Test Drive Ford Mondeo Sedan since 2010 Sedan
Electric shock
Caution, high voltage! The latter can now be translated into all languages \u200b\u200bequally - Ford Mondeo ST220. At one time, Peugeot took copywrites to models with zero in the middle. Mercedes with his already managed to become a nominal two hundred twenty did not do that. And right. Mondeo ST220 has much more rights to high-voltage allegory.
With flash. Something you raised, "Ford noticed in the representation of the company. - In such a car it would be necessary to burn dry dry. Nothing, we thought, - in crude weather, the electrical discharge of the chance is much larger.
Someone has already managed to paint this car with a wolf in sheep skins. Road practice shows that this metaphor is more beautiful than right. On the road, the feature of our Mondeo was noticed and even very. Maybe, due to the powerful advertising campaign, in half an hour, we drove past half-life shields, where they appeared absolutely identical to our car. The public turned the neck, bowing for some reason first of all on the discs. They don't really look like: 18-inch, with 16 knitting needles, without a hint of personality.
The appearance of the charged Mondeo complements the front spoiler with oblique slotes of the air intake and integrated fogs. A more powerful rear bumper from which the stainless steel pipe of the exhaust system is sparkled. St220 signboard on trunk lid. Plus included in the standard powerful xenon headlamps, flashing the feed in front of a running machine, like flash photo flashes.
RED LIGHT. Inside, the front armchairs Recaro Punchy color appear. They are so great that even there is a feeling of disproportion them to the interior space. Although sitting, sorry for the banality, it is exceptionally convenient. What you can not say about adjustments. The driver's seat is with electric drives, however the seat cushion is so wide that you can get to the buttons, only removing the clock - if, of course, you do not wear them like our president, on the right hand. Electrological management for front passenger seats - option. Rear - the same red leather. In the door - plastic inserts of the same color.
It would seem, such a pretentious decoration implies counter-sports in the center console and dashboard. No, there are no kevlar aluminum spacers, no sports scales - except the speedometer is accounted for up to 280 km / h. But in the standard Equipment of Mondeo ST220 - Music with an index 6006, including, among other things, the petal of the control joystick on the steering column on the left and socket of the sixdisc CD-CHANDER, the plug of which, when pressing for some reason, fits for some reason. There is also climate control and function of heating the front seats. And also Intelligent Protection System, implied except frontal pillows, side and so-called security curtains.
BALL LIGHTNING. On Ford Mondeo ST220 stands a slightly forced 24-valve DURATEC engine with a volume of 3 l, already familiar to us by Ford Maverick. The nameplate on the stern even underestimates the power of this car: the wide phases of the camshafts and the enlarged valve running added the engine of the extra 26 forces - ST220 is able to develop 226 hp and accelerate to 243 km / h.
However, in our conditions, everyday pleasure from driving with such a breeze is hardly possible. In addition, the element of ST is still not speed, but acceleration. After all, the car accelerates honest honest horses, so gas reaction should be instantly, and at any speed and on any transmission. For example, ST220 willingly begins with the second. Third in urban mode, when the maximum speed can only be dreaming, the most chassis. The fourth and fifth one is also not always to save fuel, at high speeds they are very traction: pulls the mirror mark of the release of Recaro may well be imprinted between the blades. By the way, consumption when driving in the urban cycle, the on-board computer persistently showed at 15.9--16.1 liters, and since the tank of the tank remained the same, then to refuel the potential owner will have to travel much more often.
Wheel in Mondeo ST220 hard, regardless of the speed and rotation angle. For completeness of comfort would have been well to the right armrest I was more or at least placed at the same height as the vyshtampovka in the door. Although then it would be not so easy to cope with a handle that sticks to ST220 transmission with admirable clarity. Clutch pedal at ST in sports elastic, therefore, moving in traffic, had to pump up the muscles of the left leg and the right to keep pace, not to die - in the course of the clutch pedal is very short. Neighbors in the transport stream took it as an invitation to contest - the sound in ST220 juicy even at idle. HOMELAND OF ELECTRICITY. ST220 brake got standard - with single-piston calipers and former diameter discs, but their competitor is enough. When emergency braking is activated EBA. Among the other electronic systems, especially in the winter, it was notable works ESP - during fast maneuvers through the snowy slush mezhpolosnuyu Mondeo only slightly wagging, trying to go to the demolition, but then regained his former electronics trajectory.
Suspension Mondeo ST220 hard - and at the hearing, and the feelings of the fifth point. If we imagine the numbers 225/40 R18 in three dimensions, it turns out that our car almost a cannon go. Plus a sports bar, migrated angles and suspension reduced by 15 mm ground clearance. Actually, the charging machine for Ford's nothing new. Back in 1986, Department of Special Vehicle Engineering (SVE) has surprised the world Sierra Cosworth, but now, after the rally Focus RS, the company offers ambitious in terms of speed buyers hatchback Focus ST170 and Mondeo ST220. The latter, incidentally, is produced not only in the sedan, but may be a hatchback and wagon. Rumor has it that in the plans - and the Fiesta ST. As for competitors Mondeo ST220 - tighten for fast driving D-segment cars - something for which they are even fingers of one hand will be too much.
DANGER! KEEP OUT! Charged Ford costs $ 10 thousand more expensive than the most powerful serial Mondeo -. With six 2.5-liter and 170 hp However, one can say that the buyer ST220 each horse goes for $ 180. The standard equipment of the car includes many positions that, whether they are installed on said Mondeo 2.5, the price distance between the cars would not seem so big.
Confirms this thought and a very modest list of options that mondeo ST220 can be screwed. This, alas, we have an unnecessary navigation system, telephone preparation, hatch, parking sensors, heated washer nozzles, a more capacious battery and two more positions that caused us, just say, bewilderment. It is a children's seat and an additional key from the car.
We would prefer the tablet do not fit, kill! Still, the family in this Mondeo remains extremely small.
Text Gregory Mitin, photo Alexey Ilyin
Model / Ford Mondeo ST220 Modification
Ford Motor Co, Sve Dept. Firm
BODY
Sedan type
Number of doors / seats 4/5
ENGINE
Type gasoline with multipoint injection
Location in front, transversely
Working volume (cube. Cm) 2967
Number / Cylinder Location 6 / V-Fig
Power, kW (hp) with rpm. / Min. 166 (226) at 6150
Moment (nm at rpm. / Min.) 280 at 4900
TRANSMISSION
Drive front
Gearbox mechanical, five-speed
SUSPENSION
Front / rear independent, spring, such as MacPherson / independent, multi-dimensional, transverse stability stabilizer
STEERING
Gear Rake Type with Hydrauscitel
Torkemose
Front / rear disk, ventilated / disc
ABS four-channel, EBD, ESP, ASR
Sizes / Volume / Weight
Length / Width / Height (mm) 4731/1812/1414
Wheel base (mm) 2754
Own weight (kg) 1506
Fuel tank capacity (L) 58
Tires 225/40 R18.
Dynamic characteristics
Maximum speed (km / h) 243
Acceleration up to 100 km / h (sec.) 7.4
Economy
Middle fuel consumption (l / 100 km) 10.2
Price in Moscow from $ 34.5 thousand.
Additional equipment and special equipment
Rechargeable battery 71 Ah $ 75
Parktronic Park-Pilot (Rear) $ 455
Additional key $ 50
Heated washer nozzles $ 190
Shift ElectroCluck $ 765
Electrically regulating front passenger seat $ 125
Integrated Children's Seats $ 265
Training for mobile phone $ 400
Navigation system 9000 $ 1660
A source: "Autopilot"
