This is the new Ford
Mondeo. It’s only badged as Fusion because that’s how the Americans like it. It was revealed at the 2012 North American
International Auto Show, and Ford plans to sell it all around the world.
South Africa had Mondeos
before, the last one being highly praised
by the motoring media (including us) but unfortunately not finding enough
buyers to justify another version. We
even had the 164kW ST version. The new car, along with the fact that Hyundai’s
Sonata is selling like fake bags in
downtown Jozi, means Ford SA could very well look at it very closely.
From a design point of view one could mistake the front end for a high-end Aston Martin, but the grille is definitely Ford. See the new Focus
and even Focus ST where the grille
is not interrupted by a horizontal
bar. From the side we see some Jaguar XF
lines, but very sharp, pronounced and kinky
too. Overall it says elegant yet not boring.
Three powertrains are being mentioned, starting with a 1.6-litre EcoBoost and a 2.0-litre EcoBoost with about 174kW. Ford EcoBoost engines are turbocharged. Then there’s a hybrid version mated to a 2.0-litre
petrol engine.
If Ford in Mzansi decides to sell this car here, it would
only be from 2013 onwards, not before. Comparable cars include the Sonata, Mazda6
and Suzuki Kizashi.
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