Ford Mondeo Wallpapers

Ford Mondeo car - photo wallpapers; Megawallpapers.org: The Ford Mondeo, launched in 1993, was billed as Ford's 'world car', and was also sold in North America as the Ford Contour and Mercury Mystique. The name Mondeo is derived from the Latin for world, mundus. The Mondeo is produced at Ford's European plants in Germany and Belgium, as a sedan (saloon), a 5-door hatchback or a wagon (estate). It replaced the Ford Sierra in Europe, and the Ford Telstar in a large portion of Asia and other markets, while the Contour and Mercury Mystique replaced the Ford Tempo and Mercury Topaz in North America. Unlike the Sierra, the Mondeo is front wheel drive. Instigated in 1986, the design of the car cost Ford dearly — at $6 billion, it was one of the most expensive new car programs ever. [br]The Mondeo was significant as its design and marketing was shared between Ford-USA in Dearborn, and Ford of Europe. Its codename while under development reflected this; CDW27 signified that it straddled the C & D size classes and was a "World Car". [br]The car was launched in the midst of turbulent times at Ford of Europe, when the division was bleeding hundreds of millions of dollars and had gained a reputation in the motoring press for selling products which had been designed by accountants rather than engineers. The infamous fourth-generation Escort of 1990 was the zenith of this cost-cutting/high price philosophy which was by then beginning to backfire on Ford. The Sierra had never sold as well as the all-conquering Cortina before it, its archaic engines and rear wheel drive layout were out of step technologically with the opposition, and sales were dwindling fast. Previously loyal customers were already turning to rival products and by the time of the Mondeo's launch, the future of Europe as a Ford manufacturing base was hanging in the balance. The new car had to be good, and it had to sell. Ford Mondeo MK1 1993-1996 Ford Mondeo MK2 1996-2001 Ford Mondeo MK3 2000-2007 [br]A large proportion of the incredible development cost was due to the Mondeo being a completely clean-sheet design, and used Ford's then-new Zetec engines, all-new manual and automatic transmissions and a sophisticated suspension design which gave it class leading handling and ride qualities. Subframes front and rear gave it executive car refinement. The automatic gearbox featured electronic control with sport and economy modes plus switchable overdrive. Safety was a high priority in the Mondeo design with driver's airbag, side-impact bars, pre-tensioner seat belts and ABS (higher models) as standard features. Other features for its year included adaptive damping, self-levelling suspension (top estates), traction control (V6) and heated front windscreen, branded Quickclear. [br]The interiors were usually well appointed, featuring velour trim, an armrest with CD and tape storage, central locking (frequently remote), power windows (all round on higher models), power mirrors, flat-folding rear seats etc. Higher specification models had leather seats, trip computers, electric sunroof, CD changer and alloy wheels. On the whole, this range of features improved over the years, except between 1996 and 1998 (detailed below). [br]Ford briefly sold a version using the 2.0 L Zetec engine and four wheel drive. The timing was not ideal though as four wheel drive had already become synonymous with large SUVs such as the Land Rover Discovery and the bottom dropped out of the four wheel drive saloon market. In other words, people who would tolerate the knock on performance and economy preferred to graduate to a full blown SUV rather than a saloon with good all-round traction; especially since SUVs had become fashionable at the time. An alternative to the Zetec engines was the Endura-D 1.8 L turbodiesel. This engine had origins in the older 1.6 L diesel design used in the Fiesta and elsewhere. Although not without merits, it was not seen as a strong competitor to other European diesels such as that produced by Peugeot. The contrast between this unit and the competition seemed enormous by the time the engine was dropped in 2000. A less popular engine (for the UK and Ireland) was introduced in 1994 in the form of the 2.5 L 24-valve V6 Duratec unit, primarily included for markets where four-cylinder petrol engines are not favored and are usually intended for the upmarket European buyer. This engine is characterized by its smooth operation, chain-driven cam shafts and an ability to operate using only half its 24 valves at low engine speeds. Fuel economy was reasonable, with the automatic barely much worse than the manual. This engine was originally branded 24v (when valve count was all important) but later on sold as the more glamorous sounding V6. [br]This engine was also used to introduce the new ST brand to the Mondeo range as a flagship model, the ST24, in 1997. The power of the engine stayed at 170 bhp, the same as other 2.5 models, but the ST featured unique cabin trim, unique 16" alloy wheels and a full RS bodykit as standard. The bodykit option was listed as a delete option for those that did not want it fitted as standard. This was later replaced by the ST200 in 2000, featuring a modified version of the V6 Duratec with a power output of 200 bhp. [br]Although both these models never sold in high numbers the marketing was important to Ford as it was an introduction to the ST range as a sportier side to the full range, something not seen since the death of the XR range from the Eighties. [br]Engines: [br]1.8 L (1798 cc) Zetec I4, 110 PS (108 hp/81 kW) and 122 ft·lbf (165 N·m) (1.8i) [br]1.8 L (1798 cc) Zetec I4, 125 PS (123 hp/92 kW) and 125 ft·lbf (170 N·m) (1.8i and 1.8 Zetec) [br]1.8 L (1798 cc) Duratec SCi I4, 131 PS (129 hp/96 kW) and 129 ft·lbf (175 N·m) (1.8 SCi) [br]2.0 L (1999 cc) Zetec I4, 146 PS (144 hp/107 kW) and 140 ft·lbf (190 N·m) (2.0i) [br]2.5 L (2495 cc) AJ25 V6, 168 PS (166 hp/124 kW) and 162 ft·lbf (220 N·m) (2.5 Ghia) [br]3.0 L (2967 cc) Duratec 30 V6, 204 PS (201 hp/150 kW) and 207 ft·lbf (280 N·m) (3.0) [br]3.0 L (2967 cc) Duratec 30 V6, 226 PS (223 hp/166 kW) and 210 ft·lbf (285 N·m) (3.0 ST220) [br]2.0 L (1998 cc) Duratorq I4, 90 PS (89 hp/66 kW) and 155 ft·lbf (210 N·m) (2.0 TDCi 90) [br]2.0 L (1998 cc) Duratorq I4, 116 PS (114 hp/85 kW) and 207 ft·lbf (280 N·m) (2.0 TDCi 115) [br]2.0 L (1998 cc) Duratorq I4, 131 PS (129 hp/96 kW) and 244 ft·lbf (330 N·m) (2.0 TDCi 130) [br]2.2 L (2198 cc) Duratorq I4, 155 PS (153 hp/114 kW) and 265 ft·lbf (360 N·m) (2.2 TDCi 155)

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