Size matters, especially in the automotive industry. Sometimes the cars step over the classrooms, sometimes they drag the whole class behind them. For example, Toyota Camry was once the successor of the small Carina model, not the largest in the D class. Now it is E ++, which competes in size with the limousines of the past, and the VW Golf is now larger than the third generation Passat, and the VW Polo has long outgrown the first generations of its "big brother".

Here comes the Ford Mondeo fourth generation "Went into growth" and noticeably added in all directions compared to its predecessor, so much so that it seems that he moved to another class. The bet on the size turned out to be correct, this allowed us to get a serious advantage over the traditional rival in the person of Opel Vectra, and at the same time in the future hope for unification with the American brother, the Fusion model. Since 2005, that has been produced on its own platform, since European technologies were too expensive, and the size of the body was insufficient.

Technics

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The Mondeo Mk 4 platform is the famous EUCD-platform of Ford-Mazda, which has produced such excellent cars as the S 60 II, Range Rover Evoque. In general, the technological groundwork of the modest Ford is very good - there was something to boast about, in addition to its size.

Ford Mondeo "2007-14

With all its new advantages, Mondeo has remained faithful to the main values \u200b\u200bof the brand in the face of practicality and low prices. Buyers were offered a whole set of bodies, a sedan, a station wagon and a very large hatchback. The choice of engines was significantly expanded: 1.6 engines appeared again, fortunately, they increased in power, and the mass of the car did not increase so much. But basically the cars were equipped with well-known engines of the Mazda L series, they are also Duratec -HE with a volume of 2.0 and 2.3 liters.

Diesel engines for Mondeo were given in abundance - with a volume of 1.6 to 2.2 liters and a capacity of 100 to 200 liters. from. But the V 6 motors on this generation Mondeo is gone. At the top of the range were Volvo's five-cylinder 2.5-liter turbo engines, after restyling, replaced with new Mazda 2.0 direct injection and turbocharged engines, better known as EcoBoost.

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Automatic transmissions did not hurt the car either: all engines, except for the weakest 1.6 and the "Volvo" "five", were equipped with automatic transmissions, and after restyling, the newest PowerShift preselections were put in a pair of conventional "automatic machines". The relationship with Volvo has the best impact on quality passive safety body, protection against frontal and side impact was not lower than that of premium classmates.

The number of additional active and passive safety systems has increased significantly. Front and side airbags were supplemented with side curtains, and airbags for the driver's legs were available in a number of markets. In EuroNCAP tests, the car received the highest rating for driver and passenger protection and two stars for pedestrian safety. It would seem that there are no shortcomings, but this does not happen. The car clearly lacked prestige, and some minor flaws tarnished its positive reputation. Let's take a look at everything in detail.

Body and interior

The body, or rather its dimensions and strength, is one of the undoubted advantages of the car. But it cannot be said that he is perfect. For example, the lack of lockers, layers of mastic and a banal thickness of paintwork make the body very vulnerable. From above, it suffers from scratches from trees, cats and even passengers' nails - they scratch the area around the door handles. In the wheel arches, bottom and sills, rust is already creeping out with unpleasant red flakes. It appears on poorly protected seams of the body, in places of "sandblasting" and the contact of metal and body plastic.

Ford Mondeo Hatchback "2007–10

Felt fenders, popularly called "felt boots", have a short service life - they quickly lose their rigidity and sag. Most often, heavy dirt, rare washes and sleet in winter are to blame, but the root of evil is still on the designers - they clearly neglected the attachment points and frame for such a vulnerable part. Without a locker, the car becomes noisy, and the arches begin to bloom with triple strength.

The exterior of the car suffers not only from scratches. "Ford" emblems peel off, bumpers sag, headlights and windshield "blur" very quickly. On the thresholds, paint can simply peel off in layers, and if you do not paint the area within a couple of months, it will also be covered with rust.

In general, the beauty of the car is not very durable, at the age of nine, some copies already resemble grandfathers beaten by life with gout and age spots all over the body. However, the bulk of the car is in an acceptable condition, but if the body is not taken care of, then the damage can become irreversible. Usually the car needs at least anticorrosive internal cavities and tint of problem areas.

Despite the strengthened filtration system, the problems are the same here, and they are associated with a large amount of contamination in the oil, its high temperature and severe wear of the control solenoids. But the resource of solenoids, pistons and clutches is limited, besides, gearbox oil seals and bearings are also very sensitive to oil contamination.

