Ford Mondeo Review
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- čas přidán 3. 07. 2024
- The Ford Mondeo seemed to rule the road in the 90s, so much so that its drivers had their own nickname - "Mondeo Man". In more recent years though, it has been outsold by the Vauxhall Insignia, so it the Mondeo still worth buying? I drove it to find out.
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I was never a Ford person , I got a 3rd gen Mondeo it’s a really great car, better than you’d expect, I bet this model the same and doesn’t disappoint,the mk5 I’ve always really like the look of, so stylish, it’s a shame that Mondeo and now insignia has ceased in favour of awful SUVs to replace them, give me a handsome large hatchback/ Saloon any day over an SUV.
Hi Paul, thanks for watching, and thanks for the comment.
Drive a company Mondeo diesel estate 2016, fantastic car, so comfortable, smooth, great seats, superb build quality, best on the motorway though, 70+ mpg if you keep it at a steady 56 mph.
I changed from a 2017 Insignia SRi Nav 170hp diesel to a 2020 Mondeo Titanium 180hp diesel, both owned from new. After 6 months, I still don't know which is better.
The Insignia had a quieter engine (from outside the car, could barely hear it ticking over), and a better steering wheel - fantastic, thick soft leather, and it felt sportier to drive.
The Mondeo is more spacious and luxurious (great heated leather seats), has more gadgets, and I feel has more 'presence' on the road.
The Insignia was marginally more economical - 47mpg vs 44mpg, but the Mondeo feels a heavier, more solid car.
Overall, very happy with both and would recommend either.
Both are good cars, albeit in a dying segment on the market. I personally prefer the Mondeo as I think it looks better and it's more engaging to drive. Thanks for watching Darren.
No having Insignia 1.6 cdti 2017 made. It could be less noisy, and those regens… someteimes after 120 km, medium about 350-400 km.
Now need to change and looking forward in mondeo direction. Had heard bad stories about opel 2.0 cdti, and 1.5 cdti with R3 rattles&vibrates as hell.
As adac tests states, mondeo is ~2 db less noisy at same speed(130 km/h). And 2.0 tdi should be better for that big car as small 1.5 with 3 cylinders….hmmm
Very informative review as always. Very good mpg. The Mondeo looks very muscular, a bit like a Mustang for families!
Hi Andrew, as always, thanks for watching!
Andrew K.
Good review. Thinking of getting the ST Line Mondeo so very informative to see what you thought of it.
Hi Michael, thanks for the feedback, and thanks for watching.
Really good review. Well made.
Hi there, thanks for watching and thanks for such wonderful feedback!
Spot on, I would take it over the Insignia in a heartbeat, it just does it all really well. Also a hot version would be great but I suspect we would have to sacrifice a model in the Ford range to make it happen, as Mondeo sales are fairly low compared to the SUV's and Fiesta etc. My guess is the R&D of making a proper ST version would outweigh the amount recouped in sales...
Great work
Cheers buddy! I heard a rumour that there is one in the works but I'll believe when I see it.
Just ordered mine st line 1.5 litre petrol with all added features except tow bar regards to the Sony touch screen extra cant be added with the rear camera gutted but hey im still happy with my choice ive got a 5 month wait till it arrives 😭 but it’ll be worth it always loved the mondeo and want this car to last me the next 10-15 years thanks for your very informative review
Hi DROWLEY90, thanks for watching, glad you found the video useful.
Have the 210hp 2.0 TDCI Bi-Turbo. Really suitable engine
Is it awd?
Good insightful review....very interesting about the torque steer, that is something that would put me off (as a heavy right foot driver) and something most reviewers wouldn't include in their reviews. Quite shocking the level of torque steer considering the size and weight of car. There are other lighter cars out there with 180hp that don't torque steer as much. Its defo the nicest looking version of the latest mondeo but I'm still swaying towards the new SRI insignia
Hello Shane, thanks for watching. In all honesty, I was going to leave that bit out to make the video shorter, but I thought people would want to know, especially when I haven't seen any other reviewers mention it. And yes, the torque steer caught me by surprise as well, considering the car isn't THAT powerful, plus Ford knows a thing or two about making a decent chassis.
awd cures this..Ihave one
I wish they would bring the TDI to the states. I have a 2012 Fusion with the 3.0L V6.
