Ford adding some emotion to Mondeo

Posted Jun 20th 2006 5:36PM by John Neff
www.Autoblog.com



The next Ford Mondeo is set to start production in January, and the European arm of the big Blue Oval is trying to build on the successes of the current car by adding some flair to the new car's design. The current Mondeo is well liked in Europe, but treated as a wallflower for its staid styling. The new model, however, clearly takes some inspirational styling cues from the Ford Iosis concept that surfaced at the Frankfurt Motor Show last year.

In addition to new digs, the next Mondeo will grow larger in every dimension and get a revamped engine lineup that drops the range-topping six-cylinder in favor of a light-turbo five-cylinder sourced from Volvo. It also includes a few innovative features like fully concealable rear seats that fold flat for more useable cargo storage.

[Source: Autobild] (translated)

 

Just looks like another boring ford to me.

 

front end looks like a scion tc...

 

i actually like it, and that says a lot considering I bash ford motor company daily at autoweek.com for their bland lineup styling.

 

eh. its not bad. my family might be getting an older ford for free...so i might have to stop bashing 'em for a while.

 

dude owning a Ford is free access to bashing them, you have first hand experience on how bad they are

 

It kinda reminds me of an audi

 

i agree ive had a few pos fords and i took care of them . p.s. it looks like a new tempo

 

actually the first two cars i ever drove were fords. an older focus and an old taurus. now i might have a contour to add to my collection!!!!!!!!!!!!!

psh..

 

I agree with above Scion TC comment...almost identical