A leak in a box usually indicates not a problem with an inexpensive rubber product, but a serious contamination of the insides and an upcoming bulkhead. There are few services so far, which they use with might and main official dealers - their repair price is at least three to four times higher and sometimes it is easier to buy new boxthan to repair the old one. Many would-be craftsmen who have become adept at simpler units are ready to take advantage of a similar situation, but the complexity of the design does not leave them a chance, and after repairing them, the box will often never come to life.

It is definitely not worth buying a car with such a transmission if you do not know where to service it. In practice, the resource of the box ranges from 100 to 250 thousand kilometers. The main consumables are solenoids (by the way, compatible with those used in the DSG DQ 250), a clutch kit and filters. If you often change the oil and carefully control the traction, then the box can prove to be very resourceful, but for some reason everything is not so good for most drivers.

Motors

Mondeo Mk 4 engines are familiar to all Ford car enthusiasts. Motors 1.6 series Zetec -SE are the same as on. Motors 2.0 and 2.3 are familiar from the past. Again, these are very successful engines, with a good resource and inexpensive repairs. They have drawbacks, and in Mondeo an additional risk factor is the tight layout of the engine compartment and very dense radiators that can easily clog. In addition, there is no temperature sensor here - the manufacturer bashfully hides that the thermal regime of the engines is very intense, and often the motors operate at temperatures above 115 ° C.

It is highly recommended to install tuning firmware with a different fan control algorithm and a "cold" thermostat at 85-90 ° C. This tuning reduces the tendency of these engines to leak oil under the hood. And also - seriously reduces the chances of losing antifreeze, which leaves through the tubes of the automatic transmission heat exchanger and expansion tank... The main problems of the motors are poor rubber pipes, leaks of oil seals and seals and weak ignition modules,

The newer EcoBoost units don't really differ much from the older ones. Other heads, direct injection and turbocharging don't make the engine completely different. By the way, working temperature there are fewer of these engines than atmospheric ones, and they also have fewer leaks. But on our gasoline, the engines are very sensitive to the quality of fuel, and the degree of forcing of 2.0 engines is so high that the 240-horsepower version often fails with damage to the piston group and scuffing of the liners. Options for 200-203 liters. from. thus they can be considered a very, very reliable option.

Under the hood of the Ford Mondeo Turnier "2010-14

But do not look at the data sheet, a lot of inexpensive firmwares have been made for these engines with power from 270 to 300+ forces from Rambach, Beletsky and other chip tuners, so 200 hp motors. from. could well depart for a long time with a limit of 300 forces and a torque of more than 450 Nm. What this is fraught with, I already wrote in detail in the material about. In general, be careful - without instrumental diagnostics, such a motor can bring not joy, but a lot of grief. So far, the engines are relatively new, but they have been in operation for a long time on the Mazda CX-7 and Mazda MPS, and we can say that the resource has dropped significantly, and the resource of the piston group and chains has also decreased. So, in addition to a quick failure, you can expect a banal "masloger" and a stretching of the timing. And don't forget about the service cost of direct injection fuel equipment.

Under the hood Ford Mondeo Hatchback "2007–10

Diesel engines of French origin, PS A DW 10 and PSA DW 12, make up the bulk of the diesel engines on Mondeo. When operating on low-viscosity oils, there are problems, the liners of the engine and turbine are bulging, oil burns out due to wear of the rings. But already on oils with viscosity SAE 30 and SAE 40, most of the difficulties have disappeared. But fuel equipment it is still considered superbly capricious, and these motors are not serviced everywhere. In any case, Peugeot or Land Rover services with mechanical problems or an injection system will be sorted out much faster than a Ford one.

What should you choose?

Is size important to you? Is comfort more important than prestige? If the answer to both questions is yes, then Mondeo-4 is made for you. However, it is better to buy it with simple motors and boxes, find a better package, and the body is as well-groomed as possible. There are enough shortcomings, but the manufacturer did inexpensive car, you need to come to terms with this.

In the photo: Ford Mondeo Hatchback "2007-10

And the Mondeo Mk 4 is beautiful - albeit not as ceremonious as the heir, but still attracts attention to this day. It is not for the soul at all, it is for the body. Well, for passengers. Of course, if you really care about them.

Would you buy yourself a Mondeo 4?

Sales market: Russia.

