FakeConcern Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 I have to say I have mixed feelings about the death of Mondeo and as I have never owned one and would have never bought one new I suppose I should have nothing to say about it. The only Fords I've ever owned were both XR3is but I feel an affinity for them since I passed my test in my Dad's Cortina. I suppose Ford are right to kill it as so few were being sold, but I wonder how they lost it with this one. They always had aspirational models such as Lotus, 1600E, 2000E, Ghia, Cosworth etc for Cortina and Sierra but don't really remember anything like it for Mondeo. Obviously the rise of the SUV must be part of the answer, I noticed that What Car magazine have six sections in the buyers guide of different type of SUV (one ludicrously being Sport SUV!). I can't decide if the public gets what the public wants or the public wants what the public gets on this one. Certainly I don't aspire to an SUV and most look awful to me. Of the ones that look ok is Ford's Puma which also gets good reviews, including the Puma ST which is rather stupidly a raised suspension Fiesta with lowered suspension! Strangely one I feel I actually could live with. Blimey I didn't realize how much I've been waffling on, the reason I decided to post here was because only recently I saw two articles in different magazines about the new Mondeo soon to be released as an SUV! Shite Ron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 I think the Evos concept is going to be a US only model from what I’ve read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warren t claim Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 Never mind, you can still buy a new Escort in China. https://www.motor1.com/news/499366/2021-ford-escort-facelift-reveal/ £11000 sierraman, junkyarddog and BorniteIdentity 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 1993 Ford Mondeo Promotional Launch Film Leyland Worldmaster 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 21 hours ago, warren t claim said: Never mind, you can still buy a new Escort in China. https://www.motor1.com/news/499366/2021-ford-escort-facelift-reveal/ £11000 Like that. I’d ride about in one. But then again I’m a bit odd and have no shame. warren t claim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 Sadly Mondeo man has died. The man who oversaw the project of the first Mondeo, Richard Parry-Jones. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2021/04/22/richard-parry-jones-ford-development-supremo-whose-mondeo-represented/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 The shock killed him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyland Worldmaster Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 Just seen this on my News Feed... https://www.aronline.co.uk/cars/ford/mondeo/ford-mondeo-development-story/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod/b Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 On 4/9/2021 at 1:19 AM, warren t claim said: Never mind, you can still buy a new Escort in China. https://www.motor1.com/news/499366/2021-ford-escort-facelift-reveal/ £11000 You can buy them in the middle east too, based on a previous gen Focus, and apparently not bad as “an car”. Seen a few about recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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