New Ford Mondeo revealed - Page 2

LeadFoot81 · 01-10-2011, 07:04 PM

Brilliant!! This car will surely contribute to the rise and rise of Fomoco worldwide.

kinksta · 01-10-2011, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Auslandau

Huh?

That's like saying my Mrs is ugly cos she looks like Elle McPherson

That is exactly what I was thinking! What the eff??

Taking a cheapish car and being compared to (in looks) a +$100,000 car is a bad thing????

Franco Cozzo · 01-10-2011, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by 4.0i OHC

It could look like a Mercedes-Benz.

Comon, the Mercedes Sprinter is awesome

I quite like the look of this Mondeo, much more refined.

WASP · 01-10-2011, 07:20 PM

That looks fantastic. Best looking Mondeo yet.

ivorya · 01-10-2011, 07:46 PM

SEX on wheels!!

Fantastic looking vehicle.

Wretched · 01-10-2011, 08:06 PM

pity it's only a render but if that's what it will look like it's a winner in my books. Evolution of the current Mondeo which is still a good looker.

Fev · 01-10-2011, 08:21 PM

I think that thing looks really good. Kudos to the designers. I just hope the actual product looks like it!

jpd80 · 01-10-2011, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by prydey

i reckon the whole lot looks like jaguar.

There's a bit of XF look with an Aston Martin nose to boot..

Neale · 01-10-2011, 08:38 PM

I recon it looks great, I recon it will look better in the flesh aswell.

Im glad they didnt make it look like the latest ferrari, ha ha ha

jpd80 · 01-10-2011, 08:41 PM

Courtesy of AG3 over on GMInsidenews:

stang65 · 01-10-2011, 08:44 PM

That looks horn, leave the falcon chassis and an inline 6 with a rturbo in it and put that on top. Sex on wheels.

Scaffy · 01-10-2011, 09:28 PM

I own an '08 Mondeo XR5, which I think is a mighty sexy* looking car. I do like the illustrations above, but I think the real deal will be somewhat more subtle. I reckon if the real deal is a bit smoother, they could have quite possibly made sexy even more sexy.

*I use this term for the XR5 and Titanium, the base models don't appeal to me at all

edit - I missed page 2 and didn't see above image. Not so sure about that one...

Bossxr8 · 01-10-2011, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Resurrection

+1

Aston Martin front. Jaguar rear.

Reminds me of Jeremy Clarkson talking about the Hyundai Tiburon. "People complain that it looks too much like a Ferrari, its like complaining my wife looks too much like Uma Thurman, how is that a bad thing".

Astons and Jags are some of, if not the best looking cars on sale today.

Backs up what J Mays was saying a week or 2 ago about the future styling of Fords sedans to have lower profile, fastback style roofs.

http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mell...25791000044EE5

Till_Lind · 01-10-2011, 11:22 PM

Love those rims in the illustrations.

The Stylist · 02-10-2011, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Falc'man

Oh....

Edit: They're only illustrations... phew.

I agree, the final design will look a bit different again. No doubt there will more renderings of it in the future, however they'll be closer to the real thing.

prydey · 02-10-2011, 10:35 AM

just combining these 2 pics from jpd80 into the 1 post. obviously one is a real car and one an artist impression, but if neither of them had badges, you swear they were from the same stable.

as for the miniature ferrari, its a fiat abath. same as aston putting their badge on the toyota iq. it allows the company to claim a lower fuel rating for the brand without having to go all economical on their main cars. its the only reason they do it.

LTDHO · 02-10-2011, 11:46 AM

Best looking Mondeo I've seen!

phillyc · 02-10-2011, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Bossxr8

Reminds me of Jeremy Clarkson talking about the Hyundai Tiburon. "People complain that it looks too much like a Ferrari, its like complaining my wife looks too much like Uma Thurman, how is that a bad thing".

Astons and Jags are some of, if not the best looking cars on sale today.

Backs up what J Mays was saying a week or 2 ago about the future styling of Fords sedans to have lower profile, fastback style roofs.

http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mell...25791000044EE5

Yeah, spot on. The fastback style is the way i'd love to see the next gen Falcon in 2015 to look like. Drop the traditional 3 box sedan shape and make it fastback with a hatch area. Practicality and sexy style.

HULK EF · 02-10-2011, 02:15 PM

love the pics/renderings on page 1. hot looking mondeo.

Danny · 02-10-2011, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Falc'man

Oh....

Edit: They're only illustrations... phew.

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Originally Posted by Gobes32

I will go against the grain and admit that I do not like the back end. It looks very Jaguarish?

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Originally Posted by Joe5619

the back is terrible!! Thank god this is not the final thing!!

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Originally Posted by NX74205

+2

I don't like it.

From a practical point of view, that sloping rear end would probably mean a smaller boot. They should at least do a rear end re-design and raise that bootlid back to what it is on the current model.

