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Ford Mondeo
Overview
ManufacturerFord
Also calledFord Contour (North America)
Ford Fusion (Americas)
Production1992[1]–present
AssemblyBelgium: Genk (1992–2013)
Russia: Vsevolozhsk (2009–present)
Spain: Ford Valencia (2014–present)
Body and chassis
ClassMid-size / Large family car (D)
LayoutFront-engine, front-wheel-drive
Chronology
PredecessorFord Sierra

The Ford Mondeo is a mid-size or large family car manufactured by Ford from 1992 onwards. The name comes from Latin mundus, meaning "world".[2] The Mondeo was designed to be a "world car"; the North American models were marketed as the Ford Contour and Mercury Mystique until 2000, and as the Ford Fusion from 2013 onwards.

Versions

Photograph Version Launch Sold from Sold until
First generation (Mk I) 1992 1993 1996
First generation facelift (Mk II) 1996 1996 2000
Second generation (Mk III) 2000 2000 2007
Third generation (Mk IV) 2006 2007 2014
Fourth generation (Mk V) 2012 2014 Present

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, at which point 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 2000 season, 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 2000 season saw 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 UK, and with many 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 handcrafted in reinforced fiberglass. The Mondeo is so far the most successful car in the category, with 3 championship titles in the TRV6 class and 2 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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See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ford Mondeo.
  • 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 2008-02-09.
  3. ^ "Ford Mondeo". Auto Express. 5 July 2007.
  4. ^ Jaedene Hudson. "DCOTY 2007: Best Medium Car - The verdict". Drive.com.au. Retrieved 2007-11-29.
  5. ^ Jaedene Hudson. "DCOTY 2008: Best Medium Car - The verdict". Drive.com.au. Retrieved 2008-11-27.
  6. ^ "Best Family Car". Auto Express. 1 September 2008.
  7. ^ Cameron McGavin. "Drive Car of the Year: Medium Car". Drive.com.au. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
  8. ^ Now Magazine. 10 May 2012 http://www.nowmagazine.co.uk/motor-news/551748/motor-awards-2012-best-cars.html. Retrieved 2012-06-09. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ^ "2013 ECOTY: Ford Mondeo Estate". What Car?. 9 January 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-09.
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