At one time, the current Mondeo seemed a little over-priced, but a price cut in recent times has gone some way to making the car seem like good value. At £21,495, it is now the better part of £1,000 cheaper at base spec than the Kia Optima, while the Ford’s sister car – the Mazda6 – is worth a minimum of £2,000 more.
The basic diesel engine is the 161bhp 2.0-litre TDCI, which will manage between 62.8mpg to 50.4mpg depending on version. The Ford Mondeo Titanium X Sport with the powerful 161bhp 2.0-litre I also own a Ford Mondeo 2.0 TDCi 2003 (messy car, for doing the dirty work). That will do 40mpg towing a caravan down to Devon from London, easily averages 55mpg and gets towards 65mpg if I drive carefully! Ford Mondeo 2.2 TDCi 200 driven Private buyers will also benefit from the smaller engine's superior fuel economy, also the fact that it's far lot cheaper to buy. It can be had in mid-range Ford Mondeo 5 2.0 TDCi 180HP PowerShift Titanium Size, Dimensions, Aerodynamics and Weight. Wheelbase : 112.2 inches / 285.0 cm. Length : 191.77 inches / 487.1 cm. Width : . 458 427 174 270 389 449 175 282