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after several unofficial yet almost
fully revealing appearances the next
generation ford mondeo makes its
official debut in china the fifth
iteration of the popular sedan known in
the united states as the ford fusion
until its discontinuation in 2020
premieres at the brand's new china
design center in shanghai
for now there's no word about potential
availability
outside the people's republic though
ford seems to be especially proud of the
design of this new vehicle as the entire
press release about the new mondeo is
dedicated to its visual characteristics
it was designed around the automaker's
progressive energy in strength design
language which can also be seen in the
evos and equator
it is based on the preferences of the
local customers and embodies three core
principles commanding agile and
responsive
key design elements include an octagonal
shaped grille slim led headlights
connected by a light band within the
leading edge of the bonnet separate
daytime running lights and an a-shaped
graphic for the air duct within the
lower part of the front bumper
further back the new mondeo features a
contoured bonnet large wheel houses
housing wheels up to 19 inches in
diameter structured flanks with flush
fitting door handles a coupe style line
roofline in a contrasting color to the
rest of the body and as on the evos
feature lines within the trailing part
of the rear doors and rear quarter
panels
the rear is characterized by its short
deck mustang inspired tail lights also
connected by a full width light band and
a bumper featuring an integrated
diffuser
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4935 millimeters long 1
875 millimeters wide and 1 500
millimeters tall the new volkswagen
passat rival is 63 millimeters longer 23
millimeters wider and 19 millimeters
higher than the mk4 mondeo that's set to
be phased out of production at ford's
valencia plant in spain in march
it also rides on a wheelbase 104
millimeters longer than that of today's
mondeo at
2954 millimeters
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the interior of the new mondeo from the
chinese sources confirm that it will
receive the same basic cabin
architecture as the evos
included is a dashboard housing a 1.1
meter wide display
it consists of a 12.3 inches digital
instrument display and a separate 27
inches infotainment touchscreen
it runs ford's new sync plus 2.0 ux
system bundled with a baidu developed
software packaging offering a virtual
assistant together with over-the-air
software update capability level 2
driver assistance functions and carter x
technology
the new mondeo is based on ford c2
platform which also underpins the
existing mk4 focus
it has been conceived for cars ranging
in size from the fiesta super mini to
the edge seven seat suv
elements of the platform are also found
in the torneo and transit commercial
vehicles
under the hood mondeo offer a choice
between turbocharged 1.5 litre and 2.0
liter four-cylinder petrol engines the
latter offering up to 238 bhp
also planned is a plug-in hybrid
drivetrain details of which are yet to
be made official
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