nice work with the quotes. looks real blogg'y (i give it 2 more posts after me MAX before someone complains that this isn't coming here)

 

whats funny is that car could be rebadged as a lexus or infinty and sell like hot cakes

 

Heck if Ford was smart they'd badge it as Mercury or Linclon and sell it over here.

 

true ^^ but what i sorta meant with the lexus thing is how much of a difference there seems to be in the euro ford compared to our ford rofl. If that was debadged and shown to an average consumer their last guess would be ford.

 

true ^^ but what i sorta meant with the lexus thing is how much of a difference there seems to be in the euro ford compared to our ford rofl. If that was debadged and shown to an average consumer their last guess would be ford.

yeh...lets just hope with the introduction of the next global platform, more than a platform will be carried over.


I have to admit tho, Ford is shaping up here in the past 2yrs or so. Cars are getting more upclass and refined. Just needs to trickle past the midsize sedan to the focus and we'll be aright

-chris

 

nice work with the quotes. looks real blogg'y (i give it 2 more posts after me MAX before someone complains that this isn't coming here)

:lol: who needs a black light anyway?

 

They tried that here. They called it a Jag.

It didn't work so well. Of course, that wasn't this version of the Mondeo.

 

That is a totally sick interior

 

They tried that here. They called it a Jag.

It didn't work so well. Of course, that wasn't this version of the Mondeo.

bingo, and it wasn't the age it is now. Most companies are globalizing their brands even more now, whether it is Dodge now heading to europe or Opel's flavor in Saturn...

it's the age, trust.

 

bingo, and it wasn't the age it is now. Most companies are globalizing their brands even more now, whether it is Dodge now heading to europe or Opel's flavor in Saturn...

it's the age, trust.

Bingo my arse.... What are some of you guys smoking lately??? Jag coming down market is nothing like Ford trying to sell that Mondeo here.

Jag was always thought as basically a super high end lux car maker and tried to come down market. Of course while using Ford parts and chassis it didn't work.

But that Mondeo sold here as Mercury or even under Ford would be a whole new ball game.

I would bet you $100 (he i ain't got much) that if they brought that over here to do some comparison testing it would beat out the Ford 500 or Fusion every single time.....

You guys are all eating up Ford PR hook line and sinker..... Meanwhile every single Industry Media group agree's witht he rest of us that Ford EU is miles ahead of Ford NA.

 

I showed the new Mondeo to some of my classmates (all euro or jap fan boys.) an all of them simpally responded…

“why the F*** does ford make the fusion! I would buy that any day over a fusion”

 

Bingo my arse.... What are some of you guys smoking lately??? Jag coming down market is nothing like Ford trying to sell that Mondeo here.

Jag was always thought as basically a super high end lux car maker and tried to come down market. Of course while using Ford parts and chassis it didn't work.

But that Mondeo sold here as Mercury or even under Ford would be a whole new ball game.

I would bet you $100 (he i ain't got much) that if they brought that over here to do some comparison testing it would beat out the Ford 500 or Fusion every single time.....

You guys are all eating up Ford PR hook line and sinker..... Meanwhile every single Industry Media group agree's witht he rest of us that Ford EU is miles ahead of Ford NA.

na i just have faith, not taking anything for ****.....


if i were, i would be buying. But i have no money to buy, and even if i did, i would be buying a used FX/MPS3/Si


Just promise if anything we have been saying (cars coming here, MKII RS no no, etc) That we get to have a thread, maybe even sticky it for a short time, for a "na na" dance for u


-chris

 

The Interior is wonderfull.
The exterior is just okay, it just dosent seem to flow well.
They could have used that satin silber that is on the grill and difuser somewhere else on the exterior(Side skirt lip, door handles, foglight surrounds, etc) to hold the whole thing together. Beter yet, just paint all of these bits black, including the headlamp surround and loose all of the restr of the chrome while your at it. I love the style of the Ford UK noses (inverted acrost the beltline) and this is a decent representation of that. Wheels, At least they could ce easily replaced.

 

250hp from a turbocharged 3.2? Isn't that a bit behind the curve when it comes to turbo power these days? I'm a little dissapoined.

~Mike~

 

very.... volvo-ish IMO...i like!

hey and considering the only place youll find a turbo in a ford these days is a pick up...ill take it!

 

250hp from a turbocharged 3.2? Isn't that a bit behind the curve when it comes to turbo power these days? I'm a little dissapoined.

~Mike~

not if you consider very HIGH MPG...which could be the case

 

250hp from a turbocharged 3.2? Isn't that a bit behind the curve when it comes to turbo power these days? I'm a little dissapoined.

~Mike~

I like how you bash it when you know very little of the engine

 

Heck if Ford was smart they'd badge it as Mercury or Linclon and sell it over here.

ya, they could call it the Contour and Mystique

oh wait, been there, done that


I think too many of the European and Japanese brand customers have a negative perception of Ford to buy a car similar to the other brands. That and many of the Americans still buying Fords want something larger. You have to remember the Mondeo is pretty much the largest regular car Ford sells in Europe (besides their imports). We have a few cars that would be larger and more costly.

 

Is that MINI ME driving?

 

not if you consider very HIGH mileage...which could be the case

I'm not sure I understand what you mean by 'high mileage', is this not a new car?

I like how you bash it when you know very little of the engine

I didn't bash, I asked a question and stated an opinion. Do you have anything constructive to offer?

~Mike~

 

I'm not sure I understand what you mean by 'high mileage', is this not a new car?



I didn't bash, I asked a question and stated an opinion. Do you have anything constructive to offer?

~Mike~

sry meant MPG :lol:...im occupied with pictionary

 

I like how you bash it when you know very little of the engine

I think it's a pretty good question. Considering the Turbo 2.3 Duratec in the MS3 and MS6 are putting out more HP. Not to mention there are quite a few NA 6 cyl pushing more HP from the factory.

That aside, it looks freakin HOT!

 

Is that MINI ME driving?

um...considering the height of the doors/roof...i'd say he is fairly normal in height, possibly just in a "relaxed" driving position, but not by much

 

um...considering the height of the doors/roof...i'd say he is fairly normal in height, possibly just in a "relaxed" driving position, but not by much

he is still bald and for some reason his head looked slightly smaller than normal and the same with his hands

 

sry meant MPG :lol:...im occupied with pictionary

That makes a lot more sense, maybe I'm blind but I'm not finding the MPG ratings anywhere in the posted link. What are they advertising? I'm curious what, if any, design cues will get dropped when they make the shift from one-off Bond car to real world Ford.

~Mike~