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in the 1990s vast parts of Britain
removed of the power of the Ford Mondeo
this mid-sized family saloon represented
the aspirations of millions of
middle-class workers all over the
country if you're a Mondeo man or woman
then you were going places
it's got good form too because we named
it our car of the year in 1993 and again
in 2001 these days though it does face
some tougher competition from the likes
of Skoda Superb and Paul's wagons Passat
to compete here the mande will need to
persuade family buyers that it can be
every bit as practical and comfortable
as its rivals while offering you great
value for money and for any car that's a
tall order
in this review we'll tell you what it's
like to drive how easy it is to live
with and how much stuff you can get
inside and if at the end of all of that
you're thinking about buying one then
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section where we can help save you
thousands first though let's see what
it's like on the road in a class heavily
associated with company car drivers it
is no surprise that diesels are at the
core of the mando's
engine range there's the 1.5 and 2-liter
diesel to choose from and we recommend
the 1.5 litre diesel because it's smooth
and is extremely efficient
however if you would like more power and
you'd like stronger acceleration then
you can go for the 177 brake horsepower
2-liter diesel fitted to this car
there's two petrol engines to choose
from and out of those we recommend the
1.5 litre EcoBoost and there's also a
hybrid which teams a 2 liter petrol with
an electric motor but the combination
doesn't really work that well so we
would avoid the favorite one thing for
does really well is make his cars handle
well and the Mondeo is no exception it's
adult ends in two corners eagerly and
doesn't lean too much through the faster
bends if I had one criticism it would be
the steering wheel is too enthusiastic
to self-center which doesn't really give
you a clear indication of how much grip
there is on the front wheels even if the
steering is pretty precise the Mondeo
rides well for a big car too especially
if you stick with smaller alloy wheels
and no matter which version you go for
very little engine and wind noise finds
its way inside
on the cheaper trim levels you have to
make do with manual adjustment on the
seat and steering wheel this one is not
one of the cheaper models so I've got
electrically adjustable seats even with
the manually adjustable ones you still
can find a comfortable driving position
the adjustment for this difference in a
really awkward place because it's quite
far over to the right so that's not the
easiest to get to however I have now
found my comfortable driving position
I'm sure you will as well what's not so
great is visibility out of the front and
the back because these pillars are just
so large and it does make it quite
difficult to judge the mando's
extremities when parking thankfully
though parking sensors do come as
standard front and rear and on the
options list you can also spec a
reversing camera and all cars come with
a heated front screen which is a lot
more pleasant to clear snow and ice than
using a scraper every Monday comes with
this 8-inch touchscreen which includes
features such as da B radio and
Bluetooth unfortunately it's not quite
as easy to use as the system found in
say the Skoda Superb the home screen has
got different sections and then small
icons within which when you're on the
move it's actually quite difficult to
hit the right button and it's not quite
as crisp and logically laid out as the
Volkswagen Passat or again the Skoda so
overall that could be better
although the voice command facility is
rather good and if you start to look and
feel around it's just not quite as plush
as the Volkswagen Passat or Skoda Superb
the buttons are just not quite as
satisfying to operate and some of the
materials are just a little bit low-rent
even the tallest of people will find
that there is enough room in front of
the Ford Mondeo and if this is your
first walk car video review that you're
watching I'm only five foot four and a
half if you're six-foot you will find
that it is plenty roomy enough it's also
a very wide car so there's plenty of
space between you and your
passenger just in case you have an
argument and there's lots of storage
places everywhere so a large bottle of
water we have a posh one today fits in
the door burn but it might be a little
dangerous to leave it in there because
the door bin is a tad on the shallow
side so we're going to pop it in every
room in there there's a little storage
place here in front of the gear lever
two cupholders and some more storage
here so I've got the keys this push
button start some snacks there's quite a
deep storage as well there which is very
useful moving to the back and you'll
find that there is not as much Headroom
as there is in a Skoda Superb but if
your average or below average height you
have no problem at all
you can fit three adults side-by-side
without too many complaints and there's
a useful door bin pocket almost if you
haven't got a middle seat passenger with
two cupholders as well and there's also
a mock pocket on the back of the seats
we've got a map I've got the latest
brochure for the Ford Mondeo so I'm
going to put that in you move around to
the Monday's beat and first thing you
notice is this hatchback style opening
which is by far the most practical note
if you go for the hybrid you lose that
and it's only a saloon opening small
price is practical it's a large boot
although it's not quite as big as Skoda
Superb
and there's a load neck hair which is a
little irritating although not uncommon
in class and if you need more space fold
down the rear seats to create
the chief of diesel versions of the
Mondeo stuck up well financially
regardless of whether you're buying on
PCP or outright it's cheaper to buy the
many of its rivals and emits less co2
making it one of the cheapest company
cars in its class go for our recommended
Z tech edition trim and you'll get
alloys climate control and that eight
inch color touchscreen infotainment
system we can see the appeal of a
titanium Edition specification too
because it adds leather seats automatic
lights and wipers and keyless entry the
more expensive trims are harder to
recommend on the esti line models ride
on sport suspension so don't ride quite
as smoothly if you're a company car
driver it's hard to look past the 1.5
liter diesel because of its low co2
emissions however if you're a private
buyer the 1.5 litre petrol EcoBoost is
worth a look automatic emergency braking
comes a standard across the Monday range
and it was awarded the full 5 stars in
the euro n cut crash testing when it was
last tested in 2014 no matter which
Monday you go for is worth noting that
Ford offers large discounts across its
range so be sure to haggle hard
overall the Monto is not quite as an
impressive all-rounder as the Skoda
Superb but it is good to drive spacious
and has a big boot so if you're
interested in buying one head - what car
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