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Ford Mondeo: Russian Size

The former MONDEO in Russia enjoyed very limited demand, but the Sample car was not as an example more successful: bypassing the permanent leaders of Mazda-6, Passat and Avensis, last year it became the most popular middle class sedan.


Ford Mondeo, from 699,000 rubles.
 
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What exactly this Ford could charm domestic motorists, becomes clear at first sight. First of all, the Mondeo is very correct, you can say Russian sizes. He is probably the largest of themselves similar: the wheelbase is a record 2.85 m, and the length of the sedan and at all for a couple of centimeters surpasses Camry. That's our way! But the case is not limited to one way only.
Buyer Waves to choose such a mondeo that it is necessary for him: it is diverse in three types of body, six engines and an infinite list of additional equipment. Moreover, from the point of view of equipping the most unfarted Mondeo, there are few things to be given even to luxury sedans.
Finally, to break out the most-in-class car allowed last year's restyling. The grill of the radiator became more elegant, stylish gills appeared on the wings, in the front bumper, the sharp-absorbal strips of daytime running lights of Mondeo deftly pulled up to modern fashion. Nevertheless, the main argument in favor of Ford remained the same exceptionally attractive price.

What is the price?
In the debut 2007-M, the price list on the Mondeo seemed just tasty from 623 900 rubles. But even today, first of all, thanks to the assembly in Vsevolozhsk, the rise in price of Ford turned out to be much less serious than any of the competitors over the past crisis years. With a motor of 1.6 liters of Mondeo, you can buy only 699,000 rubles. Moreover, the basic equipment of the ambient can not be called poor: 7 airbags, air conditioning, ABS, on-board computer and MP3 radio.
However, a large sedan is much more suitable for a 2-liter four, which can be obtained in the trend for 871,000 rubles. Of course, fog lights or rear power windows included in this package, you will not call the essentials. But, you see, a modern middle class sedan with unpacked outer handles of doors and a cheap polyurethane steering wheel, besides, it looks simple without climate control. From the trend you can get an ACP in combination with a gasoline four of 2.3 liters (from 961,450 rubles. Package (13,000), alarm system (9000), 16-inch disks made of light alloy (21 800) and metallic (14,000) and taking a discount from the amount received, accompanying all versions of the trend, you can put in a million with a huge stock. It turns out that the Mondeo is the most affordable European middle class sedan.
And if the funds allow, the same trend can and turn into an affordable suite, spending on Alcantara, xenon headlights and a spectacular touchscreen display.

True, until March 31, the greatest benefit can be extracted from the titanium, which there is a discount of 120,000 rubles against 90 thousand per trend: such a car is even more convenient and good inside, and costs from 812,000 rubles. Titanium is also interesting because more powerful motors are available for it: gasoline 2-liter turbo Ecobust family (200 l.) It starts from 1,050 £ 5.00. . It must be recognized, and these prices seem moderate in particular against the background of enviable characteristics of such machines. An alternative is an economical 140-strong turbodiesel of a 2 liter volume (from 1,117,450 rubles).
Titanium black is more expensive than the usual titanium by 130,000 rubles and is intended to those who need a mondeo with skin, xenon, contactless access system and corporate Russified navigation. If these options are ordered separately, it will be released by almost 40 thousand more expensive.
At the top of the evolution, the Mondeo reigned the sport, which is equipped only with the most powerful turbo turbors, 18-inch discs, spoilers and deflectors plus appropriately decorated interior (Alcantara with red stitching, carbon inserts and overlays for aluminum). Minimum cost of sports Ford 1 325 000 rubles.
The more practical MONDEO, the more expensive it is. Stylish and comfortable hatchbacks are more expensive than a sedan of 93,500 rubles! The surcharge for the wagon is even more impressive 108 500 rubles. The reason is quite banal: unlike sedans, which are produced in Vsevolozhsk, five-door cars are brought from Belgium.

