Test drive Ford mondeo sedan since 2010 sedan
The ability to give pleasure
Last fall, the dealers of Ford appeared updated Mondeo. But not appearance is not at all the main advantage of the restyled machine. As before, Mondeo reveals his trump cards only after you travel on it. It is worth a closer look
Middle -class cars are rarely characterized by a bright personality. According to the conviction, they are mostly bought by prestigious brands, democratic models are usually offered by close prices and about the same set of consumer qualities. Differences are manifested in the nuances. For example, one machine is released by smoothness, and the other honed controllability. The buyer can just choose, guided by the category, I like, I don’t like it.
Ford Mondo is no exception. Someone will like it more, someone less. But to pay attention to this car, of course, is worth it. The current Mondeo was born in 2000 and was accepted on the market very favorably. In Europe, in terms of sales, he came close to the recognized leader of the Passata class. With such a high level of competition, an unsuccessful model is not capable of this.
Our Mondeo is also sold successfully. Largely due to reasonable pricing policy. This is not to say that it is very cheap, but for the modern European model its price is perceived quite justified. And then the restyled version arrived. Moreover, compared to the previous one, it practically did not rise in price. So there is a reason to look at Ford.
What is how much?
The starting price of Mondeo is very attractive. For 19,100 euros, you get a sedan with a 1.8-liter 125-horsepower engine in the basic version of Cor. For its volume, this engine is quite frisky. In any case, Mondeo equipped with him on the road does not look flawed at all. And you can’t call the Cor of Spartan. By and large, it lacks only the heating of the seats and an electric drive of mirrors with heating. But even if you order these options, and paint the body with a metallic, the price of the sedan will still meet 20 thousand euros.
By the way, the sedan is most beneficial for Kor-1,8. If in other performances and with other engines it costs 500 euros cheaper than the hatchback and 1000 euros is cheaper than the station wagon, then in the version of Kor-1,8 per 1000 and 1400 euros, respectively.
Those who want to get a 2-liter motor should be prepared to pay 19002400 euros, and a more comfortable version of the trend (starts with a 2.0 engine) will cost 900 euros more expensive. If you are interested in climate control, CD magnet and rear electric windows, it is more profitable to take a trend as a basis than ordering these positions in Cor. But the trend has a number of pleasant little things.
But still the most profitable price/comfort ratio is a version of the GIA. It costs relatively inexpensive (for example, a 2-liter sedan 23,600 euros), but contains many very useful and pleasant things that are much cheaper in the package than separately. At the same time, the velor salon with wooden decoration and chrome moldings performed by the trend is impossible even for surcharge.
But the TOP comprehension GIA-X offers obvious excesses. Of the 2500 euros, for which it is more expensive than the GIA, the lion's share falls on the alkantara-abode of the alkantar with an electric drive adjustments of the front seats, a wooden steering wheel and 17-inch wheels. And xenon headlights and a CD changer can be ordered in the GIA.
Sport modifications (from 24,000 euros) and, especially, ST220 with a 3-liter 220-horsepower V6 (from 31,400 euros) do not apply for mass. Equipped with low and hard sports suspension, they are worse adapted for daily year -round operation and are addressed to rare lovers of hot.
But Mondeo offers a very profitable 2.5-liter 170-horsepower V6 for civil versions Trend, GIA and GIA-X. For example, a sedan performed by a trend with a 6-cylinder engine costs from 25,800 euros. This is one of the most tempting in the classroom proposals for the prestigious V6.
The rear central armrest appears performed by the trend. Starting with the GIA, cup holders and boxes for trifles are added in it
Dear versions of the GIA and GIA-Xs are distinguished by chrome moldings under the side windows and nameplate with the inscription of the GIA in the triangles of the rear glasses
Fog lights for versions of corn and trend are additional 150 euros
For the performance of sports, GIA, GIA-X and ST220 for 30 euros, you can order mirrors with illumination of the area around the doors
Automatic transmission can be obtained with 2 and 2.5-liter engines. In the first case, it will be an ordinary 4-speed automatic (1,500 euros), and in the second, a 5-speed dura-shift with the possibility of manual switching (1700 euros).
For lovers of diesel engines, a 2-liter 130-horsepower engine equipped with a 6-speed manual box is provided. Diesel is installed only on the trend version. A sedan with such a motor costs from 24,550 euros. But, as you know, diesel in our conditions is disadvantageous and therefore offers dealers only to order.
