Ford Mondeo

Ford Mondeo
Overview
Manufacturer Ford
Also called Ford Contour (North America)
Mercury Mystique (North America)
Ford Fusion (Americas)
Production 1993[1]–present
Assembly Belgium: Genk (1992–2013)
Russia: Vsevolozhsk (2009–present)
Spain: Ford Valencia (2014–present)
Body and chassis
Class Mid-sized / Large family car (D)
Body style fastback, saloon, estate
Related Lincoln Continental
Ford Taurus (seventh generation)
Lincoln MKZ
Chronology
Predecessor Ford Sierra

The Ford Mondeo is a mid-sized or large family car manufactured by Ford since 1993. The second Ford "world car" (the 1980 Ford Escort being the first), the Mondeo was intended to consolidate several Ford model lines worldwide (the European Ford Sierra, the Ford Telstar in Asia and Australia, and the Ford Tempo/Mercury Topaz of North America). The Mondeo nameplate is derived from Latin mundus, meaning "world".[2]

For its first two generations, the Ford Mondeo was produced using the Ford CDW27 platform, with the third generation shifting to the EUCD platform. The fourth (current) generation uses the Ford CD4 platform (the first car to do so).

Versions

As of 2018, Ford has produced five versions of the Ford Mondeo across four generations. In 1996, the first-generation Mondeo underwent an extensive redesign, becoming the Mk II.

In North America, the Mk I and Mk II Mondeo was produced and marketed as the Ford Contour and Mercury Mystique from 1995 to 2000. The 1999-2002 Mercury Cougar is a rebodied three-door hatchback variant of the Mk II, sold as the Ford Cougar in export markets.

The Mk V Ford Mondeo is the second Mondeo designed as a "world car", as it adopts the Ford Fusion nameplate in the Americas, Middle East, and South Korea. In January 2016, Ford showcased a facelift in USA for model year 2017. As of June 2018, it's unknown whether this facelift will be brought to Europe and the Mondeo branded version. The current Mondeo is still the pre-facelift of the Ford Fusion.

Generation (with photo) Ford platformIntroduction Model years
First generation (Mk1)

Ford CDW27
  • CD162 (Mk II)
  • CD132 (Mk III)
 1992 1993-1996
First generation facelift (Mk2)

1996 1996-2000
Second generation (Mk3)

2000 2000-2007
Third generation (Mk4)

Ford EUCD (CD345)2006 2007-2014
Fourth generation (Mk5)

Ford CD4 (CD391)2012 2014-present
Fourth generation facelift (Mk6)

Motorsport

Will Hoy driving for Ford Mondeo Racing in the 1998 British Touring Car Championship
Ford Mondeo as driven by Alain Menu for Ford Team Mondeo in the 2000 British Touring Car Championship

The Mondeo competed in the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) between 1993 and 2000. The cars, prepared by former series champion Andy Rouse, did not enter the 1993 season until the 8th round at Pembrey in Wales. Rouse and Paul Radisich were the drivers in the Mondeo's first season. Radisich went on to win the FIA World Touring Car Cup in both 1993 and 1994 driving a Mondeo.

Ford ran a factory-sponsored team, called Ford Team Mondeo, for eight seasons. As mentioned above, Andy Rouse Engineering ran the cars from 1993 to 1995, when West Surrey Racing ran the works team from 1996 to 1998, with Prodrive taking over beginning 1999.

In 2000, the team expanded from two cars to three when drivers Alain Menu and Anthony Reid were joined by 1998 series champion Rickard Rydell, recruited from the disbanded Volvo team. The team dominated the season of 2000, finishing 1–2–3 (Menu–Reid–Rydell) in the drivers' standings and winning the manufacturers' championship by a staggering 104 points.

A complete overhaul of the BTCC following the season of 2000 had the supertouring regulations scrapped as the series moved towards less expensive, but slower race cars. Ford withdrew from BTCC competition prior to 2001.

The Touring Cars after their withdrawal went on sale to the public and are now in the hands of other drivers. Two of the 2000 series Mondeos have been spotted in the BRSCC series of LMA Euro saloons; drivers known to own them at present are Bernard Hogarth and Alvin Powell.

The Mk I and Mk II Mondeo have followed many other previous Ford models into the world of banger racing in the United Kingdom, and with plenty of older cars being available for very little money, the Mondeo is now a popular and relatively easy car to race. The Zetec engines are converted to run off a carb set up and the Mondeo bodyshell is fairly tough, but they are proving rather rigid, with many drivers getting injured in high-speed impacts. Mondeos are proving more popular than the Sierra and Mk III Granada.

In Argentina, the Mondeo is one of several cars to compete in the local Top Race racing category; its body is handcrafted in reinforced fiberglass. The Mondeo is so far the most successful car in the category, with three championship titles in the TRV6 class and two championship titles in the Top Race series (formerly Top Race Junior).

The winning drivers in the TRV6 class were Omar Martínez (2006), José María López (2009), and Guido Falaschi (Copa América 2010) with the Mondeo II (based on the MkIII Mondeo), and in the TR Junior category, the championship was won by Gonzalo Perlo in 2008 and Humberto Krujoski in 2010. In 2009, the Mondeo III (based on the MkIV Mondeo) bodystyle was approved and presented as an option within the category; however, the Mondeo II bodywork is still being used.

Similarly, in the United States, the Fusion/Mondeo Mk 5 bodywork began use for the sixth-generation body in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starting in 2013, replacing the current Mazda6-based Fusion.

Awards

See also

  • Mondeo Man, stereotypical figure in the 1990s England

References

  1. ↑ Lester A. Digman (1997). Strategic management: cases. DAME Publications. ISBN 9780873936194. ISBN 0873936191.
  2. ↑ "Mondeo". Interbrand. Archived from the original on February 9, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Ford Mondeo". Auto Express. July 5, 2007.
  4. ↑ Jaedene Hudson. "DCOTY 2007: Best Medium Car - The verdict". Drive.com.au. Archived from the original on November 9, 2012. Retrieved November 29, 2007.
  5. ↑ Jaedene Hudson. "DCOTY 2008: Best Medium Car - The verdict". Drive.com.au. Archived from the original on November 9, 2012. Retrieved November 27, 2008.
  6. ↑ "Best Family Car". Auto Express. September 1, 2008.
  7. ↑ Cameron McGavin. "Drive Car of the Year: Medium Car". Drive.com.au. Archived from the original on November 27, 2010. Retrieved November 25, 2010.
  8. ↑ "So this is what Mario Falcone's NO sex face looks like". Now Magazine. May 10, 2012. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
  9. ↑ "2013 ECOTY: Ford Mondeo Estate". What Car?. January 9, 2013. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
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