Outside and inside
However, there are no complaints to cars: the Mondeo is deprived of the shortcomings that the first tricks sinned, shagreen on the paint or non-ideally installed doors on the Mondeo will not meet. Processed threshold mastic and paintwork are close to perfection, and the culture of the assembly is in perfect order. Even in one of the most problematic places between the headlights and cladding of the bumper, the gap does not exceed the pair of millimeters. Accurate work!
It is a pity that the Ford did not take care of the Russian adaptation of the car. Say, the aerodynamic accessories at the bottom of the body are made without taking into account the specifics of our roads. Plastic visors in front of the front wheels will not allow air to walk around the arches, but they hang only 12 cm from the ground. Save these artistic purposes. Yes, and the massive rear bumper should be fixed more well: a slightly slightly hooking the ice and writing.
But as a whole, the Mondeo looks so solid that claims to the business class do not seem to be not groundless. For no accident, this sedan can be seen with official numbers and special signals as a primary level staff.
By the way, the officials of the lip is not a fool. After all, the sofa Mondeo is hardly the most spacious in the middle class. Our measurements indicate: the interior is 6 cm wider than in the Passat, and by the stock of Ford and absolute recordsman is completely. Exercise sit down for himself by the driver height 180 cm performs throwing his legs behind the leg! The stock from the knees to the back of the front armchair is impressive 1215 cm. Here they are, the advantages of a large wheelbase. By the way, in the dark, Mondeo facilitates landing, helpfully illuminating the space for the feet (though, only starting from the titanium).
Other ingredients of the sofa luxury 12-volt socket, ashtray, a comfortable armrest with built-in cup holders is even in the ambient. In addition, in the list of customized equipment, you can find a lot of interesting and useful options from the set of sunbathing curtains for the rear side windows and heating of the sofa to the multimedia system with monitors built into head restraints. In the role of an affordable staff at the Mondeo, perhaps the only minus: so important to ensure the microclimate, duct deflectors in central racks are laid out only expensive titanium and higher.

Behind the wheel
The driver in any case complain sin. Simultaneously with the press of the central lock button on the bulb key chain in the mirror housings, the space is placed in front of the threshold. The door sprinkles on a very large angle, and the loops are equipped with retainers, delaying it in intermediate positions, come in handy on close parking.
Gorgeous and front armchairs tailored under people of the most different growth and weight categories. This is true even for an ambient. The only drawback of the basic driver's seat manual adjustment of the height of the pillow, on more expensive versions the elevator is headed by an electric drive. And here is a tenacious upholstery, quite dense, but not too persistent side support and the widest possibilities of adjustment. In a word, in such an armchair march along the route, say, MoscowDler will not seem too tedious.
Not less than the seats are pleased with the excellent finishes, a lot of pockets and secret departments for smallness and, of course, attention to detail. Heated seats, for example, at the Mondeo five-speed. And also ventilation seats can be obtained!
There are not so many reasons for regret, but if you want to dig ... through a rather wide, but very low rear window is really nothing can be seen, except for the serving trunk lid. Together with a high belt line forcing the maneuvering to leave a larger stock on the sides, it greatly complicates parking. So the rear Parktronic Mondeo is needed. I did not like the coat of the steering column from the cheapest plastics. Shipping this design, like an annoying black speck on the collar of the starchy shirts of a trifle, but very unpleasant.

There are questions and to the work of the color display converse +. Speakingly, he brings the salon to a completely new level, and the service capabilities in such an onboard computer apparently invisible. But it is not easy to master the wisdom electronics. Try scattering with numerous menus and submenu, click not too convenient remote control on the steering wheel, another task. All sorts of characters like converters, gears, asterisks, circles here it is scattered that icons on the closed desktop office computer. The name of the radio station and track list occupy the half-screen is probably correct, because the management of music is distracted most often. But why is the ACP currently included in the moment you need to look out for a magnifying glass?
There are cockroaches with a custom 7-inch sensory display on the central console. The palpation of the touch screen reacts in times. It turns out that you need not just touch the screen, and also to hold the finger on it a second, the other then the electronic brain will understand what they demand from it.
In a word, a car with a regular tidy and a minimum of bells, left the most pleasant impression. Let it look uncomfortable, but the pointers on the panel are logical, more clearly and at the same time are accurate. In addition, the most necessary data: mileage, fuel consumption, hours all in sight. And the speed is such a simplicity, as they say, does not affect.

On roads
With a motor of 1.6 l, count on an impressive dynamics, as it is not difficult to guess, does not have to. Even if you are not going to leave the chase, you need to make aware that the basic Mondeo car is extremely slow. The start in a small rise on such a car turns into a gas game. Do not make the elasticity of the motor: even when driving on the third gear at a speed of 5060 km / h, a complete impression is created that the priest is a loaded trailer. And after 120 km / h, it is hard to pick up speed even with two rides on board, although the engine works at the red zone of the tachometer. And yet, a 125-strong option remains without fans. It is also clear the low price is able to translate and not such disadvantages, especially if the car is purchased for corporate needs.
In the private hands of the Mondeo should take at least a 2-liter engine. 145 liter engine. with. Not so critical to the selection of gear and the number of passengers. He himself in itself the line of basic, besides the first three steps in the box are brought together. Driving a 2-liter mondeo quickly and without excess noise. The nature of the motor is perfectly suitable for a soft and pretty energy-intensive suspension, canceled insulating body from road flashes. As a result, Ford confidently stands on a speed straight line, very adequately keeps on the arc and at the same time pleases the smoothness of the stroke.
But any 2.0T is already the choice of those who love the jogging. A 200-strong mondeo, a robotic gearbox with two clutches, makes an exceptionally pleasant impression and is able to rinse the nerves. It is easy to overdo it with the right pedal, as the tires immediately break into the slip even with the ESP enabled. Special kayf on the motorway: even 130 km / h You will feel such a pickup that only hold on! Such a car is worthy of custom suspension with adjustable stiffness for which it will have to give from 40,800 to 63 200 rubles. Depending on the version. But in sport mode you will be able to fully enjoy the short chassis abilities. Mondeo seems to be brazed on the road, completely getting rid of even from that minorock, which is observed in cars with ordinary suspension; And in turns, the shock absorbers are pretty pressed, reducing rolls to a minimum.