For acquaintance, we chose the best-selling modification of the Sedan Trend-2.0. Initially, such a car costs 22,400 euros. But our car was stained with metallic (290 euros), an electric -riveting with heating (170 euros) and a washer of headlights (120 euros). As a result, 22,980 euros ran.
Equipment list
Fulfillment Cor:
ABS with electronic brake force distribution
Emergency braking amplifier
4 airbags (front and lateral)
Immobilizer
Steering column adjustable in two directions
Air conditioning
Front electric windows
Central castle with d/y
Cassette radio with 4 speakers
Adjustable driver's chair
Fabric salon
Steel wheels R16
Fulfillment of the trend additionally:
Climate control
Rear electric windows
CD Magnetol
Highlighting cosmetic mirrors
The rear central armrest
Leather steering wheel and gearbox lever
Door handles and lateral moldings in the color of the body
Sport execution additionally:
Fog lights
External mirrors with electric drive, heating and illumination of the area around the doors
Passenger chair adjustable in height
Combined leather-tone salon
Sports suspension with reduced road clearance
Alloy wheels R17
The performance of the GIA is additionally:
Heating of the windshield and nozzle nozzle
Heating the front seats
On-board computer
CD and MP3 Sony's radio
The rear central armrest with boxing for little things and cup holders
Wooden inserts on the central console and front doors
Velor salon
Chromewood body decoration
Alloy wheels R16
The performance of the GIA-X Additionally:
Xenon headlights with washer
Front chairs with electric adjustments
Sony audio system with a CD changer 6 disks
Wooden steering wheel and lever of automatic checkpoint
Upholstery of the seats of the suede Alcantara
Alloy wheels R17
Execution of ST220 in addition to the sport version:
Security alarm
On-board computer
CD and MP3 Sony's radio
Leather salon with sports chairs of the recaro
Heating the front seats
The rear central armrest with boxing for little things and cup holders
Sports bamers, advanced wheel arches and rear spoiler
Double exhaust stainless steel pipe
Coloring metallic
Alloy wheels R18
Outside and inside Most of the one and a half thousand changes that have undergone restyled Mondeo, are hidden from prying eyes. The visually updated car is easiest to find out by the chrome -based trim of the radiator grille, white triangular sections in the rear flashlights and trapezoid foglights instead of round. Otherwise, this is all the same Mondeo, who in three years has not managed to lose the freshness of the design, performed in the branded Ford style of a new line. True, the cutting here is not as sharp as on the focus apparently, the designers did not dare to endow their European flagship with a controversial appearance. But the faceless, averaged by the Asian remote, which was Mondeo of the previous generation, you can’t call the current car. Modern Mondeo is unambiguously perceived as a European car.
If the design is a matter of taste, then the size of the car is estimated more objectively. Against the background of Mondeo competitors, it looks long and wide like a floodplain flood on the ground. And this is not a visual deception. The car really has a almost record in the class length, width and base. Accordingly, Mondeo should be very spacious inside. But we will still check it. And for starters, we will close the car around again.
The gas tank hatch, thank God, is unlocked by the central lock, and not with the key, as on the focus. So, at the gas station you will not have to jump around the lock frozen after the winter washing. Does the hood cover really open a human lever from the cabin? Alas, the blue oval on the radiator grille treacherously turns and under it is revealed by a traditional castle larva for the European Ford Well, what is the use of the hood that can not be opened by breaking the glass of the driver's door? If they want to hide the car, they will steal it anyway. But the young collectors will certainly tear off the turning emblem, after which the open larva of the castle will intend to frustrate from road salt and dirt.
Otherwise, everything is done competently. Sprayers are installed behind all the wheels, the body is surrounded by protective moldings, and the lower part of the bumper is made of unpainted plastic. So, in the future, less will have to spend money on cosmetic coloring of chips and scratches.
Having taken up a comfortable handle under a natural grip, we open the door and find ourselves in the cabin. It is really very spacious here even by middle -class standards. A person with a height of 185 cm is freely placed behind himself and a solid supply remains in front of his knees. There are also enough space over the heads of the rear passengers, even three will fit the width on the couch. The convenience of planting and eating rear passengers is noteworthy. Compounders most efficiently disposed of impressive outer sizes. By the way, for 250 euros, the rear sofa can be equipped with an electric heater. Not otherwise, a hint that Mondeo can be used as a staff.
