2020 Ford Mondeo review - better than a Volkswagen Passat? | What Car?
2020 Ford Mondeo review - better than a Volkswagen Passat? | What Car?
The Ford Mondeo is spacious and good to drive; but is it better value for money than premium-badged rivals such as the Skoda Superb or Volkswagen Passat?
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6.06 -> in the 1990s vast parts of Britain
9.549 -> removed of the power of the Ford Mondeo
11.86 -> this mid-sized family saloon represented
15.549 -> the aspirations of millions of
17.98 -> middle-class workers all over the
19.84 -> country if you're a Mondeo man or woman
23.32 -> then you were going places
25.329 -> it's got good form too because we named
28.48 -> it our car of the year in 1993 and again
31.54 -> in 2001 these days though it does face
35.23 -> some tougher competition from the likes
37.03 -> of Skoda Superb and Paul's wagons Passat
40.109 -> to compete here the mande will need to
43.239 -> persuade family buyers that it can be
45.19 -> every bit as practical and comfortable
46.929 -> as its rivals while offering you great
50.199 -> value for money and for any car that's a
53.199 -> tall order
53.89 -> in this review we'll tell you what it's
56.44 -> like to drive how easy it is to live
58.539 -> with and how much stuff you can get
60.819 -> inside and if at the end of all of that
63.159 -> you're thinking about buying one then
65.32 -> you can head to our new car deals
66.73 -> section where we can help save you
68.77 -> thousands first though let's see what
71.5 -> it's like on the road in a class heavily
78.13 -> associated with company car drivers it
80.5 -> is no surprise that diesels are at the
83.2 -> core of the mando's
84.82 -> engine range there's the 1.5 and 2-liter
88.09 -> diesel to choose from and we recommend
90.85 -> the 1.5 litre diesel because it's smooth
94.69 -> and is extremely efficient
97.79 -> however if you would like more power and
100.77 -> you'd like stronger acceleration then
103.2 -> you can go for the 177 brake horsepower
106.04 -> 2-liter diesel fitted to this car
109.1 -> there's two petrol engines to choose
111.57 -> from and out of those we recommend the
113.88 -> 1.5 litre EcoBoost and there's also a
118.11 -> hybrid which teams a 2 liter petrol with
121.53 -> an electric motor but the combination
123.54 -> doesn't really work that well so we
126.84 -> would avoid the favorite one thing for
130.17 -> does really well is make his cars handle
132.75 -> well and the Mondeo is no exception it's
135.78 -> adult ends in two corners eagerly and
138.84 -> doesn't lean too much through the faster
141.27 -> bends if I had one criticism it would be
144.63 -> the steering wheel is too enthusiastic
147.63 -> to self-center which doesn't really give
150.03 -> you a clear indication of how much grip
152.64 -> there is on the front wheels even if the
155.13 -> steering is pretty precise the Mondeo
158.64 -> rides well for a big car too especially
161.16 -> if you stick with smaller alloy wheels
163.11 -> and no matter which version you go for
165.57 -> very little engine and wind noise finds
167.82 -> its way inside
170.41 -> on the cheaper trim levels you have to
172.75 -> make do with manual adjustment on the
174.7 -> seat and steering wheel this one is not
177.16 -> one of the cheaper models so I've got
178.78 -> electrically adjustable seats even with
181.84 -> the manually adjustable ones you still
184.36 -> can find a comfortable driving position
186.78 -> the adjustment for this difference in a
189.52 -> really awkward place because it's quite
191.11 -> far over to the right so that's not the
193.78 -> easiest to get to however I have now
197.47 -> found my comfortable driving position
198.79 -> I'm sure you will as well what's not so
202.36 -> great is visibility out of the front and
204.85 -> the back because these pillars are just
207.01 -> so large and it does make it quite
209.56 -> difficult to judge the mando's
211.03 -> extremities when parking thankfully
214.03 -> though parking sensors do come as
215.86 -> standard front and rear and on the
218.44 -> options list you can also spec a
220.15 -> reversing camera and all cars come with
222.67 -> a heated front screen which is a lot
224.65 -> more pleasant to clear snow and ice than
226.9 -> using a scraper every Monday comes with
229.84 -> this 8-inch touchscreen which includes
231.88 -> features such as da B radio and
234.16 -> Bluetooth unfortunately it's not quite
236.77 -> as easy to use as the system found in
239.35 -> say the Skoda Superb the home screen has
242.23 -> got different sections and then small
244.12 -> icons within which when you're on the
246.46 -> move it's actually quite difficult to
247.96 -> hit the right button and it's not quite
