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Wednesday 1 December 2010

2011 Ford Mondeo Premieres in Moscow

2011 Ford Mondeo 5 Door Front Side View 2011 Ford Mondeo Premieres in Moscow

Maybe you’ve read a 2011 Ford Mondeo in June. Now, Ford chose the 2010 Moscow International Auto Show for the world premiere of its facelifted Mondeo series.

The new Mondeo completes the rejuvenation of Ford’s large car range, and takes its position as the flagship model in the company’s European portfolio. With a fresh, restyled exterior, an enhanced interior, plus new high-efficiency Ford EcoBoost petrol and TDCi diesel powertrains and a host of new driver comfort and convenience features and safety technologies.

2011 Ford Mondeo 5 Door Side View 2011 Ford Mondeo Premieres in Moscow

2011 Ford Mondeo 5 Door Rear Side View 2011 Ford Mondeo Premieres in Moscow

Ford of Europe is launching the most stylish and technologically advanced Ford Mondeo model ever. There are offers all three body styles (four-door sedan, five-door liftback and wagon) of the 2011 Mondeo gain a restyled front bumper with larger lower trapezoidal and slimmer upper grilles, LED daytime running lights, a revised bonnet profile and re-designed, LED tail lamps.

Interior revisions are kept to a minimum with a reprofiled center console, higher quality plastics on the door panels and trim materials, a new central overhead console featuring LED ambient lighting plus new interior color schemes.

Ford Mondeo is equipped with interior features that pamper passengers. There are Rear View Camera, New audio and infotainment features, Ford Premium Sound System, Navigation Systems, Multi-media DVD System.

The biggest changes are hidden under the hood with the introduction of a higher performance 240HP derivative of the 2.0-litre EcoBoost turbocharged petrol engine that joins the existing 203HP variant, and a revised version of the 2.2-litre Duratorq TDCi diesel engine, which boasts a 12 per cent power increase to 200HP.

2011 Ford Mondeo offered the 240HP Ecoboost petrol with a six-speed PowerShift clutch double-clutch transmission as standard, accelerates the sedan and liftback Mondeo from zero to 100km/h (62mph) in 7.5 seconds (203HP version: 7.9 seconds) and on to a top speed of 246km/h (153mph), while returning a combined fuel economy of 7.7lt/100km.

The performance and economy figures for the 200HP diesel unit, which is hooked up to a six-speed manual gearbox, is a 0-100km/h sprint time of 8.1 seconds and a combined fuel efficiency of 6.0lt/100km.

According to the news from Ford that new 1.6-litre engines from the EcoBoost petrol and Duratorq TDCi diesel engine families will also be available in the very near future.

2011 Ford Mondeo Sedan Front Side View 2011 Ford Mondeo Premieres in Moscow

2011 Ford Mondeo Sedan Rear Side View 2011 Ford Mondeo Premieres in Moscow

2011 Ford Mondeo Wagon Front Angle View 2011 Ford Mondeo Premieres in Moscow

2011 Ford Mondeo Wagon Rear Angle View 2011 Ford Mondeo Premieres in Moscow

2011 Ford Mondeo Interior View 2011 Ford Mondeo Premieres in Moscow

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