What does it cost?
For You get smooth, punchy acceleration no matter what the revs. The engine is quiet, too. The Ford Mondeo 1.6 160 Ecoboost Zetec S/S offers the best balance of price and equipment.
Against The Mondeo is a big car, and it feels it when you’re trying to find a parking space. Some of the cabin plastics are a little functional rather than classy.
What Car? says
The Ford Mondeo 1.6 160 Ecoboost Zetec S/S is the sweet spot in the Mondeo’s petrol range: it’s great to drive, brisk, decently cheap to run, hugely spacious and well kitted.
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Cheaper
- Hatchback 1.6 120 Edge 5dr - £18,100
- Hatchback 1.6 160 Ecoboost Edge S/S 5dr - £19,100
- Hatchback 1.6 160 Ecoboost Zetec S/S 5dr - £20,000
- Hatchback 1.6 TDCi 115 Eco Edge S/S 5dr - £20,195
- Hatchback 2.0 TDCi 140 Edge 5dr - £20,195
- Hatchback 1.6 160 Ecoboost Zetec Busines 5dr - £20,600
- Hatchback 1.6 TDCi 115 Eco Zetec S/S 5dr - £21,195
- Hatchback 2.0 TDCi 140 Zetec 5dr - £21,195
- Hatchback 1.6 160 Ecoboost Titanium S/S 5dr - £21,500
- Hatchback 1.6 TDCi 115 Eco Zetec Busines 5dr - £21,795
- Hatchback 2.0 TDCi 140 Zetec Business 5dr - £21,795
- Hatchback 2.0 TDCi 163 Zetec 5dr - £21,795
- Hatchback 2.0 TDCi 163 Zetec Business 5dr - £22,395
- Hatchback 1.6 TDCi 115 Eco Titanium S/S 5dr - £22,695
- Hatchback 2.0 TDCi 140 Titanium 5dr - £22,695
- Hatchback 2.0 TDCi 163 Titanium 5dr - £23,295
- Hatchback 2.0 203 Ecoboost Titanium 5dr - £23,355
- Hatchback 1.6 160 Ecoboost TitaniumX S/S 5dr - £23,500
- Hatchback 1.6 TDCi 115 Eco TitaniumX S/S 5dr - £24,695
- Hatchback 2.0 TDCi 140 Titanium X 5dr - £24,695
- Hatchback 2.0 TDCi 163 Titanium X 5dr - £25,295
- Hatchback 2.0 203 Ecoboost Titanium X 5dr - £25,355
- Hatchback 2.0 TDCi 163 Titanium X Sport 5dr - £27,045
- Hatchback 2.0 240 EcoBoost Titanium X Sp 5dr - £28,105
- Hatchback 2.2 TDCi 200 Titanium X Sport 5dr - £28,250
More expensive
- Hatchback 1.6 120 Edge 5dr - £18,100
- Hatchback 1.6 160 Ecoboost Edge S/S 5dr - £19,100
- Hatchback 1.6 160 Ecoboost Zetec S/S 5dr - £20,000
- Hatchback 1.6 TDCi 115 Eco Edge S/S 5dr - £20,195
- Hatchback 2.0 TDCi 140 Edge 5dr - £20,195
- Hatchback 1.6 160 Ecoboost Zetec Busines 5dr - £20,600
- Hatchback 1.6 TDCi 115 Eco Zetec S/S 5dr - £21,195
- Hatchback 2.0 TDCi 140 Zetec 5dr - £21,195
- Hatchback 1.6 160 Ecoboost Titanium S/S 5dr - £21,500
- Hatchback 1.6 TDCi 115 Eco Zetec Busines 5dr - £21,795
- Hatchback 2.0 TDCi 140 Zetec Business 5dr - £21,795
- Hatchback 2.0 TDCi 163 Zetec 5dr - £21,795
- Hatchback 2.0 TDCi 163 Zetec Business 5dr - £22,395
- Hatchback 1.6 TDCi 115 Eco Titanium S/S 5dr - £22,695
- Hatchback 2.0 TDCi 140 Titanium 5dr - £22,695
- Hatchback 2.0 TDCi 163 Titanium 5dr - £23,295
- Hatchback 2.0 203 Ecoboost Titanium 5dr - £23,355
- Hatchback 1.6 160 Ecoboost TitaniumX S/S 5dr - £23,500
- Hatchback 1.6 TDCi 115 Eco TitaniumX S/S 5dr - £24,695
- Hatchback 2.0 TDCi 140 Titanium X 5dr - £24,695
- Hatchback 2.0 TDCi 163 Titanium X 5dr - £25,295
- Hatchback 2.0 203 Ecoboost Titanium X 5dr - £25,355
- Hatchback 2.0 TDCi 163 Titanium X Sport 5dr - £27,045
- Hatchback 2.0 240 EcoBoost Titanium X Sp 5dr - £28,105
- Hatchback 2.2 TDCi 200 Titanium X Sport 5dr - £28,250
Buyer's notes
Target Price team says:
With so many Mondeos likely to be bought with company money and pounded up and down the country's motorway network, good fuel consumption and low company car tax rates are vital, so we prefer the punchy and frugal diesel-powered versions.
The pick of the range is the 1.6 TDCi 115, which feels perfectly suited to the car. It's hugely efficient, too, so much so that it's our current Green Family Car of the Year. By comparison, the 1.6-litre non-turbo petrol engine occasionally struggles to shift the car.
Trim-wise, you're best off sticking with lower trims, such as Zetec or Edge, which give you all the important bits of kit as standard.
Reader test team says:
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Ford Mondeo Hatchback 1.6 TDCi 115 Eco Zetec S/S 5dr
With the pick of the engine range matched to our favourite trim, the Ford Mondeo 1.6 TDCi 115 Eco Zetec S/S is our favourite Mondeo. With sensational efficiency, it's our Green Family Car of the Year 2011.
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