You can have the TDI and we can have the 3.0 litre V6 - how does that sound ;) Cheers for watching Jeff!
Jeff Layfield its tdci 😀😀
just ordered an St line in blue with 240ps 2.0.
David Richards Good to hear buddy, hope you enjoy it! 👍🏽
How's it?
They need a fast version of this to get people's attention. There is a version of this engine making over 200bhp which they only put in the s max which is a shame since it would make this faster than its competition. There is a st focus with same Diesel engine as this but they didn't put the more powerful version in with over 200bhp which would put its rival golf gtd to shame
Birmingham racing Yeah, the Mondeo could really do with a hot version.
Car Obsession just edited my comment missed a vital part of it lol
That is true, but from what I can see, you only have it in automatic and from what I've heard, the auto isn't that great. Thanks for watching!
Birmingham racing Just get a stage 1 remap and it will totally transform the engine. Apart from over 200bhp its the torque gains thats the most impressive ;)
Looks like the Ford Falcon FGx Xr6. or visa versa.
Great video and the car looks good.The game changer for me is it's diesel and that's a no,no for me.They are saying diesels engine's are worse for the environment now which is a complete U-turn from what they said years ago.
Yeah, I see what you mean, but seeing as the chances are this will probably be a company/fleet car anyway, the diesel is the more practical choice. I personally prefer petrol though.
Car Obsession Yeah if its a company car then I purpose that's different mate.These cars are getting so advanced its crazy.From my opinion people are buying car's for technology rather than the engine and car it's self.Sat navs and touch screen's and computer screen instrument panel don't bother me at all.But Hey!! that's the future LOL ;)
I have the same engine power but nowhere near that figure of 52 mpg mine is at 42.6 mpg.
Eusebiu Lukacs Maybe I have lighter feet 😉
Eusebiu Lukacs On a serious note, what kind of driving do you do? If it's mostly town driving, then it's bound to be lower. The figure quoted was a combined figure.
Car Obsession It's a 7 miles run trough city and short run on motorway, and iv'e downgraded from 19" to 17" tyres, reason is i felt that the steering was heavy, now is more lighter and the tyre roll not so loud, you said that the gearbox is smooth, but on my one especialy on junctions sometimes the car pulls slow in first to second and sometimes changing to first to second is hard, probably becouse of the short run ti work i make and the gearbox dosen't worm enough, i was thinking about a remap.
Really? I never had such problems with my test model. I'm surprised you found the steering too heavy.
If you spec the Ford to Vauxhall it's nearly 2k dearer (list price) Also not available in my favourite bright red. I prefer the Vauxhall interior and the Ford exterior. Mazda 6 it is then! ;-)
Hello clanmac66, thanks for watching. Yes, I cannot disagree with those comments, pretty spot on.
Good review, seems bog standard and not nice the interior for me
Hey Kestrel, thanks very much. Yes, the interior isn't the greatest, but thankfully it's a decent car to drive.
The audio quality is a bit off. Hard a hard time hearing the presenter.
mmmfloorpie Hiya, thanks for the feedback. It sounded absolutely fine during edit though.
mmmfloorpie I've got little problem listening to it on my smartphone, and that's with the volume set to less than half. Either way, thanks for letting me know
Car Obsession It gets 1000x worse when you are in the car.
Bizarre, I can still hear that part absolutely fine, and I'm currently listening to ir via the computer speakers in a loud office.
Car Obsession Good review otherwise. I drive a Fusion in Canada and although these cars look the same, they are completely different.
Audio quality is poor. Good review all around. Seems this car not popular
Hello Normadic, thanks for watching, and thanks for the feedback. The audio sounds fine to me and no-one else has said otherwise - can you elaborate please?
@@CarObsession seems to fluctuate. Like one moment you loud then you go quite all while saying a sentence. The sound is like a cheap speaker that has bass all the way up with the sound on maximum. And the speakers are wobbling.
@@normadicn5700 Any specific section of the video?
No xenon on IT?
Hiya, thanks for watching! The car comes standard with halogen headlights, but you can get adaptive LED headlights as an optional extra.
Wow that kinda sucks...
Xenon are old tech Led is the future
Insignia feels premium? 🤭😅🤣😅
It can do yes, depending on which trim level you go for. Thanks for watching.