You are looking at the pictures of the all new next gen Ford Mondeo which is aiming to go upmarket and will pack enough technology to scare the Germans.
Following Ford’s new kinetic design language mastered already on the new Fiesta hatchback and the new Focus, the next gen Mondeo will feature a bold new front end styling with a new larger grille placed further down, swept back headlights, angular bumper with a huge air dam that looks like Aston Martin’s grille and ridged bonnet.
The rear features dual triangular exhausts integrated into the bumper on the either side and subtle boot spoiler. The side profile is dominated by muscular wheel arches and a high set shoulder line that gives it the all important hunkered down aggressive look.
source: autoexpress.co.uk
More details and images after the jump.
The interiors will be the most luxurious ever on a Ford and more closer to the likes of Audi, BMW and Mercedes and will have enough technology to satisfy even the most hardened techno freaks. First up is the Ford’s SYNC system which will let the driver control any portable media device via button on the steering wheel or by voice commands. Other tech bits include a lane departure system, blind spot warning system, a rear view camera and a driver alert system on the lines of Mercedes’s Drive Assist, which monitors the driver using instrument console mounted cameras and sounds a warning when it senses the owner is falling asleep.
The new Mondeo is being developed at Ford’s headquarters in US on a brand new platform that can be modified easily to suit the individual market needs throughout the world. The new platform is still front wheel drive but will use the torque vectoring system from the Focus to improve driving dynamics apart from an electric power steering setup and dynamic cornering control.
Power will come from the latest range of Ford’s highly economical and powerful EcoBoost turbocharged petrol engines with cubic capacities ranging from 1.6 liter to 2.0 liter developing power output between 150 to over 200 bhp. A 2.0 liter TDCi diesel will also be available in different states of tune having either 112, 137 or 167 bhp.
The new Mondeo will also have environmentally friendly technologies like stop/start system, regenerative braking and an active grille system which will regulate the air flow through the radiator and engine compartment to reduce drag thereby increasing economy.
The new Mondeo will be unveiled as a concept next year after the all new Focus is launched early next year.
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