Friday, April 22, 2011

Ford Mondeo 2.0 TDCi 163 bhp Individual: business class!

The flagship of Ford House, known worldwide for its versatility, fresh redesign, receives a new engine under the hood Euro 5 and renews the challenge to opponents of yesterday as the Mazda 6 and the Volkswagen Passat and those of today , led dall'agguerrita Opel Insignia. We have proven in the variant 5-door, which combines the practicality of a wagon balance style of a sedan version in the Individual designed to make the line more exclusive and more refined interior.

The Mondeo is not really a compact car, was not formed to maneuver in city traffic and its dimensions (length less than 5 meters wide and almost 1.90 meters) are there to emphasize that. Despite its size, however, Blue Oval's designers have succeeded in the undertaking to make her look slim and therefore, much more streamlined than the size would suggest.

Originally, they had cut-glass headlamps, the side proportionate and taillights, which recall those of a Maserati GranTurismo mounted in the inverted position, the Ford sedan of our testing is enhanced by the stylistic details dell'allestimento Individual. The protrusions of the front spoiler, front air intake to the honeycomb, side skirts, rear spoiler on the trunk and the little hint of puller in the rear bumper are part of the so-called exterior styling pack.

With these factors, the Mondeo is also a nod to a younger, dynamic, looking for an original car and the sporting spirit. In fact, do not miss the grit and the details of the recent redesign, such as LED lights on the front bumper, go well with the new polished alloy wheels and other items in this version.

The interior of the new Mondeo has not changed much, the line of the bridge is still very present and did not need to be turned upside down, the tool has the analog gauges with digital display to the profit center that allows you to control all devices hi-tech of the car, while the individual version is enriched with characteristic features that enhance comfort and improve its image.

We are talking about the nice leather upholstery that recalls (vaguely) in the form of the Ferrari Daytona, with details such as the sill and chrome metal pedals, heated front seats with electric adjustment, the floor mats and exclusive smart key that allows you to climb on board without rummaging in his pockets.

The navigation system, the center of the center console, the blue oval has forced people to relocate some buttons to improve ease of use, never mind now, everything looks more orderly. The space is excellent and plentiful, both front and rear, where, however, missing the cup holder in the armrest compartment contents into the sofa and the opening for loading long items like skis, on the other hand can benefit from the intake air present in the central pillars that provide cooling for rear passengers.

Huge boot: virtually identical to that of volume in the station wagon 5 seater configuration (about 550 dm3). Once in motion, the Mondeo is surprising for the comfort you can "gift" to its passengers, the motor moves with the agility of about 1500 kg weight, and his voice is never intrusive.

Compared to the previous version the 2-liter has won as many as 27 hp, which are useful in practice on a car of this size, but despite this and more parks and pollutes less. Miracles of technology, allowing the "our" Mondeo to gain speed very rapidly transforming them in the car perfect for a "Mad Max Interceptor" of the new millennium.

The miles slip away one after another without fatiguing to the driver via a steering light to handle but by the good consistency when it comes to the tight corners or wide-ranging, even on the 18-inch alloy wheels with tires large section. The engine is assisted by a fluid exchange, not at all opposed grafts and well spaced from one gear to another.

Good also the ability of the braking system that plays an important role in a car so impressive. The nice thing is that the Mondeo does everything to hide his size and almost forgets to be behind the wheel of a sedan by almost 5 meters. With the look dell'allestimento Individual then, the flagship of Ford catches the eye of many admirers and does not regret too much to fathers the appeal of a coupe.

On the other hand, the performance are not bad, the House declaring a speed of 220 km / h and accelerates from 0 to 100 km / h in less than 9 seconds, and consumption, unless you squeeze the accelerator Mel Gibson as the novel, human remains: about 14.7 km / l in mixed cycle. "Our" Individual Mondeo has it all, there is even the camera back, but the set of accessories in this release increases the price of no less than € 6,150 which must be added the cost of the navigation system with rear camera, some 1750 € and 500 € for metallic paint.

As a result, the final cost of the car exceeds the momentum of € 37,000, which, however, must be reduced by 3500 € discount that Ford dealers are practicing right now.

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