Ford Mondeo Hybrid - both the best and worst version of Mondeo
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- Ford just put some batteries in the boot of a Mondeo and in some ways that's ruined the car. Very disappointing that Ford has missed the point
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So, actually this car has just two "major" issues : clumsy and little bit reduced boot space and "dark" back seat environment? Otherwise, car is very quiet, easy to drive , it's pretty fuel efficient ( even more effective in city driving conditions ) , it has more space than Corolla and shares exactly the same simple, durable and reliable CVT transmission system with Toyota. And yes, this car is much cheaper than Corolla. Well , dear friend, thanks a lot for this review !!!
Happy New Year Bob, great review as always!
I'm glad you mentioned the bumps on the new section! Drove it the other day and I was convinced I was getting a flat or something. I went Limerick to Belfast and back during the week, had a full load coming back and still got 6L/100km (1.5 Skyactiv G) for the overall journey. That's after me calculating it the old fashioned way at fill up, rather than relying on the computer. Makes the economy on that Mondeo look very poor.
I drive an 09 diesel mondeo and love it. It's only when I drive other cars these days that I start to miss the comfort of the mondeo.
Mr.Mister I have a 67 reg mondeo vignale saloon powershift 210bhp now that’s a car it’s my 14th Mondeo 😀
That's what I like about you Bobby boy, your not afraid to say what you think, if something's wrong you say so, admittedly rather quietly sometimes, but it gets said, congrats !!!!
I am driving mondeo vignale estate 2020. Nearly done 200000 miles without any problem.still drives like new. I work for uber and drive everywhere up and down in the country. Best car i ever buy.
Hard to beat Toyota Lexus hybrid..
Yep, they are the experts
Toyota Camry Hybrid is the one to buy The 2.5 and hybrid system work perfectly with each other and the battery is under the rear seats so space in the boot is not taken and neither is rear head room as it was designed by people who knew what they were doing.
@@interceptor-ss8kb exactly it's a great car pity it's not rwd but that's no big deal..
I'd still buy a Ford over a GM or FCA product right now.
That being said, The Koreans are the ones to beat at the moment.
Bob, do you get Lincoln over there in Ireland?
They're really putting out some good cars at the moment.. If you get a chance hop across the pond to America and come drive one!
Lincoln is not imported to Ireland.
The leaves suppose to teach the driver to drive more efficiently , the more efficient you drive the more leaves you will get on that screen .
Ford and VW teaming for making electrified and autonomous vehicles .
who Cares suv Cult hardly go of road more expensive for tyres and to maintain drive allot feel like tractors for reps and sales no issues sedan all the way
Not just a compliance, its getting to be the only choice to drive unto major EU city centres. Diesel is old tech and Ford just launched a new TDI in 2019. Cmax, kuga, smax in desperate need of total new car. No EV, poor hybrids, no modern PHEV. Best engine tech was the 3cyl turbo, otherwise?? What has Opel and Ford done for car modernity in the last decade?? One engine?
6.1 l/100 , such massive "technologie stacking" for so little fuel consumption gain. I'm still waiting for a car manufactuer that decide to go light weight and avoid tech bloating there cars
Camry hybrid is an amazing all rounder and superb hybrid.
Can you get this on classic insurance. Must be being that dated.
Bob love yer craack mate why the h...l have you not had a part on Mrs browns boys........ cheers from dave in northern England. ..
Thanks Dave!
Competing with corollas? LOL, Mondeo is on a much higher level wtf
you are right
Stop running down ford ford is bigger than u 😂😂😂😂😂😂💤💤💤💤💤💤💤💤💤💤
Hi Bob, I'm a bit confused. On the one hand you say that you wouldn't recommend this car to anyone, then you go on about how economical in town it is, how quiet it is, how comfortable it is. Yes, the boot space is compromised due to the battery installation but how is it when the back seats are folded down? Truth is, like most of the other major car manufacturers, Ford is way behind the game of moving over to 100% (built from the ground up) electric cars. The German manufacturers are all making claims about range in their new EV offerings but predominantly they are expensive and poor range.