Two-liter diesel Ford sports suspension will also have to fit. Such an engine alone issues relatively modest 140 liters. With., but in terms of the trap exceeds even gasoline two-pumps. Therefore, rapid shurts from the traffic light are given to him without difficulty. And yet diesel is not an athlete, but rather a master of all hands. In our market it is combined only with a machine gun. Oh, this is a wonderful 6-speed carriage that can and evenly distribute the power of the motor, imperceptibly changing the transfer, and be very millennic just when it is most needed. Casting the breeding tempo, the ACP at the most right moment will bother with one or two steps down. And in manual mode, it makes it possible for a long time to hang on the selected transmission, which is not inspected on the hills and hills with turns. And all these feats occur against the background of a meager fuel consumption: 88.5 liters of diesel fuel per hundred. The only substantial minus of vibration turbo diesel and noise at idle.
The most sought-after version with a motor 2.3 liter and the ACP at first glance seems focus-oriented for comfort. Velvet sound, smooth rolver set, soft acceleration and completely imperceptible switching is good automatic mondeo! But if desired and this peaceful lamb can be quenched. The main thing is not to be afraid to gamble, and then an intelligent box will show who is in the house of the owner. Just keep in mind: with active ride 2,3T gasoline breads, only hold on: 1315 liters per hundred.

And without them
Outside asphalt, our hero looks a little convincing to the pastor of the shus. There are no runs on a snowy virgin to the Swiss border, even the road to the country area in a slightly sipid primer can turn into a serious test.
The obstacle sometimes turns around and steep entry into the garage to the plastic protection of the crankcase is only 145 mm. Although it should be noted justice that the geometric permeability of the Mondeo is still a little better than, for example, Mazda-6.

We ship suitcases
The trunk of the sedan only at first glance does not make a special impression. In fact, he will easily swallow a couple of the biggest suitcases. At the same time, on the sides and at the arches, the place will be left for smallerly, and a foam organizer with a dozen deepening of the most different format is hiding under the raised floor. For the carriage of long-term (up to 1635 mm), the sofa back is, of course, can be folded completely or in parts. It is a pity that the opening of the trunk itself is quite narrow (47 cm) and low 43 cm. In addition, some of the rear wall and the ceiling of the hold for some reason, forgotten to drag the pile. A trifle, of course, but Volkswagen, Toyota or Honda such savings do not allow themselves.
The mondeo-wagon is not only noticeably more convenient, it is also hardly the most spacious car in the middle class. The volume of the trunk to the level of glasses in the folded sofa is 1685 liters. But with surcharge in a hundred thousand, the universal is doomed to extinct. As, however, and hatchback. Externally, almost indistinguishable from the sedan and almost as spacious as a car, he, alas, too roads.

Security
Protection of the driver and passengers at the Mondeo at the highest level. In the crash tests of EuroNcap Ford earned 35 points, deserving the maximum 5 stars. Moreover, this assessment can be safely applied to those cars that are sold in our market. After all, even in the basic ambient, as we already know, the life and health of the inhabitants of the cabin are fighting front and side pillows, inflatable safety curtains and even knee driver's airbags. After last year's restyling, ESP also appeared on all versions. Need even safer mondeo? For God's sake: a swivel headlights are offered to order, an electronic assistant when starting in the rise, the monitoring system of blind zones during rebuilding and even adaptive cruise control.

Operation, service
By part of the MONDEO service is not allocated. The interval between that is 15,000 km, and the warranty is 3 years or 100,000 km. The cost of mandatory maintenance also on modern standards is small and fixed by the importer. However, the list of regulatory works is minimized by the replacement of oil, filters, service fluids plus small checks.
But Ford has a very extensive dealer network in Russia more than a hundred chaptering and technical centers. Only in Moscow they are 18, in St. Petersburg 9.

We decided:
The secret of the success of Mondeo is simple. The machine, in size, applying to a place in a business class, only a little more expensive than well-equipped golf segment models. So many high-quality car for such money in Russia can not get. Moreover, an affordable 2-liter trend is just a good large sedan, gasoline and diesel versions with the ACP quite convincingly feel as a machine for all occasions, and the titanium with a turbo engine and a magnificent adaptive suspension will be used even on the role of a car for the agent under cover.





 

A source: Behind the wheel