Ford Mondeo#Motorsport

{{Short description|Car manufactured by the Ford Motor Company since 1993}}

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| name = Ford Mondeo

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| manufacturer = Ford

| aka = {{ubl

| Ford Contour (North America, 1994–2000)

| Mercury Mystique (North America, 1994–2000)

| Ford Fusion (Americas except Argentina, 2012–2020)

| Ford Taurus (Middle East, 2022–present){{Cite web |date=2022-04-29 |title=2023 Ford Taurus for Middle East early details revealed - rebadged Mondeo gets 2.0L EcoBoost, 8-speed auto - paultan.org |url=https://paultan.org/2022/04/29/2023-ford-taurus-for-middle-east-early-details-revealed-rebadged-mondeo-gets-2-0l-ecoboost-8-speed-auto/ |access-date=2022-06-03 |website=Paul Tan's Automotive News |language=en-US}}

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| production = 1992{{cite book|title=Strategic management: cases|year=1997|publisher=DAME Publications|isbn=9780873936194|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wv1tInKKNTMC&q=ford+mondeo+production+1992|author=Lester A. Digman}}– March 2022{{cite web|url=https://www.drive.com.au/news/ford-mondeo-axed-after-three-decades/|title=Ford Mondeo axed after three decades|date=March 29, 2021 }}
1992–present (China, Middle East)

| body_style = {{ubl

| 4-door sedan

| 5-door liftback

| 5-door estate

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| class = Mid-size/large family car (D) (1992–2022)
Full-size car (E) (2022–present)

| layout = Front-engine, front-wheel-drive (1993–present)
Front-engine, all-wheel-drive (1993–2000, 2007–2022)

| predecessor = Ford Sierra/Ford Scorpio (Europe)
Ford Tempo/Mercury Topaz (North America)
Ford Telstar (Asia and Australia)

}}

The Ford Mondeo is a car manufactured by Ford since 1993. The first Ford model declared as a "world car",{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/ford-kills-mondeo-globally/|title=Ford is killing off the Mondeo globally in 2022|date=29 March 2021|website=CNET}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/features/end-world-car-one-final-run-ford-mondeo|title=End of the world car: One final run in the Ford Mondeo|date=22 May 2021|website=Autocar}} the Mondeo was intended to consolidate several Ford model lines worldwide (the European Sierra, the Telstar in Asia and Australia, and the Tempo/Mercury Topaz in North America). The Mondeo nameplate is derived from the Latin word mundus, meaning "world".{{cite web|title=Mondeo|url=http://www.interbrand.com/portfolio_details.asp?portfolio=1368|publisher=Interbrand|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080209235318/http://www.interbrand.com/portfolio_details.asp?portfolio=1368|archive-date=February 9, 2008}} For its first two generations, the Mondeo was produced using the CDW27 platform, with the third-generation model shifting to the EUCD platform. The fourth-generation models use the CD4 platform, and the fifth-generation use the C2 platform.

Due to declining sales and a growing trend towards crossover SUVs over saloons and estates, Ford announced in March 2021 that it will discontinue the production of the Mondeo in Europe and Argentina with no direct successor.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-56526468|title=Ford says farewell to 'Mondeo man' as car to be phased out|date=25 March 2021|website=BBC News}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/mar/25/ford-to-end-production-of-mondeo-model|title=Ford to end production of Mondeo model|date=25 March 2021|website=The Guardian}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/ford-mondeo-production-to-end-b1822679.html|title=Ford Mondeo: End of 30-year road for car that became byword for average|date=26 March 2021|website=The Independent}} Production of the Mondeo ended in Europe in March 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/ford/mondeo/103341/final-european-ford-mondeo-rolls-valencia-factory-line|title=Final European Ford Mondeo rolls off Valencia factory line|date=6 April 2022|website=Auto Express}}

First generation (1992)