For me Tesla is still perhaps 10 yrs ahead of the rest of the market and gathering road data at an accelerating rate as they deliver 100,000's of new cars on the road - faster than anyone else, especially now that the new Chinese Giga factory is in production.
The Old Guard are nowhere near...............................................
Soft spot for a mondy too they drive really well but no definitely wouldn't want a hybrid one
I love hybrid never go back to all petrol or diesel agian
I have the diesel estate variant of this car in titanium spec and love it. It drives so well and is extremely quiet. The Battery pack makes no sense in this hybrid. It's a lazy way of turning a normal car into a hybrid.
Excellent review as usual Bob...never biased and always professional.
And the dials in Titanium are way better. And there are no leaves :)
I drove a hybrid one around seattle last year. They're called the ford fusion over there.
I have a Mondeo powershift, 2litre diesel, I thought it was a dual clutch transmission, is it not? It changes gears sooo smooth. I will miss the Mondeo when they stop making it
yes, it is a dual clutch automated manual transmission. All the 2 litre tdci engines can be opted with the Powershift transmission.
I love mine too. So quiet on the motorway and good fun in the bends...
The hybrid probably doesn't make sense for most people compared to the diesel unless you spend a real lot of time city driving.
The diesel probably gets better mileage out on the highway than the hybrid.
Ford is in trouble because they don´t have so many electric cars. those who want a small electric car like the Ford Fiesta, Ford can not offer us customers this. they have Mach-E which is way too expensive.
Such a shame that Ford have abandoned the mondeo I've no doubt it will go down as one of Ford's best every automotive presenter/journalist or critic all say the mondeo is a good/great car ie Clarkson may and hammond when was the last time you seen a advert for the mondeo probably about 20 years ago there is the problem no effort by Ford sales department to sell the car there all obsessed with the hideous SUV etc. Because there only interested in trying to sell us American cars in the UK I've had three mondeos including my current car absolutely love them been a Ford man for twenty years but no longer will probably be jaguar or Toyota next RIP Ford mondeo
Those mondeos are great cars, i had a 2011 1.6 ecoboost hatchback, such a roomy comfy car with no issues then upgraded to a mustang ecoboost but will always have a soft spot for the mondeo, great cars 🏴👍👍
It is fashionable to knock the mondeo hybrid but it a lovely car full stop
It’s a real shame ford have cancelled any developments for a replacement, the mondao was alway a European car first, heck even bond drove one in its heyday, but now with the refresh 4 years old that was lacking sales aren’t what they used to be, and now ford believe everyone wants a suv which isn’t the case, to me ford have lost something when Dagenham and eu counterparts were shut down, even in this day and age where data can be sent in the blink of an eye you still cannot devep a one model fits all that starts with the words produced for the America market first, heck most America cars would be to big for a European market and shoehorning a 1 litre or 1.5 diesel instead of the original cars 3 or 6 litre gas guzzler and expected the same result, give us an s-max and Galaxy replacement the minicabs will buy them. But without eu development and testing and locally built engines it’s no wonder why the Koreans already into there 3/4 or even 5th gen model with good value have slowly worked into fords sales market
You haven‘t seen the boot of the Corolla 2.0 Hybrid have you? It‘s the same way smaller than the boot of the Corolla 1.8 Hybrid as here with the Mondeo in comparison to a normal Version.
dear bob, you are not so good in review this car but i had notice that you are inventing problems. maybe next time compare apple with apple.
Ford had those hybrids in America 6 years ago.There out of date.
Shame they are trying to sell them in Ireland now!
I know Ford can do so much better too... they were topping the market year after year so they sure did something right, hopefully they got something in the works and figure the Mondeo out in this suv "based" market...
@@andylie7699 Ford is too far behind the current trends,they would need too produce something extraordinary...
