Ford launches new Mondeo XR5 Turbo with 220hp

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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Hyundai - 10/11/2007 9:55:27 AM

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

Rupert - 10/11/2007 11:33:27 AM

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We already get this 2.5 Mondeo in Europe.

M35MT - 10/11/2007 1:07:53 PM

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We get the junk here in the states

zorbeeze - 10/11/2007 1:19:24 PM

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Explain to me why we get the Fusion over this?

answer - 10/11/2007 1:33:11 PM

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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.

wbradd3797 - 10/12/2007 1:29:49 PM

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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.