Following a widely-publicized leak over two weeks ago of photos the 2007 Ford Mondeo sedan, the automaker has finally released some official photography of the car. The car will star in the upcoming James Bond film ‘Casino Royale,’ in theaters November 17th.
The car pictured is actually a one-off vehicle built specifically for the movie at Ford of Europe’s Design Studio in Cologne, Germany. Since production of the new Mondeo is not yet underway, this was the only way for the car to appear in the film. Ford insists the production car will look identical. The vehicle shown is representative of the new Mondeo with a sports bodykit.
“On the big screen, the new Mondeo looks impressive and eye-catching, and we’re convinced this appearance, although brief, will stimulate early customer interest in the new model,” said Stephen Odell, Ford of Europe Vice President for Marketing Sales and Service. Gallery after the jump…
10/09, 3:20 PM
posted by:
British_Rover
Geeze talk about being on a budget for a bond movie when a mondeo is going to be one of the star cars.
10/09, 3:20 PM
posted by:
Endurancevm
Great looking car i think. Shame its not coming to the US.
10/09, 3:23 PM
posted by:
joseph
Not bad looking…..VERY “Acura TL”ish, which is a good thing.
10/09, 3:27 PM
posted by:
bacalao
to say the least I must admit this is one very good looking car really.
10/09, 3:43 PM
posted by:
Steve
Um…. Ford of North America, are you watching this?
10/09, 3:51 PM
posted by:
Bobzooki
Dat still be de 5 door hatchback not de 4 door sedan master
10/09, 4:09 PM
posted by:
davidg1977
The question would be what the cost for an American market with “built in USA UAW variables included” that they’d have to charge to make a profit on the vehicle? I’d surmise that it would be $30k+ and would quickly overlap the MKZ market and notably more expensive than the Fusion/Milan.
A usual rule of the road for Euro vehicles is that take the segment in terms of size and the price will be approx one segment higher (see a Euro Focus for the price of the Fusion, a Fiesta for the price of a US Focus)… The American consumer is likely not going to want to pay for the content and only get the specific segment size.
10/09, 4:53 PM
posted by:
Phileas Fogg
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10/09, 4:54 PM
posted by:
Phileas Fogg
British_Rover… when they star they mean it’s in the movie. Bond’s main car is an Aston Martin in the movie. Get your facts before you criticize.
10/09, 5:29 PM
posted by:
meanpants555
There are so many interesting things going on with it. Ford has some great details in there. I am reserving judgment until I can see this one in person.
10/09, 5:29 PM
posted by:
onur
Yeah seriously, why do you keep calling it a sedan!? It’s the hatchback version!!!
10/09, 5:55 PM
posted by:
Jameson
I don’t see anything so great about it myself.
10/09, 6:23 PM
posted by:
Bobzooki
Jameson you suck like a big fat sucking thing
10/09, 6:57 PM
posted by:
leviathan18
looks wonderful wish we could get it here in venezuela our ford line up sucks big time (car wize) just this month is getting better cuz we will have the new mustang
10/09, 9:50 PM
posted by:
Ricardo Head
And exactly when will it be available stateside so I can tell my dad to hold off on that ass-ugly Camry?
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Yeah …. that’s what I thought.
10/10, 12:47 AM
posted by:
Lucifer
you know what i’m going to say…bring this car to the USA!!!!!!!!!
10/10, 6:30 AM
posted by:
Carnut4ever
Ford must be stupid for not bringing it on the troubled US market when they sell boring Fords like the 500 and Fusion.
10/10, 3:03 PM
posted by:
wobbs
Gents this version would be calssed in the sport ghia segment will probably cost around £21000 in the UK ( granted we get rafted for tax ) that the equivilent of $37,091 – you can get a an X type for that,
all they need to do is change the name, it is sadly viewed with some derision in the UK ( due to the many company car drivers that have them ) bad really when yo consider how far the car has come in the last several years, and the favourable reviews in the press.
10/10, 8:34 PM
posted by:
RustedEmpire
I’d love to see this in the united states…I’ve gotten a chance to drive a 2004 model in new zealand and I fell in love with it even if it was only a rental. I see them every now and then with mexican licence plates in houston, and I have to say, looking at them in the united states, they look appealing if you could imagine a regular old (u.s.) ford taurus besides it. The new style is even nicer and I hope it’ll grab the u.s.’s attention.
10/11, 12:45 AM
posted by:
mblommel
Is anyone awake up there in Dearborn?
10/14, 10:49 AM
posted by:
cww
I was disappointed about the all new Mondeo, so here’s a facelift:
http://www.cwwcardesign.com/cars/ford_mondeo_2007.html
Or call it Ford Scorpio.
10/16, 7:09 PM
posted by:
bepsf
This should be the 2008 Mercury Milan/Montego replacement
(and give us the 4-door, 5 door and wagon too, please!!!)