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The first-generation Mondeo was introduced in November 1992, with sales beginning in March 1993.{{cite web|title=The Ford Mondeo was launched, with sales beginning on 22 March 1993|website=365 Days Of Motoring|date=November 23, 1992 |url=https://365daysofmotoring.com/the-ford-mondeo-was-launched-with-sales-beginning-on-22-march-1993/}} Intended as a world car, the first-generation Mondeo was significant as its design and marketing were shared between Ford USA in Dearborn and Ford of Europe.{{cite web|title=04Mol|url=http://www.igi-pub.com/downloads/pdf/IT5646_YEBXRE01d8.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080528134027/http://www.igi-pub.com/downloads/pdf/IT5646_YEBXRE01d8.pdf|archive-date=2008-05-28|access-date=2010-09-30|publisher=Igi-pub.com}} It replaced the Ford Sierra in Europe, the Ford Telstar in a large portion of Asia and other markets, while it is also sold as the Ford Contour and Mercury Mystique in North America to replace the Ford Tempo and Mercury Topaz. Unlike the Sierra, the Mondeo is front-wheel drive in its most common form, with a rarer four-wheel drive version available on the Mk I car only. Despite being billed as a world car, the only external items the Mondeo shared initially with the Contour built in Kansas City Assembly in Claycomo, Missouri, and Cuautitlán Assembly were the windscreen, front windows, front mirrors and door handles. Three body styles were available, which are saloon, liftback, and estate.

The mid-cycle facelift was launched in October 1996 leaving only the doors, the roof, and the rear quarter panels on the estate the same as the original model. The extensive redesign in 1996 was known as the Mondeo Mk II.{{clear}}

Second generation (2000)

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The second-generation Mondeo was introduced in October 2000. This Mondeo was considerably larger than its predecessor, while the basic chassis and suspension design was carried over from the previous generation along with the CDW27 platform. Following the standard setting interior of the Volkswagen Passat (B5) in 1996, Ford paid a great deal of attention to the second generation Mondeo's interior and was the first major American manufacturer to react to the new standard set by Volkswagen. Ford abandoned its New Edge design theme for the second generation, opting to take the Prodigy concept car as a design reference. Ford dispensed with the rounded American style interior of the first generation, and developed a more sober 'Germanic' design. Saloon, liftback, and estate body styles were available.

This Mondeo came to Mexico, replacing the North American built Ford Contour, and was sold from 2001 to 2007, when the Ford Fusion replaced it. The second generation Mondeo was never sold in Australia, as Ford Australia argued that the segment of the market was in decline.{{cite web | url = http://www.drive.com.au/motor-news/ford-drops-mondeo-and-refocuses-20100823-13h2w.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170830004322/http://www.drive.com.au/motor-news/ford-drops-mondeo-and-refocuses-20100823-13h2w.html | archive-date = 2017-08-30 | title = Ford drops Mondeo and re-Focuses | first = Chris | last = Gable | work = Drive.com.au | date = 17 September 2000 }}

Third generation (2006)

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The third-generation Mondeo was introduced in late 2006. Based on the EUCD platform developed with Volvo, the platform was the same as that used in the new large MPVs Galaxy and S-MAX. Its design theme was first{{cite web|title=Iosis concept|url=http://www.topgear.com/content/news/stories/82/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080719172508/http://www.topgear.com/content/news/stories/82/|archive-date=2008-07-19|access-date=2010-09-30|publisher=Topgear.com}} shown as the Ford Iosis concept at the 2005 Frankfurt Motor Show, which gave an indication to the look of the Mk IV Mondeo. The new car, in estate bodystyle, was pre-launched in 'concept' form at the Paris Motor Show in September 2006.{{cite web|title=Ford Mondeo impressies|date=January 8, 2006 |url=http://www.autoblog.nl/archive/2006/01/08/ford_mondeo_impressies|access-date=2010-09-30|publisher=Autoblog.nl}}

As with the previous model, the Mk IV Mondeo was not marketed in the United States or Canada because Ford sold the same-class Fusion, which was launched in 2005. The 2007 Mondeo marked the return to the Australian market after a six-year absence, due to a resurgence in popularity of medium-sized cars in the last few years.{{cite web|date=2007-03-02|title=Melbourne MotorShow 2007|url=http://www.drive.com.au/Editorial/MiniSite/MiniSiteArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=36535&vf=28&MiniSiteID=4|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101111120434/http://www.drive.com.au/Editorial/MiniSite/MiniSiteArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=36535&vf=28&MiniSiteID=4|archive-date=2010-11-11|access-date=2010-09-30|publisher=Drive.com.au}}

