FORD has started lifting the lid on the new Ford Mondeo.
New Ford Mondeo highlights
- Pre-Collision Assist with Pedestrian Detection
- Lightweight construction methods
- Low emission engines including 1.0T ECOnetic
- Hybrid engine with CO2 emissions of 99g/km
- 1.6 diesel with CO2 emissions of 94g/km
And here are some of the technical details for he long-overdue next-generation European Mondeo, which has been around in the US as the current Ford Fusion for the last two years.
One big highlight of what will be a significant company car is Ford’s new Pre-Collision Assist with Pedestrian Detection system.
This is standard on every new Ford Mondeo and can reduce the severity of collisions involving pedestrians or help drivers avoid an accident altogether. The radar- and camera-equipped system draws upon a “pedestrian shapes” database to distinguish people from roadside objects
Another important feature – the use of advanced materials and production techniques in the interests of strength, safety and sustainability.
The new Ford Mondeo is the first car to use hydro-formed high-strength steel for its A-pillars, B-pillars, and roof rails, while a new magnesium inner tailgate weighs only about half as much as a steel equivalent. Overall, the Mondeo’s body structure is 61 per cent high-strength steel. Sill panels made of martensitic boron steel help to improve side impact protection. Recycled plastics are used in the front bumper.
There’s also quite a lot of change under the bonnet compared with the out-going Mondeo.