The interior is made in the same style as the body. There are practically no smooth transitions. All lines of the torpedo, the upholstery of the doors and seats seemed to be drawn along the ruler. In general, one gets the impression that the interior developers looked at the strict passata interior. Hence the abundance in the design of such unusual forms of rectangles. Here are the door armrests almost a copy of straight Volkswagen railing. Nevertheless, the interiorists defended their crown oval in the form of a dial of hours on the central console. They look much more noble than state -owned liquid crystal timers and are a genuine decoration of the salon.
Stylish arrow clock genuine decoration of the Mondeo salon
To the left of the steering wheel is a remote control of music control
The rear central armrest appears performed by the trend. Starting with the GIA, cup holders and boxes for trifles are added in it
By the way, in the updated Mondeo a new climate control panel appeared, a new line of audio systems, and in the performance of the GIA and GIA-X, the central console received a wooden finish. However, I am not ready to say that the current version is better than before. The climate remote control may have become prettier, but hardly more convenient. The buttons of turning on the emergency and heating of the glass have significantly reduced.
And in the versions of the GIA and GIA-X, the combination of aluminum steering spokes, the wooden trim of the console and the radio in the black glossy case looks completely ridiculous. Only an adjustable heating of seats with bright light indicators of intensity can be safely recognized as a positive change in comparison with the previous unregulated heating.
But the improvement of the quality of finishing materials unequivocally benefited Mondeo. The front racks of the body received villous pads instead of plastic, and the upper part of the doors upholstery became soft. Thanks to this, the salon is perceived more expensive.
A case for glasses is provided on the ceiling console
The rain package (500 euros) includes a rain sensor, a mirror with automatic darkness, heating of the windshield and the nozzle of the washer, as well as the front foggy
The electric drive of the driver's seat costs 200 euros
External mirrors on the updated Mondeo became much larger. For an additional payment you can get an electric drive not only of their adjustment, but also folding
Already in standard configuration, the driver's seat is equipped with an electric drive in height (button on the left below) and adjusting the lumbar support (upper handle)
Behind the wheel
The magnificent ergonomics of the driver's workplace is one of the strengths of Mondeo. If most modern cars require a long and painstaking search for the optimal landing at the wheel, then you can sit in Mondeo and go, only roughly tuning the steering wheel and seats. The location of the governing bodies was chosen so well that it will not be difficult for a person of any height and physique to find the most convenient landing. Moreover, the trick lies in the fact that no matter how you get a job, it will seem to you that there is nothing to change anymore
What cool front seats are here! In German are hard, they are perfectly defiled and therefore evenly distribute the load throughout the body. Already in the basic version of the Cor, the driver's seat is equipped with an electric regulatory in height and manually changed by a lumbar subpoor. But almost sports seats with pronounced rollers of lateral support and an elongated pillow, which are installed, starting from the trend, are especially good. For surcharge, they can be equipped with a complete set of electrical controls and heating, and even ventilation in the GIA and GIA-XIX.
At the time of turning on the ignition on the display of the CD Magns Sonya, VIN car appears
Light indicators show the intensity of the heating of the seats
A very good bagel with a leather rim and a massive hub, but the gearbox lever, in my opinion, was better on a prerestyled machine. The readability of the devices is great, the pedal node with a sufficient distance between the pedals will not cause problems for people with a large size of shoes. I would especially like to note the increased external mirrors: in the previous small fragments, little could be seen. True, visibility through an intra -junction mirror, as in most medium -sized sedans, Nevazhnetskaya. In close parking lots, Mondeo needs parking sensors. However, as a factory option, it is quite expensive 500 euros. It will be cheaper to install parking sensors at the dealer.
Governing bodies
1. Block windows. 2. The central light switch. 3. Remote control panel of the audio system. 4. The alarm switch. 5. Clock. 6. The rear window heating switch. 7. Climate control remote control. 8. CD Magnetol. 9. The remote opening button of the trunk lid. 10. The retractable cup holder.
Dashboard
1. The indicator of the temperature of the coolant. 2. button for switching degrees Celsius/Fahrenheit. 3. Tachometer. 4. The temperature indicator of the outcome air. 5. Signal lamps. 6. Speedometer. 7. Mileage counter. 8. button for the zeroing of a daily run. 9. Fuel level indicator.