250.54 -> as crisp and logically laid out as the
253.78 -> Volkswagen Passat or again the Skoda so
257.08 -> overall that could be better
259.06 -> although the voice command facility is
261.28 -> rather good and if you start to look and
264.61 -> feel around it's just not quite as plush
267.16 -> as the Volkswagen Passat or Skoda Superb
269.71 -> the buttons are just not quite as
272.38 -> satisfying to operate and some of the
275.56 -> materials are just a little bit low-rent
279.9 -> even the tallest of people will find
282.34 -> that there is enough room in front of
283.96 -> the Ford Mondeo and if this is your
285.64 -> first walk car video review that you're
287.38 -> watching I'm only five foot four and a
289.3 -> half if you're six-foot you will find
291.4 -> that it is plenty roomy enough it's also
294.07 -> a very wide car so there's plenty of
296.02 -> space between you and your
297.569 -> passenger just in case you have an
298.979 -> argument and there's lots of storage
301.589 -> places everywhere so a large bottle of
304.619 -> water we have a posh one today fits in
307.499 -> the door burn but it might be a little
309.929 -> dangerous to leave it in there because
311.899 -> the door bin is a tad on the shallow
314.52 -> side so we're going to pop it in every
319.289 -> room in there there's a little storage
321.419 -> place here in front of the gear lever
323.27 -> two cupholders and some more storage
326.61 -> here so I've got the keys this push
329.249 -> button start some snacks there's quite a
333.569 -> deep storage as well there which is very
336.509 -> useful moving to the back and you'll
341.399 -> find that there is not as much Headroom
343.559 -> as there is in a Skoda Superb but if
346.529 -> your average or below average height you
348.719 -> have no problem at all
350.039 -> you can fit three adults side-by-side
352.379 -> without too many complaints and there's
356.219 -> a useful door bin pocket almost if you
360.33 -> haven't got a middle seat passenger with
362.219 -> two cupholders as well and there's also
365.43 -> a mock pocket on the back of the seats
367.709 -> we've got a map I've got the latest
370.259 -> brochure for the Ford Mondeo so I'm
372.99 -> going to put that in you move around to
377.039 -> the Monday's beat and first thing you
378.99 -> notice is this hatchback style opening
381.36 -> which is by far the most practical note
384.059 -> if you go for the hybrid you lose that
386.189 -> and it's only a saloon opening small
388.499 -> price is practical it's a large boot
391.379 -> although it's not quite as big as Skoda
394.019 -> Superb
394.889 -> and there's a load neck hair which is a
397.439 -> little irritating although not uncommon
399.36 -> in class and if you need more space fold
402.539 -> down the rear seats to create
407.44 -> the chief of diesel versions of the
410.09 -> Mondeo stuck up well financially
412.06 -> regardless of whether you're buying on
413.9 -> PCP or outright it's cheaper to buy the
417.14 -> many of its rivals and emits less co2
419.83 -> making it one of the cheapest company
422.42 -> cars in its class go for our recommended
425.09 -> Z tech edition trim and you'll get
427.13 -> alloys climate control and that eight
429.71 -> inch color touchscreen infotainment
431.12 -> system we can see the appeal of a
434.03 -> titanium Edition specification too
436.31 -> because it adds leather seats automatic
438.77 -> lights and wipers and keyless entry the
441.77 -> more expensive trims are harder to
443.63 -> recommend on the esti line models ride
446.18 -> on sport suspension so don't ride quite
448.88 -> as smoothly if you're a company car
451.43 -> driver it's hard to look past the 1.5
453.77 -> liter diesel because of its low co2
455.9 -> emissions however if you're a private
458.51 -> buyer the 1.5 litre petrol EcoBoost is
462.05 -> worth a look automatic emergency braking
464.69 -> comes a standard across the Monday range
467.36 -> and it was awarded the full 5 stars in
470.06 -> the euro n cut crash testing when it was
472.52 -> last tested in 2014 no matter which
476.24 -> Monday you go for is worth noting that
478.79 -> Ford offers large discounts across its
481.31 -> range so be sure to haggle hard
484.24 -> overall the Monto is not quite as an
487.19 -> impressive all-rounder as the Skoda
489.32 -> Superb but it is good to drive spacious
492.86 -> and has a big boot so if you're
495.17 -> interested in buying one head - what car
497.09 -> calm read our full online review
499.37 -> including those of its rival and
501.5 -> remember we can help save you money go
504.11 -> to our new car deals section but before
506.15 -> you go anywhere hit subscribe and never
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