2013 Ford Mondeo

[pursuit2359]

Good work AG3 - early bird catches the worm ;)

GoAuto had a piece on this yesterday (http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mell...57A7100017A9A), but wikicars.biz seems to have a bit more info: http://wikicars.biz/news.php#!conten...article&pno=84

I'm guessing motor report and caradvice will have more soon.

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According to Ford Australia we MAY not get the Hybrid and the AWD version as it was intended for European countries FMD Ford wake up !!!

http://www.themotorreport.com.au/549...k-hatch-styles

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[mas89]

Yes that will be normal ,,we never the good ones

[allanv6gt]

Front- and all-wheel-drive configurations will be offered in the US and Europe, along with six-speed manual and automatic transmissions
Can I please order a hi-pi Ecoboost 2lt with 6 spd AWD manual....unlikely.
Looks like my XR5 might be around a while yet.

[Greane01]

The new Mondeo wagon looks awesome! Well done Ford...!

http://www.caradvice.com.au/190000/2...brid-revealed/

[Greane01]

Originally Posted by Greane01

The new Mondeo wagon looks awesome! Well done Ford...!

http://www.caradvice.com.au/190000/2...brid-revealed/

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...full adaptive LED headlights (low beam and high beam!)...

...entertainment system can act as a personal Wi-Fi hotspot for up to five devices...

[galaxy xr8]

I have been waiting to see what the wagon would look like, although just a sketch, still look's good.

[Greane01]

Originally Posted by galaxy xr8

I have been waiting to see what the wagon would look like, although just a sketch, still look's good.

Thankfully it's not just a sketch; that's the finished product:

[galaxy xr8]

I love it all apart from the rim's, could use some meater spokes, but that's just me.

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Normally Ford releases the wagon much later than the hatch with the hatch date being pushed back & back. This is what its up against and its on time for early 2013 release and may be on displayed at the Sydney IMS!!

http://www.caradvice.com.au/190571/m...ails-revealed/

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[XtRmn8]

Our MA is 5 years old now and we want to buy a new car. The problem is the MA Mondeo has been such a good car and still today compared to a lot of cars we have looked at it outshines them in features and build quality.

Wish Ford would bring this new Mondeo out sooner than mid 2014 :(

[yelpir]

Something on the test drive of the fusion which should be the same shape-wise
as our future Mondeo. The engine line up could be slightly different though.

http://www.autoblog.com/2012/09/24/2...-review-video/

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Originally Posted by XtRmn8

Our MA is 5 years old now and we want to buy a new car. The problem is the MA Mondeo has been such a good car and still today compared to a lot of cars we have looked at it outshines them in features and build quality.

Wish Ford would bring this new Mondeo out sooner than mid 2014 :(

Yep in the very same boat XtRmn8,what ever I do decide to get has to be bloody good for me to let go of my MA which stands for Mighty Automobile

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[stuart]

Originally Posted by galaxy xr8

I love it all apart from the rim's, could use some meater spokes, but that's just me.

The spoked wheels will be fantastic - no more having to clean those stupid little angled holes around the rims. It needed something like a pipe cleaner to get them sparkling.

Roll on the new model!

[Bucknaked]

I agree with you guys. My MA has had 2 faults in 3 1/2 years of ownership. It's a fantastic car, i love it, and I am about the to to 41,000k on the clock, it feels as good as did when I first bought it new. It's low k's. But I do love the look of the new model. Decision will be a hard one.

[pursuit2359]

Seems odd to me to be showing a car now that will not be coming out for almost 2 years. I've heard of drip-feeding, but surely you're not supposed to be showing the entire car...

Is this some sort of new marketing strategy from Ford?

[Franco Cozzo]

Why so far away for us?

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Originally Posted by pursuit2359

Seems odd to me to be showing a car now that will not be coming out for almost 2 years. I've heard of drip-feeding, but surely you're not supposed to be showing the entire car...

Is this some sort of new marketing strategy from Ford?

New marketing strategy!! they never had a old one,that's why they are in sales decline this delay could really hurt them if existing Mondeo customers haven't got an option to trade up to

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[Khmoon]

I have a 2011 Titanium wagon , only 2 years & get one of these new babys , i hope they put Sat Nav in this time .
Cheers, Kevin

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On display at the Sydney IMS I hope you can see what's inside doesn't look like you can from this picture

http://liveimages.editorial.carsales...Pad&width=1050

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[whitetdci]

OK for those going to the IMS remember to take plenty of pics both inside and out if you can and post up here

[Khmoon]

I'll be at the motor show next Thursday , I will get some pics

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Friend of mine was at the show today and was told by Ford people that the Mondeo MAY not be here before 2014!! YET Mazda is releasing the new Mazda6 in December [ ahead of time ] and he said its a stunning looking car [ 2.2l 129Kw diesel 420Nm ] in competition directly with the Mondeo I will be going to ask Ford myself

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[Ros5co]

I've seen a number of videos on U Tube this week showing the new vehicle in the US with some of them doing test drives.

Although the new model looks the goods one thing I hope they don't do with our version (although I don't see how they will be able to change it if it's a universal build) is the new manual gear shift is now a sporty (NOT!!) button on the side of the gear selector. How stupid! One of the things I really enjoy about my Mondy is using the gear shift lever to manually change gears, which I do regularly, particularly on a couple of windy hilly roads nearby. Paddles would have been acceptable but a lame button? You've got to be kidding!!

This would be a real put off for me to upgrade to the new model.

[naddis01]

It will be interesting to see how the market reacts to the new Mazda 6. Will there be a bump in sales or will they stay the same in the basically stagnant medium class? It will certainly be taking a step forward in the safety systems side of things with Active cruise, forward obstruction warning, lane departure warning, blind spot monitoring, high beam control, adaptive front lighting, smart brake support, smart city brake and acceleration control (auto only - when ther eis an obstacle in front of car). Some of this stuff is only catching up to Mondeo though. It also comes with i-eloop (stupid name) brake energy regeneration.

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It appears the marketing people at Mazda in Australia are smarter than those at Ford just wait for the Zoom,Zoom ads

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[allanv6gt]

Mazda marketing has always been more effective (and present) than Fords.....

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Allan
When I got my MA it was a no brainer NOW i have an alternative and a good one at that. I will let the dust settle down and give Ford some leeway,Mazda to iron out bugs then choose next Easter,it will be one or the other.

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Enjoy
http://www.autoguide.com/manufacture...ideo-2224.html

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Went to the show today saw the Mazda 6 with open doors on display,went to the Ford stand there was the Mondeo with doors closed and window tinting to prevent people seeing inside. What a frigin joke asked a part time sales person why it was this way and said "We were told to block any view because we may not get the Fusion interior on this model and yes the release date is still early 2014" pointless me going on as other people there were having a go at the poor girl about Fords lack of interest, BUT they were happy to talk about the concept car

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