From side on, the new model looks brilliant. But its front and rear ends are a let down, in my opinion.

I honestly cannot beleieve that anyone could possibly think that this car is not great looking!!

Ford of Europe really are the shining light in the whole Ford empire, Not the Aussies nor the yanks could ever dream of creating a solid looking thing of beauty like this. This is the sort of car that will pull ford out of average land (much in the way that the new Mazda "smiley" zoom zoom cars made Mazda "desireable")

I for one would be happy to see this car become the new falcon replacement, instead of that HIDEOUS yank tank Taurus with its boxy rear end and yee haw nascar styling that looks like the designer had an IQ of 4. More of the same from America, if Ford are serious about getting out of the Doldrums, Styling like this new mondeo is where its at.

Ford of Europe are the true winners in the Ford stable in my opinion, they create good looking and practical cars (S-Max?), as well as some cracking ford Racing and sports cars. That Mondeo is truly desireable.

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Originally Posted by Auslandau

Huh?

That's like saying my Mrs is ugly cos she looks like Elle McPherson

Auslandau, love your work

**Polyal** · 02-10-2011, 02:34 PM

What I hope Ford does is throw caution to the wind and just make the sheet metal like that. Stuff it, I agree, anyone who thinks that is not a good looking car is mad.

I know they need to please average Joe aswell, but its hardly over the top; its futuristic without being to out there.

Chopped · 02-10-2011, 03:04 PM

I reckon that looks pretty good.
Very similar front to those mad max concepts.

jpd80 · 02-10-2011, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by prydey

just combining these 2 pics from jpd80 into the 1 post. obviously one is a real car and one an artist impression, but if neither of them had badges, you swear they were from the same stable.

Yeah, that was kinda the point I was making.
What if Post 2015 Falcon used the same top hats as Mondeo sedan, hatch and stationwagon, grafted to a modified RWD floor pan.
That would make the whole progress much cheaper by combining styling elements of Fusion/Mondeo with RWD.

Something truly unique.....

NX74205 · 02-10-2011, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Danny

Ford of Europe really are the shining light in the whole Ford empire, Not the Aussies nor the yanks could ever dream of creating a solid looking thing of beauty like this. This is the sort of car that will pull ford out of average land (much in the way that the new Mazda "smiley" zoom zoom cars made Mazda "desireable")

That I agree. I love the current Fiesta, Focus and Mondeo. Looks fantastic. Next Mondeo, however ...

I prefer the more conventional look of the current model's front end, with a "letterbox" grille and a Ford badge placed in its centre - just like the new Focus, and current Mondeo.

The next Mondeo's nose looks as if it belongs to a sports car - is that a bad thing? No, not if you're trying to build a sports car. The current car's "fastback" rear end is fine as it is - in fact, it's brilliant, so why drop the bootlid on the next model? To me it doesn't make the car look any better.

From side view the car is indeed very pretty, and miles better than the current version. But I'd prefer a more "conventional" (if you like) front and rear end.

jpd80 · 02-10-2011, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Danny

Ford of Europe are the true winners in the Ford stable in my opinion, they create good looking and practical cars (S-Max?), as well as some cracking ford Racing and sports cars. That Mondeo is truly desireable.

You do realise that Ford NA were lead engineers on both of these cars,
Fusion and Mondeo, the styling credit goes to them...

**Polyal** · 02-10-2011, 06:50 PM

And Ford Europe are not immune to building pigs either

Either way its a global language, so it doesnt really matter who initiated it, US would sign it off.

**DJM83** · 02-10-2011, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by jpd80

You do realise that Ford NA were lead engineers on both of these cars,
Fusion and Mondeo, the styling credit goes to them...

I dont really care who designed it, its still very Euro IMO and looks fantastic. I always wondered what the new Mondeo would look like, i love the current MC Mondeo and this one is better again (I know its a rendering). Exciting times ahead.

FPV8U · 02-10-2011, 07:20 PM

Love the look of that!

With a Performance Ecoboost 4 could be quite a fun and good looking machine!

jpd80 · 02-10-2011, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by DJM83

I dont really care who designed it, its still very Euro IMO and looks fantastic. I always wondered what the new Mondeo would look like, i love the current MC Mondeo and this one is better again (I know its a rendering). Exciting times ahead.

I have it on good authority from someone who has seen the Camoed car in the flesh that the
artist's sketches are pretty accurate, Fog lamps are a little larger..

That's the beauty of "One Ford' global products will have Kinetic MK II styling and all of the engineering resources
throughout Ford's global empire worked on the project, even Ford Australia was given some work..

Bucknaked · 02-10-2011, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Danny

I for one would be happy to see this car become the new falcon replacement, instead of that HIDEOUS yank tank Taurus with its boxy rear end and yee haw nascar styling that looks like the designer had an IQ of 4. More of the same from America

This pretty much says it all.