Comments on: 2007 Ford Mondeo Concept

By: Ian

Ian — Wed, 09 May 2007 02:35:49 +0000

i like it plain and simple

By: LamborghiniZ

LamborghiniZ — Sat, 23 Sep 2006 13:23:10 +0000

cooool… ANOTHER suv!

By: Lucifer

Lucifer — Sat, 23 Sep 2006 04:53:21 +0000

it’s just a wagon version of the iosis. how many concepts do we need before the real thing comes out?

By: autonutt

autonutt — Sat, 23 Sep 2006 01:19:09 +0000

golf4me.. you made my point. If Ford is in such dire financial straits, why did they bother to spend so much money to engineer an all-new car that looks almost exactly like their own Mazda6 wagon? And on a completely different but almost identically-sized platform. If Ford could synergize all their resources and create a common platform for the 6, Fusion and Mondeo they would save a MINT — and then do the same for their next worldwide Focus/3/C30/S40/V50, and their RWD Aussie Falcon/US Town Car/Crown Vic..

By: golf4me

golf4me — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 22:43:37 +0000

It’s a Mazda 6 Wagon with a nicer interior…what’s the big deal?

By: Detroit Dude !

Detroit Dude ! — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 21:56:49 +0000

Very nice except for the front fascia/bumper cover. Fix that and Ford has an awsome vehicle here !!!

By: bacalao

bacalao — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 19:03:18 +0000

^ haha joke (it does look good though) they should deff. import this car

By: bacalao

bacalao — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 19:02:12 +0000

very european but looks really good.

By: mblommel

mblommel — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 18:19:48 +0000

So “dynamo” styling is based on modern, upmarket and sporty ideas and “bold American” is fat, retarded and boring? Geez we really need to talk to Ford’s styling department to find out how they perceive Americans.

It’s so sad, I used to be such a Ford fan. Now I can hardly give a $hit. Let them build pickups for rednecks.

By: spider

spider — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 18:02:22 +0000

^^ inport fanboi ^^

By: wobbs

wobbs — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 16:41:06 +0000

BTW Wobbs, it’s more like a rich tan reddy brown colour than an orange i think…
Comment by JohnnyBlazE, posted on September22 at 7:48 am

yes its the same tan colour as a sunbed tan i.e Orange

its still fecking awful

By: Endurancevm

Endurancevm — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 15:38:35 +0000

Good looking car, now it should be inported to the US to replace the crappy Fusion.

By: 1c3d0g

1c3d0g — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 15:30:19 +0000

Damn, this car looks like a Predator with his helmet/face shield on.

By: Sean

Sean — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 14:20:19 +0000

Alphhabravoseven, the how does someone being wealthy/rich make them ignorant? That is remarkably ironic and self-condemning. Maybe if you were a bit more intelligent and/or personable, you might be able to earn as much money as you envy people for.

By: MikeFX

MikeFX — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 14:11:40 +0000

This car could work as a Mercury. Take a look at GM’s plan: Chevy covers classic American, Saturn covers stylish European, Buick covers understated luxury, Cadillac covers blinged luxury, and Pontiac is morphing into the maker of rear-drive performance niche vehicles. Not sure where this puts Saab, but I hope they survive. Small Euro niche cars?

Ford could have Mercury cover the Euro cars, Ford stays with middle America (three bar grille), Lincoln covers classic American luxury, Volvo covers Euro luxury. Sell Jag, LR, and Aston Martin back to Nasser. Now what to do with Rover?

By: wally bag of donuts

wally bag of donuts — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 13:38:55 +0000

It’s an Audi Q7 ripoff

By: snork

snork — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 12:13:05 +0000

Why should they bring this over to the US when Ford can give us a Fusion Sportwagon with an engine that barely pushes the car out of it’s own way, marshmellowy suspension, and continued “Bold” design that’s still as bland as the Taurus:-/

This car in wagon form doesn’t quite do it for me, but I’d take a sedan with that interior and front end as long as they don’t muss up the rear.

By: JohnnyBlazE

JohnnyBlazE — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 11:48:34 +0000

BTW Wobbs, it’s more like a rich tan reddy brown colour than an orange i think…

By: JohnnyBlazE

JohnnyBlazE — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 11:33:57 +0000

Yum… do you see now… Ford Europe I could hug thee!

