In 1993, the $6 billion Mondeo began its legendary life, and for a long time afterward, "Mondeo" was Ford's sales in the mid-size sedan market. Perhaps it is the increasingly fierce competition, or the water and soil, there was a time when Mondeo's performance in the domestic market was not satisfactory, and even once marginalized by the market, fortunately, Ford never lost a moment and gave up this legendary model with a deep history. In early 2022, Ford made a comeback with a new generation of Mondeo as a "local."
On the evening of March 18, 2022, The new generation of Mondeo under Changan Ford officially ushered in pre-sale, and the pre-sale range of new cars was 159,800 yuan to 219,800 yuan. It is reported that the new generation of Ford Mondeo is based on the preferences of domestic consumers, the use of the environment to create, the future will also be specially available to the Chinese market. This also confirms the "more Ford, more Chinese" strategy.
The front face of the new generation of Mondeo uses the current popular through-line light strip, which is more like the design style of new energy vehicles, bringing consumers a more technological and fashionable feeling, and also improving its horizontal visual effects to a certain extent. The headlights of the new car are still in a split design, which is consistent with the Ford EVOS, and only has some differences from the Ford EVOS in detail. The upper part of the split headlamp draws inspiration from the angle treatment in traditional Chinese calligraphy and is even sharper. The new generation of Mondeo still uses a classic octagonal grille, the diamond angle of the grille is more distinct, and the sharp daytime running lights echo, in line with the aesthetics of today's young consumers.
The side of the new car can basically be summarized by the words "smart" and "power", and the current four-door car is very popular with the back-up design, with a slender, very powerful sharp line, the smart performance of the coupe is vivid. The design of the two-color body, supplemented by details such as multiple rims and hidden door handles, is embellished, and the sense of fashion is directly pulled. In terms of body size, the new generation of Mondeo has been extended to 4935mm, the width has increased by 23mm, and the wheelbase has been extended by 95mm to 2945mm compared with the previous generation.
The most eye-catching thing about the rear of the new car is the taillights, the design of the through-type taillights belongs to the current design trend, and the three vertical taillights on both sides are also fully absorbed from the taillight elements of Ford's classic model - Mustang. In addition, the addition of the ducktail makes the whole vehicle more sporty, and at the same time, it also enriches the level of the tail to a certain extent.
In terms of interior, the 27-inch giant horizontal LCD screen of more than 1.1 meters in the new generation of Mondeo is very eye-catching, and the overall screen display from the central part to the co-driver is rare, which enhances the sense of technology and will also have a richer functional experience. In addition, the existence of a large screen also replaces the physical buttons, making the car look more concise.
In terms of configuration, the new car will be equipped with Ford's latest SYNC+2.0 Zhixing connected car-machine system, which can support multi-touch, AI speech recognition, gesture control, face recognition and other human-computer interaction waterproofing. In addition, the latest Co-Pilot360 Intelligent Driving Assistance System will also appear on the new car. It can be said that the new generation of Mondeo has made upgrades for all aspects, and the upgrades are very targeted, almost rushing to domestic consumers. Perhaps the former Mondeo has left some bad impressions on domestic consumers, but it seems that it no longer exists in the new generation.
In terms of power, the new car is equipped with the same 2.0T engine as the Ford EVOS, with a maximum power of 175 kilowatts (238 hp) and a peak torque of 376 Nm; the transmission is matched by an 8-speed manual transmission.