@@ianpurcell7266 ofc, they gotta make a good Mondeo that can compete with the Mazda 6 and VW Passat in every aspect
@@andylie7699 That's a big ask for a company like Ford who is struggling. Especially against the likes of the vag group.
bob i got a 20 reg st line mondeo hybrid this year and i love it great for long drives ,great vids
Annoys me that there's no hatchback option; only estate or 4dr.
Why is he bothered by the leaves , I wonder ~
Was in Canada in August. Loads of them there. Loads. Bob, I've a Lexus IS300h and it makes the same noise when I accelerate hard. Not liking that is just childish! The smoothness of driving a hybrid is just fab.
1:56 not PowerShift, it's eCVT.
Don't know that I would ever consider a Mondeo, of any stripe. They're just so Beige. anyway, Happy New Year Bob!
I love some of the older ones but the Mondeo peaked around 2006
Happy New Year! Ford is just not cutting it anymore with the Mondeo especially this one
Privacy glass must be the tackiest thing manufacturers put on cars these days. How many of us transport gangsters in the back seat - and why would we want to give them depression? The Mondeo is becoming a bit dated now although I'd quite fancy an ST-Line in white.
If you are seriously going to buy a Hybrid get the Toyota Camry its the best the smooth 2.5 petrol works perfectly with the hybrid system. Otherwise get a Diesel.
Ford once owned jag and land rover and cannot run a premium brand. Sold both and now struggling like Renault/PSA. Meantime near zombie Volvo gets just cash and Chinese market access from econobox (china only) car maker Geely and voila! a reason for volvo car dealers to work hard. The only competitive Fords? Transit van and Ford Focus (fiesta at a push). The rest are dross and on offer for big fat discounts and used Fords at massive depreciating deals. The mondeo was the UK no1 saloon, now its the more expensive, not so special BMW3 series...says it all
hundred percent agree with you, the Mondeo is still a great car, but only as a diesel or petrol... the hybrid is a waste, I daily a 16´ titanium x powershift 2 litre diesel and I love it
Toyota Prius is better
You can see Ford being Nokia in less than 5 years, from one of the biggest Automakers to the annals of history... Sad...
theyre doing pretty well here in Europe now though with the Fiesta, Focus, Kuga, S MAX/Galaxy and the vans... But they gotta figure the Mondeo out to keep it in production, otherwise its gonna be the end soon...
Bob is back and rearing to go. . 2020 has officially started!!
Had a great Christmas session with a few wise auld lads, all petrol heads... A comparison was made between the all powerful and mighty Ford Company and the one time world leader NOKIA!!! Too big to fail, I dunno 🤔
Anyways happy new year to you and family Bob ..
Darren
You’re right the new M7 surface is terrible
Thankx mate I was going to buy it after watch this video I wont buy never
I’d get a Toyota hybrid before I get a Ford hybrid.
Hybrid cars are gimmicks because you still burn petrol to use it so they are not any greener the a standard petrol or diesel car then there all the emissions created to make the batteries in the lithium mines
Mondeo were always piece of crap ,especially the 05 one, injectors and timing chain
6.2L/100km my 2007 1.3L Suzuki swift does that
@@christianronn5301 yes but my brother has a 2007 Volkswagen Passat 2.0tdi estate with 327000k on it and that does 5.9L/100km so an older car is more efficient than a new one where is the logic In buying a hybrid it's not more efficient it's not convenient and it's just extra weight you don't need.
44MPG!!
I know it's petrol/hybrid but jesus that is woeful. My old 1.4 80hp Octavia Estate would get 40mpg on the motorway fully loaded with 5 adults and suitcases.
Even my current RS diesel would now get 50+ with a heavy shoe.
I'm an owner of such a car. Have 54.3 british MPG 3500 km average and 70.6 for some combined shorter trip. 1578 kg. Don't compare petrol to diesel!
My 162 Skoda Superb get 7L/100km around Dublin City. Long run, way better. And diesel is a cheaper fuel. Considering Corolla Estate this year.
but it will fail you catastrophically one day like all vag products