In September 2010, a mid-cycle facelifted Mk IV Mondeo was introduced with some changes, such as the new EcoBoost engines and LED daytime running lights. The front and rear of the car had minor changes, the biggest being the new design theme dubbed as the Kinetic Design. The interior was improved, with a use of better materials.{{clear}}

Fourth generation (2012)

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The fourth-generation Mondeo was unveiled by Ford at the 2012 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan.{{Cite web |date=January 12, 2012 |title=Ford Fusion (Detroit 2012) Quand la Mondeo redevient mondiale |url=https://www.challenges.fr/automobile/nouveautes/ford-fusion-detroit-2012-quand-la-mondeo-redevient-mondiale_103187 |website=challenges}} Due to the merge of both models, the vehicle is sold as the Fusion in the Americas. With a design team based in Detroit for the planning and global launch phase,{{cite web|author=Julian Rendell|date=6 September 2012|title=2013 Ford Mondeo - full details revealed, updated gallery|url=http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/paris-motor-show-2012/2013-ford-mondeo-full-details-revealed-updated-gallery|access-date=6 September 2012|work=Autocar}} the new model takes many styling cues from the previous generation Ford Mondeo, and previous generation American Ford Fusion. Like the newest redesigns of the Focus and Fiesta before it, the new Mondeo is set on a global platform shared with the now-identical Fusion sold in North America.[http://www.carmag.co.za/news/new-models/2015-ford-fusion-rings-the-changes/ 2015 FORD FUSION RINGS THE CHANGES], CAR, 15 July 2014

The range does not include five- or six-cylinder engines, and on launch had a complete range of Ford EcoBoost engines.

Ford ceased production of the Mondeo at their Valencia Plant in March 2022 as Mondeo sales dwindled with buyers preferring crossovers and SUVs.{{Cite web|title=Ford Mondeo Officially Being Retired, Production Ends March 2022|url=https://www.motor1.com/news/496717/ford-mondeo-retire-official-announcement/|access-date=2021-11-10|website=Motor1.com|language=en}} {{clear}}

Fifth generation (2022)

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The fifth-generation Mondeo saloon was released in China in January 2022. Ford confirmed that the model would not be marketed in Europe and North America.{{Cite web|title=2022 Ford Mondeo debuts: Designed, built, and sold in China|url=https://uk.motor1.com/news/561290/2022-ford-mondeo-debut-china/|access-date=2022-02-01|website=Motor1.com|language=en-gb}} It is marketed in the Middle East as the Ford Taurus.{{Cite web |title=Ford Taurus Still Lives, Gets A Hefty Makeover For Middle East Market |url=https://www.motor1.com/news/582199/ford-taurus-still-lives-makeover-middle-east-market/ |access-date=2022-06-03 |website=Motor1.com |language=en}}{{clear}}

Motorsport

File:Will Hoy 1998 BTCC.jpg driving for Ford Mondeo Racing in the 1998 British Touring Car Championship]]

File:Racing Ford Mondeo.jpg 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 eighth 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. 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 104 points.

A complete overhaul of the BTCC following the season of 2000 had the Super Touring 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{{clarify|date=August 2019}} 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

