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Ford launches new Mondeo XR5 Turbo with 220hp

omarrana submitted on 10/11/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:22:09 AM

7 user comments | Category: New Cars | Source: | SOURCE: www.egmcartech.com

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Ford Australia today launched the new European-engineered Mondeo at the 2007 Sydney Motor Show to give the Australians a taste of its new ‘kinetic design’ philosophy.

The Mondeo will come in four versions including the base LX, Zetec, TDCi (turbo diesel) and the one we’re going to talk about here, the XR5 Turbo.

The Ford Mondeo XR5 Turbo is powered by the same 2.5-litre Duratec 20-valve five-cylinder turbo engine that appears in the Focus XR5 Turbo. The Mondeo XR5 Turbo produces...

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Ford launches new Mondeo XR5 Turbo with 220hp

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Hyundai

I suppose our tastes here in North America (I live in Canada) are not mature enough yet for the Mondeo.. or anything Ford Europe..

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Posted on 10/11/2007 9:55:27 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Rupert

We already get this 2.5 Mondeo in Europe.

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Posted on 10/11/2007 11:33:27 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

M35MT

We get the junk here in the states

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Posted on 10/11/2007 1:07:53 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

zorbeeze

Explain to me why we get the Fusion over this?

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Posted on 10/11/2007 1:19:24 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

answer

Oh. That's just because the Ford family members still think they know everything.

This Mondeo is desirable. James Bond drove it.

The Fusion is pure crap in comparisson.

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Posted on 10/11/2007 1:33:11 PM | | Votes: 1   

wbradd3797

If Ford wants to win back that mid-size class they need to bring this car to the U.S.
Also it's fit and finish, don't cheap out. I would love to get the XR5 Hatch back. Only in my dreams.

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Posted on 10/12/2007 1:29:49 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

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