Test drive Ford Mondeo sedan since 2007 sedan

A six -charged machine gun

Ford-mondeo had a new power unit-a 2.3 liter gasoline engine with a six-speed automatic box. Yuri Nechetov tested him in the case. Photo by the author.
 
In front of the car, a lumen appeared in front of the car .. the selector to the right, a couple of short shocks forward - the machine rummaged in two gears down, forcing the tachometer to jump. Having finished overtaking and not letting go the pedal pressed to the floor, I move the lever back to the left - catching the signal of the kick downs, the box suddenly switches another gear down and energetically sends the car forward. Where have you been, dear?
However, he himself was to blame - he did not take into account that the new automatic Durashift (Durashift) on Ford -Mondo is six -speed. And since for effective acceleration from 60-70 km/h the III transmission is still better suited, with the highest VI it now needs to go down not by two, but by three steps.
A manual control algorithm for an automatic box on Mondeo is hard, with maintaining the transmission turned on. This will appeal to those who like to control the car always. For example, athletes. But why do they need a machine gun? I like a softer algorithm - with switching when triggered by a kik doward or when the maximum revolutions are reached. In normal mode, D, the work of the box is invisible, which can be considered the highest praise: the switching is timely and completely imperceptible. Still duplicate the handle with petals on the steering wheel!
The six -speed machine debuted with a new gasoline engine with a 2.3 l with a capacity of 161 hp. Judging by the dimension of the aluminum block, the base was the proven 2-liter unit, in which the piston was increased by 11 mm, receiving 262 additional cubes. But the head was designed again. It is still an aluminum, 16-valve and with a chain drive of a bicopolate gas distribution mechanism, but with an enlarged angle of collapse and a diameter of the valves. A mechanism for regulating the intake phase also appeared, due to which 90% of the 208 N. M maximum moment are achievable in the range of 2000-5800 rpm. The character of the motor is even, it pulls well in a wide range of revolutions, although it does not provoke an aggressive ride. In general, a strong workhorse, but not a hot horse.
In Russia, Ford Mondeo with a 2.3 liter engine and a six hundred or more automatic machine is already being sold. The most affordable is a four -door sedan in the completion of an ambient worth 785 thousand rubles. It is more expensive than a 2-liter machine with a five-speed manual for about 90 thousand rubles. It is curious that at the same time, a machine with a new motor and an automatic box loses a two -liter version with a 0.6 s mechanics in acceleration to hundreds, 3 km/h in maximum speed and has almost one and a half liters of a higher fuel consumption.
The second engine with which a new box is joined is a 2 -liter turbodiesel, the power of which is reduced from 140 to 130 liters. With. while maintaining the previous maximum moment 320 N.M (340 N.M - only for a short time in Averbust mode). For automation of the transmission of a two -liter diesel, you will have to pay almost 60 thousand rubles. - The profitability of such an acquisition is not obvious. However, Ford-Mondo in any case has something to please the owner-from seven airbags to adaptive cruise control and a lot of other
Ford mondeo with a 2.3 liter engine and automatically is less dynamic and economical than a 2-liter version with mechanics. The main advantage is the convenience of driving.
 

 

 

Source: The magazine "Driving"