Fourth ford generation Mondeo was released in 2007. Compared to the previous generation, this executive class station wagon has become larger and more solid. In addition to the impressive exterior, the model is well-equipped: reliable and economical engines, modern technologies comfort and safety, improved noise and vibration isolation, high-quality interior materials. In 2010, a restyling was carried out: the design of the hood, radiator grill and headlights was changed. An example of Ford Mondeo technology is the Ford PowerShift automatic transmission, which combines efficiency mechanical box gears and the convenience of automatic transmission, auto system Start-Stop, regenerative braking charging system, electric power steering, active radiator shutters that improve aerodynamics and reduce fuel consumption. Well, one of the simplest solutions is the Ford Eco Mode driver information system and the gear shift indicator as a hint for achieving optimal fuel consumption.

Mondeo sedan was available in four options trim levels: Ambiente, Ambiente Plus, Trend, Titanium, Titanium Black. There are three trim levels for the hatchback: Trend, Titanium and Sport. The station wagon, in turn, was available in Trend and Titanium trim levels. In the simplest Ambiente version, the car has 16 "steel wheel disks with decorative caps, electric side mirrors, heating and built-in direction indicators, air conditioning, electric front windows, trip computer, Ford 6000CD audio system with MP3 playback function, 8 speakers and control buttons on the steering wheel. Of the features of more expensive configurations, we can note the presence of dual-zone climate control, heating windshield and front seats, the presence of fog lights, electric rear windows, leather steering wheel and gearshift knob, lights and mirrors in sun visors, front and rear LED reading lamps, light-alloy rims, ambient lighting, sports seats, etc.

A rich engine range is provided: gasoline and diesel engines volume from 1.6 to 2.3 liters. The base for the sedan was the 1.6-liter 120-horsepower Duratec Ti-VCT engine. A significantly greater reserve of strength and resource is offered by the gasoline 2-liter 145-horsepower engine and the 2.3-liter 160-horsepower engine. Of particular interest in terms of the balance of power and economy deserve the two-liter gasoline engines of the EcoBoost series (200 and 240 hp) and the modernized diesel engines Ford Duratorq TDCi (140 and 200 hp). In addition to purely motor technology, the focus is also on the use of Ford ECOnetic technologies (start-stop, active shutters, etc.) designed to reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions, according to the manufacturer, "without compromising driving style or quality."

Traditionally strong point Ford Mondeo can be considered reliable undercarriagewhich combines completely independent suspension (front McPherson and rear multi-link), disc brakes front and rear. Customization characteristics provide excellent driving performance - both in terms of comfort, and in terms of confident cornering, which is facilitated by high energy intensity, and in top trim levels also offers a system for changing the stiffness of the suspension. But not enough high ground clearance obliges Mondeo owners to be more careful about road obstacles.

In terms of safety, the Ford Mondeo demonstrates excellent results not only in crash tests, which is facilitated by the new improved platform, but also in terms of equipment, and during the production the model has repeatedly received various innovations, the most significant of which followed simultaneously with restyling. Anti-lock braking system (ABS) became the standard for the car, electronic system ESP with traction control and emergency braking support (EVA), seven airbags, including a driver's knee airbag. Optionally, the Mondeo can be equipped with a tire pressure monitoring system, a blind spot monitoring system, adaptive headlights, powerful bi-xenon headlights, a lane keeping system.

Ford Mondeo has become a "people's" car and a recognized bestseller in the executive class. Various awards confirm the well-deserved reputation, both in terms of reliability and balance of characteristics. Its popularity in Russia was also facilitated by the opening of an assembly plant in our country and the steady growth of localization. Of those offered at secondary market the smallest assortment of cars falls on models with a 1.6-liter engine from "Focus". Sufficiently average demand was used and diesel versions... But the combination of EcoBoost engines and "robot" PowerShift is considered the most successful, but when choosing a car with high mileage, it makes sense to give preference to the classic options - atmospheric 2.0 engine on "mechanics" or 2.3 liters and the usual "automatic".

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The fourth, restyled version was presented to Russian motorists in 2010, during the functioning of the Moscow Motor Show. On which, everyone could appreciate its innovations, and the practical details of this option.

With 4850 mm in length, 1886 mm in width and 1500 mm in height, Ford Mondeo IV rightfully considered big car, given the clearance of 130 mm. These figures, first of all, indicate a very roomy cabinwith a lot of space. In this sense, this sedan is a typical, big car from USA.

