2007 Ford Mondeo

[Evil Techie]

heres the near production version
http://www.americancarfans.com/news/2061009.007/2061009.007.1L.jpg

http://www.americancarfans.com/news/2061009.007/2061009.007.mini1L.jpg

http://www.americancarfans.com/news/2061009.007/2061009.007.mini2L.jpg

http://www.americancarfans.com/news/2061009.007/2061009.007.mini4L.jpg


can u say hot hot hot?

its a 5 door too
http://www.americancarfans.com/news/2061009.007/2061009.007.mini7L.jpg
that is a pic from onsite filming of Casino Royale

heres the concept which the car originated from
http://www.americancarfans.com/spyphotos/6060303.001/6060303.001.1L.jpg
too bad it isnt as hot as the concept but id say its still a very good looking car

im guessing but not sure that if this car uses the same platform as the mazda 6 or the fusion

but i really hope ford stops the fusion here and brings the mondeo over!!!!

[ar_ken]

Apparently Ford had tried to bring their "World Car" to North America (anyone remember the Contour/Mystique twin? It was the "MK2" of Mondeo) but it was not very successful for 2 reasons IMO:

1) The Taurus was still quite popular back then

2) The backseat was too small for us (or THOSE, if you know what I mean :D ) fat North Americans

Now thanks to the great brains up at Detroit, they've decided NOT to bring the MK3 Mondeo to North America. However the MK3 Mondeo was a sales leader for Ford overseas, it was also considered having one of the best looking interiors in its class. I've rode in one (relative's) in Hong Kong like 2 years ago.. the interior is very VW/Audi like. Much better than the Taurus (which was still on sale!!!!!!) and even the Fusion. The Fusion is nothing more than a Mazda6 in American shell. (MX-6 vs. Probe type of relationship again?)

[Anessa]

It looks really good. If tey brought this and the Ka over from Europe then I'm sure they would see more sales and less market share loss. They also should fire the North American design studio because their designs like the Fusion haven't lit the world on fire.

[Evil Techie]

yeah i think ar_ken hit the nail right on the head there
i completely agree with you

seems like Ford's global decision making is always looking at past trends and not looking ahead

[D.NGUYEN]

not sure about you guys but the rear end looks a bit like the mazda 6

http://city-mazda.com.au/files/catalog/mazda6_wallpaper09_1024.jpg

http://www.americancarfans.com/news/2061009.007/2061009.007.mini2L.jpg

and the side like an Acura TL?

http://www.acura.tl/images/main1.jpg

I don't know about you guys but Ford seems to just be taking designs from other cars lately. THe Ford Fusion....is pretty much a "fusion" of the 5th gen Prelude front and 4th gen prelude rear.

[gilboman]

not sure about you guys but the rear end looks a bit like the mazda 6

http://city-mazda.com.au/files/catalog/mazda6_wallpaper09_1024.jpg

http://www.americancarfans.com/news/2061009.007/2061009.007.mini2L.jpg

and the side like an Acura TL?

http://www.acura.tl/images/main1.jpg

I don't know about you guys but Ford seems to just be taking designs from other cars lately. THe Ford Fusion....is pretty much a "fusion" of the 5th gen Prelude front and 4th gen prelude rear.

nah..the ford is not as ugly as the TL or 5th gen lude...those cars were/are an eyesore. but the mazda 6 is ford anyways.

[SLOGAN]

The front end reminded me of a BMW and from the side looks very similar to the TL. Rear end has a Volvo look to it.

[D.NGUYEN]

The front end reminded me of a BMW and from the side looks very similar to the TL. Rear end has a Volvo look to it.

yes, I guess it does resemble the volvo. That seems to be Ford's design team, just copy other companies. The Fusion is so similar to the 4th and 5th gen prelude.

[KawaiiTentacleBeast]

Euro Mondeo is one of the 3 or 4 non-Japanese cars to actually sell really well in Japan, and Ford makes a lot of money off them. It will never take off in N. America, of course. Just because the Japanese think it's an awesome car compared to the JDM Accord and Corolla and buy lots of them doesn't mean anything, what do the Japanese know about cars anyway? Everyone knows N Americans are different :lol:

[Anessa]

il plagiarismo - the car industry has been copying and borrowing designs for years.

[Evil Techie]

i think the concept took some design cues from aston martin
from there on, they started borrowing the 5th door and rear design a bit from mazda6, probably because its based on the same platform perhaps (highly likely)

but theres no denying that this car looks great

fusion sales are doing terrible eh
i think they should scrap the fusion asap and bring the mondeo/contour over, this time should be a hit

[Slippery_Pete]

i think the concept took some design cues from aston martin
from there on, they started borrowing the 5th door and rear design a bit from mazda6, probably because its based on the same platform perhaps (highly likely)

but theres no denying that this car looks great

fusion sales are doing terrible eh
i think they should scrap the fusion asap and bring the mondeo/contour over, this time should be a hit


Where do you heard Fusion sales are doing terrible? I have read opposite. My eyes also tell me that there are quite a few on the streets. I would still prefer the Mondeo though.

[Evil Techie]

Where do you heard Fusion sales are doing terrible? I have read opposite. My eyes also tell me that there are quite a few on the streets. I would still prefer the Mondeo though.

ive only seen 2 Fusions in GVRD on the road ever since it came out

while the sales number for Fusion in the USA in September isnt bad, the competitors are still doing much much stronger

October 3, 2006

Reuters created this list of the September 2006 top 20 selling
cars and light trucks the U.S. :

RANK VEHICLE 2006 2005 '05 RANK %Chng
1 Ford F-Series pickup 616,785 694,690 1 -11.2
2 Chevy Silverado-C/K pickup486,901 570,278 2 -14.6
3.Toyota Camry 340,905 336,349 3 +1.4
4 Toyota Corolla / Matrix 306,353 265,426 6 +15.4
5 Honda Accord 278,422 292,398 5 -4.8
6 Dodge Ram P/U (pickup) 275,225 318,812 4 -13.7
7 Honda Civic 251,543 233,838 7 +7.6
8 Chevrolet Impala 219,167 182,279 13 +20.2
9 Chevrolet Cobalt 178,558 166,331 15 +7.4
10 Nissan Altima 174,661 205,145 9 -14.9
11 Dodge Caravan 170,351 179,307 12 - 5.0
12 GMC Sierra pickup 159,733 187,371 10 -14.8
13 Ford Taurus 147,996 161,667 16 -8.5
14 Ford Explorer 143,270 196,878 8 -27.2
15 Ford Focus 140,830 155,072 17 -9.2
16 Honda Odyssey 139,378 133,639 20 +4.3
17 Chevrolet Malibu 134,321 162,891 18 -17.5
18 Chevrolet TrailBlazer 134,046 190,964 11 -29.8
19 Ford Econoline/Club Wagon133,391 135,801 21 -1.8
20 Ford Mustang 133,269 128,485 24 +3.7

even the old outdated corolla sold much much more than the Fusion
at 32,279 vs 10,917

and here is the bland looking accord, 27,759

10,917 is the Fusion sales in Sept in the US
thats considered alright for a domestic car
but i think ford had much higher hopes for it

im sure the Mondeo can bring sales up if they brought it to canada
although i dont have any sales data for canada here on hand

altima is really outselling the fusion too
but it could be that Taurus is eating its own internal shares of the market

btw do you guys prefer the 3 bars across the grill for this car like in the concept picture or the honeycomb grills?