Road TestCar reviews - Ford - Mondeo - Ghia sedanFord modelsThe Car21 Feb 2001 Interior of latest Mondeo gets chrome highlights on the handbrake lever, interior door handles and automatic gearshift buttonDriver's seat lumbar support is now standard The four-spoke steering wheel incorporates a 57-litre airbag Mondeo's 2.0-litre, 16-valve Zetec engine develops 94kW at 5700rpm and 170Nm of torque at 3700rpm The engine uses a thermoplastic inlet manifold that is 2.5kg lighter than a conventional cast aluminium item A low-inertia clutch improves manual shift feel A five-speed manual or four-speed automatic transmission is available Automatic versions now get a slightly lower final drive ratio for improved acceleration A three-point centre seatbelt is used in the 60-40 split/fold rear seat Ghia Mondeo comes with passenger and side airbags as standard Mondeo uses independent MacPherson strut front suspension The drag coefficient is 0.31 Did you know?"Quadralink" independent rear suspension incorporates passive rear steeringAll car reviewsAlfa Romeo Abarth Alpine Alpina Audi Aston Martin BMW Bentley Chevrolet Chery Citroen Chrysler Dodge Cupra Ferrari DS Ford Fiat FPV Foton GWM Great Wall Holden Haval HSV Honda Hyundai Hummer Isuzu Infiniti Jeep Jaguar Lamborghini Kia LDV Land Rover Lotus Lexus Maserati Mahindra McLaren Mazda Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG Mini MG Nissan Mitsubishi Peugeot Opel Proton Porsche Renault Ram Rover Rolls-Royce Skoda Saab SsangYong Smart Suzuki Subaru Toyota Tesla Volvo Volkswagen |
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