Through restyling, some of the outer contours of the car have changed, but the notes of "bloat" remained in place. When calculating changes from previous versions, it should be indicated that most of the touched the front of the vehicle. The engineers gave the hood a rounded shape, thus increasing its circumference, and, above the fog lights, high-quality LEDs were installed, which in their functionality replace daytime running lights. Not left without improved LED and side lights and taillights, which in turn have become larger. Particularly noteworthy is the new radiator grille, which has received new, larger dimensions, which makes appearance the whole car is more sporty and heavy. To achieve this effect, the wheel arches were also made more inflated.

In terms of the ratio of changes between the exterior and interior, the advantage is still on the side of the former. But the following changes can be distinguished: the center console received noticeable smooth lines, and devices with new graphic indicators also have a better finish. The leather interior is now available as a separate option for buyers. A well-functioning electronic base of the car has appeared - a high-quality blind spot monitoring system, a driver fatigue monitoring system, as well as a competent on-board computer, which is assessed on a five-point scale.

The interior is pleasing to the eye, with gorgeous metal accents, soft blue tint - in general, one simplicity and comfort. An undeniable positive quality is the moderately loaded center console, the arrangement of the instruments on which allows you to drive the car without unnecessary hassle, and in combination with the multifunctional steering wheel is just a fairy tale. Whole salon Ford Mondeo IV equipped with convenient and practical pockets for personal belongings and items.

We can say with absolute certainty that the restyling went to Ford only for the good. After all, you have to constantly meet current standards and compete with new models, and you cannot achieve this without changes.

Region technical equipment, in the new Ford Mondeo IV at the highest update level. Now in the car - new gas engine TDCi with a volume of two liters, as well as a capacity of two hundred horse powerbaby boy. But there is also a younger petrol brother - an engine with a volume of 1.6 liters and one hundred twenty horsepower. It is possible to install the most powerful one - two hundred and forty horsepower.

Cost and configuration

Restyling of the E-class sedan, Ford Mondeo IV available in five different trim levels: Ambiente, Ambiente Plus, Trend, Titanium, Anniversary 20... Providing a total of thirteen different modifications with various technical indicators, where one of 6 engines and one of 3 automatic boxes gear. This variant also contains Business Class and Anniversary configurations. Market value a car starts at 1,199,000 rubles and ends at around 1,759,000 rubles.

Equipping Ford, at a basic level, includes: airbags for passengers and the driver, ABS and ESP, locking the locks on the rear doors, side curtains on the windows. As a comfort, the car is provided with good on-board computer, air conditioning, power steering with adjustable height and reach, toned glass, cigarette lighter. Of course, in the cabin you can only consider the third rear headrest, power windows for the front, as well as the center folding armrest. It is worth noting that the presence includes audio preparation and alarm, and a separate option presents - paintwork and light-alloy wheels "16". Visibility will be facilitated by: light sensor, heated mirrors, electric mirrors, and as a bonus fog lights... It can be stated that, as for the basic one, the equipment of the car is weak, the reason for this may be the high cost when the interior is equipped with various materials.

The version is maximum, not much different from the base one, and is equipped with: quality system blind spot control, cruise and climate control, front and rear parking assistance, engine start via button, keyless entry system. Now visibility is equipped with: xenon and bi-xenon headlights, rain sensor, headlight washers, electric folding mirrors, heated windshield, fog lights. The salon is equipped with - classy leather trim, electrically adjustable seats, heated, ventilated front and rear seats, front and rear power lifts, leather trim for the gearshift lever. Not without Bluetooth, Hi-Fi and a high-quality audio system.

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Pros and cons of auto

The car is made and combines the most recognizable American features in mechanical engineering - the spaciousness of a large and comfortable sedan. it trump card... But you cannot pass by a high-quality line of engines, among which there is a diesel unit. The choice between three gearboxes is also a reason for pride.

The equipment in the basic version brings the entire vehicle down. But the clearance of 130 mm also speaks volumes that this iron horse is intended purely for flat roads, poor coverage significantly reduces cross-country ability.

There are only positive reviews and indicators here. Taking into account the dimensions of the car, gasoline consumption remains relatively low, but it should be borne in mind that these measurements were carried out using high-quality fuel. Realizing that domestic fuel has a lower quality, consumption can be increased.

Clearance Ford Mondeo IV

As stated above, ground clearance 130 mm for Russia is too little, unlike the USA. Therefore, riding on uneven surfaces can be a lot of hassle.