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1993 What Car? Car of the Year
1994 Semperit Irish Car of the Year
1994 European Car of the Year
1997 Top 10: Most Reliable Cars made in Britain.
1998 Best Selling Family Car in Britain.
2001 What Car? Car of the Year
2001 Top Gear Car of The Year
2005 Awarded "Excellent" (Euro NCAP)
2006 What Car? Best Used Family Car
2007 Auto Express Car of the Year (Auto Express quoted the Mondeo is: "Ford's finest ever car")
2007 Auto Express Best Family Car{{cite web|url=http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/ford/mondeo/20357/ford-mondeo|title=Ford Mondeo|work=Auto Express|date=July 5, 2007}}
2007 Fifth Gear: Best Family Newcomer
2007 Top Gear Car of the Year (Joint COTY, Subaru Legacy Outback)
2007 RACV: Best Mid Size Car Over $28,000
2007 Drive Car of the Year: Best Medium Car{{cite web|title=DCOTY 2007: Best Medium Car - The verdict|url=http://news.drive.com.au/drive/motor-news/dcoty-2007-best-medium-car--the-verdict-20071129-142pa.html|publisher=Drive.com.au|access-date=November 29, 2007|author=Jaedene Hudson|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109021417/http://news.drive.com.au/drive/motor-news/dcoty-2007-best-medium-car--the-verdict-20071129-142pa.html|archive-date=November 9, 2012}}
2008 Semperit Irish Car of the Year
2008 What Car? Best Estate Car
2008 What Car? Best Family Car
2008 Motor Trend: Top 10 Car
2008 Car and Driver: 10 Best Car
2008 Car News Magazine (Taiwan): Best Domestic Large Sedan
2008 Sina: Best Driving Performance Car
2008 Drive Car of the Year: Best Medium Car{{cite web|title=DCOTY 2008: Best Medium Car - The verdict|url=http://news.drive.com.au/drive/motor-news/dcoty-2008-best-medium-car--the-verdict-20081127-145yw.html|publisher=Drive.com.au|access-date=November 27, 2008|author=Jaedene Hudson|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109021412/http://news.drive.com.au/drive/motor-news/dcoty-2008-best-medium-car--the-verdict-20081127-145yw.html|archive-date=November 9, 2012}}
2008 The Caravan Club: Tow Car of the Year (Mondeo 2.5t Estate)
2008 Auto Express Best Family Car{{cite web|url=http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/car-reviews/14062/new-car-honours-2008|title=Best Family Car|work=Auto Express|date=September 1, 2008}}
2009 What Car? Best Estate Car
2009 What Car? Best Family Car
2009 New Zealand Automobile Association: Best Medium Car
2010 Drive Car of the Year: Best Medium Car{{cite web|title=Drive Car of the Year: Medium Car|url=http://news.drive.com.au/drive/car-of-the-year/drive-car-of-the-year-medium-car-20101117-17xed.html|publisher=Drive.com.au|access-date=November 25, 2010|author=Cameron McGavin|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101127224443/http://news.drive.com.au/drive/car-of-the-year/drive-car-of-the-year-medium-car-20101117-17xed.html|archive-date=November 27, 2010}}
2011 What Car? Best Estate Car
2011 What Car? Best Family Car
2012 What Car? Best Estate Car
2012 What Car? Best Family Car
2012 Now Magazine: "Most Attractive Car for a Man To Drive"{{cite news | work = Now Magazine |date = May 10, 2012 | url = http://www.nowmagazine.co.uk/motor-news/551748/motor-awards-2012-best-cars.html |title=So this is what Mario Falcone's NO sex face looks like | access-date=June 9, 2012}}
2013 What Car? Best Estate Car{{cite news | title = 2013 ECOTY: Ford Mondeo Estate | publisher = What Car? | date = January 9, 2013 | url = http://www.whatcar.com/awards/estate-cars/index.html | access-date = January 9, 2013 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130115030934/http://www.whatcar.com/awards/estate-cars/index.html | archive-date = January 15, 2013 }}
2013 What Car? Best Family Car
2016 Continental Irish Car of the Year

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Sales

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!Year

!Europe{{Cite web|date=2014-01-28|title=Ford Mondeo European sales figures|url=https://carsalesbase.com/europe-ford-mondeo/|access-date=2021-11-06|website=carsalesbase.com|language=en-US}}

!China{{Cite web|date=2016-02-18|title=Ford Mondeo China auto sales figures|url=https://carsalesbase.com/china-ford-mondeo/|access-date=2021-11-06|website=carsalesbase.com|language=en-US}}

1997

|322,716

1998

|310,809

1999

|227,167

2000

|178,130

2001

|286,794

2002

|250,316

2003

|199,370

2004

|183,357

|22,988

2005

|165,303

|40,664

2006

|131,749

|48,922

2007

|148,818

|32,062

2008

|163,262

|12

2009

|117,565

2010

|96,898

2011

|86,471

2012

|69,871

2013

|50,180

|35,747

2014

|45,405

|109,806

2015

|79,673

|120,202

2016

|70,900

|103,274

2017

|56,173

|112,158

2018

|49,596

|45,405

2019

|39,555

|17,642

2020

|21,222

|25,027

2021

|33,302

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20200805201623/https://www.ford.co.uk/cars/mondeo Ford Mondeo UK] (archived)
[https://web.archive.org/web/20200329030110/https://www.ford.com.au/cars/mondeo/ Ford Mondeo Australia] (archived)
[http://www.msc.club.tw/ Ford Mondeo Sport Club - biggest fan club at Taiwan]

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