Engine
1. Oil probe. 2. Tanker of the steering wheel. 3. BBBACK Winter of glass. 4. Expanding tank of the cooling system. 5. The oil -stained neck of the engine. 6. The tank of the main brake cylinder. 7. Battery battery.
Security
Mondeo has a whole arsenal of active and passive safety means: electronic distribution of brake effort, emergency braking control, side and frontal airbags, head restraints with a protective cervical spine, which fail when pedal hit. The standard intellectual safety system (IPS), depending on the strength of the impact, determines the degree of filling of the pillows and the operation of belt tension limiters. As a result, in independent crash tests of the Euroncap series, Mondeo scored 28 points and earned 4 stars.
For a surcharge, the car can be equipped with inflatable curtains (380 euros) that protect the heads and shoulders of the front and rear passengers, as well as the ESP dynamic stabilization system (890 euros).
The safe transportation of young children will take care of the fasteners installed on the rear sofa for the children's seats of the isofix standard. But to install a back of a children's armchair on the right front seat is prohibited, since the passenger pillow does not turn off.
We liked
The back of the back sofa backs open from the trunk. Children do not unlock them on the go
The hood in the open position is kept not with a barbell, but with gas shock absorbers
Easy readings of devices
Great front seats
As well as:
Excellent driving qualities
Spacious salon
We didn't like it
Capot is locked with a key is unsuccessful for Russia
The lack of visible lifting locks of locks. By pressing the key fob button, it is impossible to make sure that the car is closed
Lack of a handle on the inner upholstery of the lid of the trunk of the sedan
The cup holder pushing from the central console rests on the passenger's leg
As well as:
Noisy on the speed above the average engine
Unprotected from dirt motor compartment
We load the baggage
The choice of body type for Mondeo actually comes down to the choice of trunk. The sedan is in greatest demand, so we will start with it.
The trunk lock is unlocked remotely either from the cabin or from the key key. Behind the lid rising on gas shock absorbers, a capacious, rationally planned hold is found with a lid. But, as in any sedan, all 500 liters of its volume can only be used for standard bags and suitcases. To immerse something more overall will not allow the small height of the opening and trunk ceiling. True, for the transport of narrow long -meters, you can fold the back of the sofa in the proportion of 2/3. Moreover, the backfalls of the back are unlocking not from the cabin, but from the trunk. That is, playful children will not be able to unlock the back on the go. Such a scheme could also have a security function, the inability to access the trunk from the cabin if it is locked.
Compare the convenience of using the trunk of the sedan (left), hatchback and station wagon
Unfortunately, the trunk is not locked. In addition, the designers saved on matches and did not provide a handle on the internal upholstery of the trunk cover. Accordingly, when closing the lid, you have to take on its dirty outer part.
The hatchback visually looks almost like a sedan and initially has a trunk of the same volume of half a cub. But it is used much more effective. Without even folding the sofa, through the huge fifth door you can load a very voluminous luggage. If it does not fit in height under the shelf, the latter can simply be removed. Well, when the sofa is transformed, the pillow rises first, and the back lies on the vacant place. Unlike the sedan, where the sofa is folded by a sandwich, the loading platform is completely flat. Therefore, the hatchback definitely costs the extra 500 euros compared to the sedan.
The hatchback visually almost does not differ from the sedan, but at the same time it has a much more comfortable trunk
For the performance of sports, GIA, GIA-X and ST220 for 30 euros, you can order mirrors with illumination of the area around the doors
The possibility of transforming the trunk of the station wagon is the same as the hatchback. But its volume is 40 liters larger, the threshold of the fifth door is made at the same level with the floor, and the loading platform tall under the ceiling reaches almost the rear bumper.
Car dimensions, mm
Salon dimensions, mm
On the roads And the motor here is the evil quickly twisted to the maximum, constantly requiring the next program. However, the point is not in the motor. He himself just has an even character confidently pulling from small revolutions and without a clear pickup brings the tachometer arrow to the limiter. Such gambling behavior is caused by a gearbox with short gear numbers, which allows the engine to quickly spin.
As a result, you yourself do not notice how to start and start going actively. At the same time, Mondeo manages not to be intrusive. The engine reacts so vigorously to the gas pedal, and the transfers switch so clearly that the hand each time stretches behind the lever of the box.