By: wobbs

wobbs — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 11:26:32 +0000

Why do they always use such awful interior colours – would you have an orange and black leather couch in your house for F sake
orange and black the interior looks very slick apart from the seat colour

would you guys in the us buy a car with a 2 litre engine, you kind of get the impression thats why you wont have our euro trash over the pond

By: Vdub

Vdub — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 07:18:08 +0000

interior really looks audi-ish

By: spider

spider — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 06:48:37 +0000

Mondeo in the US? Notgonnahappen.com.

Can’t sell it as a Ford here, it would take them 5 years to engineer a chrome 3-bar grille. Also this ‘dynamo’ styling language is Euro Ford; in the USA we get ‘Bold American’ meaning straight lines and sheer surfaces.

By: Cooper

Cooper — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 06:46:10 +0000

Hyperion, I get where your coming from but if Ford brought over it would probably incorporate the tri-bar grille and new headlight design as well. Which would require extensive revision to the front end.

By: Veda

Veda — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 06:39:45 +0000

mblommel, same with Toyota and Honda. US always gets the bland boring versions. I know it’s cost saving but sometimes it’s too much like the crappy back end of the Accord that actually hurts their sales.

By: John Landers

John Landers — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 06:38:49 +0000

I will make my wife conceive in the backseat of this car. Please join me.

By: Hyperion

Hyperion — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 06:38:40 +0000

Cooper, this vehicle should be brought in as a FORD. It looks very good as a Ford and it should probably keep with the good looks as they are. Rebadging it as a Mercury means that Mercury gets to Mountaineer it up with their white-on-gray-on-tan-with-chrome design schemes.

By: Hyperion

Hyperion — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 06:36:26 +0000

So it comes with a manual transmission in these promotionals. I hope this doesn’t indicate Ford’s resistance to importing it into the USA, (since nearly every promotional photograph for a US car shows an automatic).

By: Cooper

Cooper — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 06:33:11 +0000

This vehicle should be brought in as a Mercury. You could even still call it the Mondeo because Mercury likes to have their vehicle names starting with an M. Also Mercury doesn’t have a vehicle in the car based crossover segment, while both Ford and Lincoln do.

By: Endurancevm

Endurancevm — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 02:28:02 +0000

Should have been the Fusion, ’nuff said.

By: mblommel

mblommel — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 01:23:40 +0000

Wow! A Ford I would actually consider buying. That must mean there is no way in hell Ford NA would sell it here! I love the new Ford Europe design language used here and on the Focus ST, as well as Iosis concept.

Unfortuantely we get the retarded 3-giant chrome bar grille and bland styling in the USA. I guess Ford NA really has some sort of death wish. Maybe they have figured out a way to make some money by going out of business stateside?

By: Bimmer

Bimmer — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 23:10:22 +0000

Ianapat7,
it’s closer to Audi Allroad, then Q7.

By: Bimmer

Bimmer — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 23:07:39 +0000

Looks nise, love the seats!

By: lanapat7

lanapat7 — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 22:59:46 +0000

Looks promising, but it will be direct competition to the Edge. Ford has the ability of market products that compete amongst themselves- 500/Fusion; Explorer/Edge; Freestar/Freestyle.
It’s a toned down Audi Q7.

By: MiracleGro

MiracleGro — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 22:32:16 +0000

IN a global economy shouldn’t all products play globally with minimal alterations? Nissan has said that all its product has to be capable of being sold in any market in the world.
I failed to get a job when I wore my “I’d rather be masturbating” T SHirt to the interview

By: Ricardo Head

Ricardo Head — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 22:22:19 +0000

Why WHy WHY can’t they bring the design to fruition and sell it HERE in the USA with some decent driving capabilities? Is that really so tough? Is it?

I’m a fan of and really like the Edge, plus I generally like Ford as a company, but I don’t know of anything else seriously interesting coming our way. Hot concepts end up as Montegos or 500s. Hot cars that they sell elsewhere aren’t sold here, and then they bemoan a diminished reputation. Sometimes these car companies remind me of the guy who goes to an interview wearing tattered jeans and a T-shirt and then complains he never gets the job.