, diesel, hybrid electric and plug-in hybrid electric powertrains. Besides the 1.0 litre EcoBoost (we’ve already covered it here), there are two other powertrain highlights that you should know of.
The first is the Mondeo HEV, or hybrid electric vehicle. This variant comes with a specially developed 2.0 litre Atkinson-cycle petrol engine paired with a 35 kW lithium-ion battery. Lastly, while Ford has featured diesel engines before, this will be the first time that the Blue Oval will offer an all-wheel drive diesel variant to deliver more traction, performance and handling.
There are four kinds of drivetrains that will end up in the Mondeo. On offer are the six-speed manual, six-speed automatic FWD, six-speed automatic AWD and an electronic CVT hybrid.
There are no specifics as yet to what other engines will come with the car. Different markets will receive different engines, transmissions and specifications. Example, the Fusion will be getting the 1.6 and 2.0 litre EcoBoost, the 2.5 iVCT, hybrid and PHEV powertrains. As for our market, it is highly likely the same 2.0 litre 240 PS engine will come with the new car. But, we’ll just have to wait till Ford Malaysia releases the new Mondeo here to know for sure.
The Mondeo is built on a CD-segment platform and will come in three body styles – four-door sedan, five-door hatchback and five-door station wagon. The Mondeo in its sedan style is 4,869.2 mm long, 1,851.7 mm wide, 1,475.7 mm tall and has a wheelbase of 2,849.9 mm long.
As you can see, the Mondeo features Ford’s new global design language. Highlights of the design are the low roofline for a sports coupe silhouette, ‘visual lightness’ on the side-profile, the new grille, power-dome bonnet and adaptive, full LED headlamps.
The Blue Oval says that the Mondeo is the first of the Ford cars to have headlamps with LED high beam, low beam and signal lighting. The headlamps also turn with the steering and adapt beam projection to vehicle speed – so a longer throw at high speeds and a wider field of vision at slower speeds.
Soft-touch materials, premium finishes and equipment increases the levels of luxury in the Mondeo. The mid-sized car will feature the SYNC with MyFord Touch, which is a system that includes of an eight-inch colour touchscreen and can be a WiFi hotspot for up to five devices.
The SYNC system will not require drivers to take their hands off the wheel. Phone, media player, climate control, radio, CD-player and navigation can be activated by voice.
For the first time in Europe, the Mondeo comes with rear inflatable seatbelts that are designed to reduce head, neck and chest injuries. In an accident, the belt rapidly expands to disperse crash forces five times greater than that achieved by conventional seatbelt.
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Nice.. interior.. exterior…
entah hapa hapa design, halang angin je kalau depan straight ke atas mcm tu. sekarang orang tak nak dah design macam tu, mangkok hayun betul la ford ni. peduli apa rupa macam aston pun
hang lebih tahu tentang designing ke? apa salah di sink? org like it and diiktiraf ramai.
Why does the front looks so aston martin-like?
Very “Aston”inshed design… :P Very, very nice!
Can’t wait for it to arrive Malaysia. And being a Ford, this car will surely be fun to drive.
at least gotta be 2 years before it reaches malaysia…since its only gonna arrive in UK september 2013…damn!
when you have a money, no need 2 years. MONEY.
Looks like Aston…cause Ford previously owned Aston Martin?
Very refreshing design after seeing all the Korean and Japanese cars.
However, Ford…hmm…not easy to get service in Malaysia.
Waiting, waiting, waiting.. I supposedly to buy the current Mondeo but I have to put that to hold merely for the new Mondeo. Prefer if we can get AWD so it can be a perfect rival of Subaru Legacy GT.
Sam, where is Sam Loo?
Sam, This one no resale value wor? How??
6 speed auto… twin clutch aa?
Fuh, damn gooding wei this car. Very popular in UK.
6 speed auto dah boring, lagi best cvt, rpm tak turun masa tukar gear
cvt ada tukar gear ke?
janji tak turun mcm gear auto
I would seriously consider this
If SAC wise enough, they’ll bring lower end model first e.g. 1.0 and 1.6 EcoBoost first. Make it more affordable, lower price/ tax and common spareparts and not cannibalized existing Mondeo.
Price it RM120,000-RM140,000.
yes,karl is correct this mondeo must be RM 120,000 for 1.0 ecoboost version,1.6 ecoboost must be 135,000 to 140,000. if ford makes the price to RM 160,000 it should be a rival for a 508 and a volkwswagon pussat 1.8 tsi
wow, hope Sdac bring in fast. just can’t wait but worried pricey.
meanwhile, check out focus next week. how’s the ownership costs w new tech I wonder. also in Penang can they fix if got problems?
anyone got idea?
wow, hope Sdac bring in fast. just can’t wait but worried pricey.
meanwhile, check out focus next week. how’s the ownership costs w new tech I wonder. also in Penang can they fix if got problems?
anyone got idea?
Mitsubishi-Aston front alike…
Can”t wait for sime Darby to launch Mondeo
ford mondeo look alike aston Martin. .. its bcoz ford own 75% share of aston Martin company.. officially they bring this famous superb design to ford mondeo. ..
Insya Allah..one day I ll buy this car..