Another reason to go to Mondeo is an actively perfect chassis. The car confidently holds the high -speed line, as if the circul has draws a trajectory on the arc of any curvature, and it puts it once again to rebuild from the row in a row or to quickly go through another turn. No, Mondeo does not provoke the driver to unjustified aggression. It just belongs to that rare breed of cars that are able to enjoy not only from moving from point A to point B, but also from the control process itself. The driver of any temperament and any qualifications can evaluate this.
Maybe sacrifice in sled qualities, as is often the case, comfortable? Objectively, Mondeo can be reproached for an engine that is too annoying after 3,000 revolutions. But his noise becomes noticeable only against the background of good isolation from other extraneous noise. And, again, it does not reach frank discomfort. The suspension is somewhat harsh on small irregularities. But he holds strong blows well and does not allow the body to swing at speed. Therefore, in general, Mondeo can be recognized as quite comfortable on the go by a car.
And without them
The road to a country house is far from always a billiard table, and in winter, even in large cities, the streets are poorly cleaned. Therefore, in our conditions, the car should not be completely parquet.
During measurements of the road clearance, the unloaded Mondeo found 160 mm under the lower point with the front subframe. With such a body planting on broken roads, you can feel quite confident. The only problem is not covered from below the engine compartment: there is a risk not only to break through the engine tray, but also not to find a motor under a layer of dirt. Mondeo surprisingly quickly devotes an engineering space. However, most dealers offer protection for a fee.
Operation, service
When choosing a car, not only its price plays important, but also the conditions and cost of after -sales maintenance. Here Ford has something to interest the buyer. The warranty is 2 years without mileage restriction. However, according to the Ford-Service Contract for the surcharge, it can be extended to 3 years and 100,000 km (480 euros), or up to 4 years and 125,000 km (1150 euros). Moreover, this will not be a dealer guarantee (which the dealer can promise, but not to perform), namely the factory.
For Mondeo, the frequency of the conduct is determined by 20,000 km. In our conditions, this is the maximum permissible interval that allows you to maintain the car in good condition. It turns out that the average owner will visit the service only once a year. Moreover, for all dealers, unified very moderate prices for planned TOs are installed. The standard costs 75 euros, and an expanded one, which is held every 60,000 km, 162 euros.
It is also important that the owner of Mondeo can receive proprietary technical assistance not only in Moscow and St. Petersburg. Ford dealer network today is perhaps the most branched among foreign automakers. As of the end of October, 75 authorized technical centers were registered in Russia, most of which are in the regions.
Ford mondeo 2.0
general information
Body
5-seater sedan
Equipped mass, kg
1300
Complete mass, kg
1865
Maximum speed, km/h
215
Acceleration time 0100 km/h, with
9.8
Highway fuel consumption/city, l/100 km
5.9/11.6
Fuel supply, l
58.5
Engine
Location
Front transversely
Design
gasoline, 4-cylinder, in order, with two upper camshafts
The number of valves per cylinder
four
Diam. cylinder x Piston stroke, mm
87.5x83.1
Working volume, SMZ
1999
Compression ratio
10.8
Power, L.S. at rpm
145/6000
Torque, kgsm at rpm
19.4/4500
Chassis
Drive unit
On the front wheels
Transmission
Mechanical, 5-speed
Gear rates I; II; III; IV; V; Z.Kh.
3.42; 2.14; 1.45; 1.03; 0.81; 3.46
main gear
4.07
Suspension:
Independent
front
Type McEzerson
behind
Mollycent
Steering
REMENCH with an amplifier
Brakes
disk, ventilated
Tires
205/55 R16
Prices for spare parts and then, euro
TO1 (20,000 km) 75
TO2 40,000 km 75
TO3 (60,000 km) 162
Oil filter 7
Air filter 11.7
Fuel filter 13.5
Spark plug (1 pc.) 11.6
Front brake pads/rear 58/59
Tip of steering thrust 38
Steering rod 33
Ball support (lever assembly) 124
Front shock absorber/rear 98/80
Front wing 148
Rear wing 243
Hood 235
Front door 354
The rear door 345
Front bumper assembly 339
Rear bumper assembly 276
Wood glass (ordinary/heated) 177/358
Side glass 78
Front headlight assembly (ordinary/bixenon) 174/729
Rear lamp assembly 90
We decided:
against the background of equal in the price of models, Ford-Mondo models stands out primarily by the ability to bring pleasure from driving.
Alexander Konov, photo of Alexander Sadovnikov
A source: Magazine "Limousine" [12/03]
