Two years ago, fusion (American version of Mondeo) was discontinued in the North American market, and today, the last "Mondeo" is also off the production line at the Valencia plant, the car code name CD391, is shared with the discontinued Fusion, which means that Ford Mondeo will officially bid farewell to the European market.
The biggest reason for this exit is that Mondeo's competitive market segment has shrunk for many years, falling by about 80% since 2000. And with the rapid rise and continuous hot SUV market, as a medium-sized sedan, Mondeo in the Nordic market is more difficult to seize the market share of the segment, then the suspension of production and delisting is undoubtedly the best choice.
As ford in the middle of the mid-level car, once popular around the world, but now it is going to "end beautifully", it is really lamentable. When looking at the 30-year development process, it is also found that Mondeo has interpreted a legendary story.
First Generation Mondeo (1993-2000)
Although Ford is an American car company that is "serious", Mondeo is a mid-level car born in Ford in Europe, and the reason for this is not to dig deeper.
The first-generation Ford Mondeo was officially launched in Europe in 1993 and invested nearly $6 billion, making it one of the most expensive models in automotive history. Of course, due to the limitations of the market at that time, the first generation of Ford Mondeo only made achievements in the European and Asian markets.
2nd Generation Mondeo (2000-2007)
In order to better cater to the mainstream aesthetics of today's European consumers, Mondeo, which has been listed for 7 years, has ushered in an update, and its significant change is a major change in style. Adopting the design language of the new "Edge" family of Upper Ford, the overall body shape appears more rounded and avant-garde. In addition, hatchback and travel models were launched at the same time.
The second-generation Mondeo is also the first model to enter the domestic market. At that time, it was produced by Taiwan's Liuhe Automobile Company, but the imported car market ownership was not large, and it did not set off any storm in the domestic market.
3rd Generation Mondeo (2007-2013)
This generation of Mondeo not only continues the fine tradition of the previous rich configuration, but also lengthens the body size to 4731mm/1812mm/1492mm, with a wheelbase of 2754mm, and successfully evolved into a model that can compete with the mainstream mid-level cars on the market, such as volkswagen Passat, Honda Accord and so on.
In addition, in order to enhance the image of this generation of Mondeo, he also starred in the "007" movie, which was also jokingly called "affordable 007 cars" by netizens, making it famous. At the same time, Changan Ford officially introduced and produced this generation, and in order to hope to win in the domestic market, it also deliberately added the word "win" to the model name.
4th Generation Mondeo (2013–2022)
This generation of Mondeo is a model we are all too familiar with. The design elements derived from the front face of aston Martin have captured a large wave of potential consumers, and it is no exaggeration to say that this generation of Mondeo design is the most successful generation in the entire car series.
Of course, at the level of product strength, it is also the existence of benchmarks at the same level. In particular, it is equipped with active and passive safety configuration functions. In addition to providing functions such as ACS low-speed driving safety system, active park assist system, LKA lane keeping assist system, my Ford Touch in-vehicle multimedia interactive system, etc., it is also the first model for Ford to provide emergency rescue (EA) connectivity services in the Asia-Pacific market.
Unfortunately, Mondeo's career came to an end in this generation. However, even if Mondeo has successively stopped production and delisted in the North American, European and American markets. However, in China, product changes continue to be carried out normally, and the latest generation of Mondeo officially ushered in the first launch in the domestic market.
It is worth noting that this generation of Mondeo is a model built by Ford China completely based on the domestic market demand, which means "special car", and will only be produced in China and sold in the domestic market.
Whether it is a "special car", in short, the life of Mondeo is still continuing, and based on the replacement of algebra, it is undoubtedly the fifth generation model that we call it. Of course, this generation of Mondeo is also quite bright in terms of product strength and price.
First of all, the fifth generation of Mondeo design is young and novel. Adopting Ford's new family design language of "potential energy aesthetics", the whole vehicle is agile and resolute, and then integrated with hidden door handles and elements such as large slipbacks, it is quite a coupe model. Although the exterior design may not be as successful as the "fourth generation" in your heart, the new style design is also to see Ford China's intentions.
The second is that the configuration is smart enough. Mondeo abandons the much-maligned vertical central control screen in the past, but adopts a bold ultra-1.1-meter ultra-wide area hd giant screen design, which is composed of a 12.3-inch full-color digital LCD dashboard and a 27-inch ultra-large real 4K central control screen, and the giant screen also integrates Ford's first "joint driving fun" function in the industry, which can read driving information through split screen and full screen free switching.
In addition, the fifth generation of Mondeo is also equipped with Ford's new generation Co-Pilot360 Intelligent Driving Assistance System, which can achieve up to 18 intelligent driving assistance configurations supported by 23 sensor configurations, including Ford's world's first L2 level - BlueCruise active driving assistance function.
Then there's the powertrain. The fifth generation of Mondeo's full range of 2.0T+8AT gold powertrain. The engine is the fourth-generation Ecoboost 2.0T of Ford, with a maximum output of 175 kW and a peak torque of 376N·m. Combined with an 8AT gearbox with a denser gear ratio setting, zero hundred acceleration can achieve 6.5s.
Finally, the price. The official price range for the fifth generation of Mondeo is 159,800-216,800. Mondeo is a medium and large family car with a length of nearly 5 meters, and the starting price is lowered to about 150,000, which is undoubtedly very competitive. It should be known that the starting price of mainstream competitors such as Honda Accord, Toyota Camry, Volkswagen Passat and other models is close to the level of 170,000.
In addition, under the blessing of young, novel design, rich and intelligent configuration, and 2.0T+8AT powertrain, the fifth generation of Mondeo has a high "cost performance". Isn't it what our consumers want most with the least amount of money to buy a better experience?
From the first generation of models, Mondeo has been deeply branded with the attribute of "cost performance", and now the fifth generation of models, but also the "cost performance" attribute to the extreme, or it is precisely because of this advantage that Mondeo has been cast for nearly half a century of legend.
Of course, no matter how many generations Mondeo is renewed, its mission will continue. Here, it is also expected that the fifth generation of Mondeo can have a good enough performance in the domestic market. Looking forward to follow-up information.