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Sydney show: Mondeo comes in under $30,000

Pole position: The sleek and sophisticated Mondeo is loaded with features and will undercut key rivals on price.

Jaws drop as Ford reveals a $29,990 starting price for its European mid-sizer

11 Oct 2007

TRUE to form, Ford Australia used this morning’s Australian International Motor Show opening to showcase not concept cars but imminent production models in the new Mondeo range, a new-look XR Falcon line-up, a limited-edition Craig Lowndes-badged XR and next month’s Focus Coupe-Cabriolet.

Headlining the list of Blue Oval announcements today was the surprise confirmation that its Belgian-built Mondeo line-up will be launched next week with a sub-$30,000 starting price.

Despite its European design and engineering, the entry-level LX sedan (complete with six-speed automatic transmission) undercuts key mid-sized rivals like the Subaru Liberty by coming with a $29,990 pricetag.

Next up in the all-auto Mondeo range is the Zetec sedan, which costs an extra $5000 at $34,990 – the same price as the five-door Zetec hatch. Both the diesel-powered Mondeo TDCi sedan and hatch will cost $37,990, while the range-topping hatch-only Mondeo XR5 Turbo will be priced at $41,990.

27 center imageMondeo options will include prestige paint ($350), voice control with Bluetooth ($450), a “Cruise Pack” for the LX comprising cruise control, rear power windows, 16-inch alloys and a leather-wrap steering wheel ($1500), a sunroof ($1900 – not available with LX) and leather trim with heated front seats ($2000 – Zetec and TDCi variants only).

Standard across the entire Mondeo range will be ESC, ABS, EBD, EBA, full-length side curtain airbags, a driver’s knee airbag and a capless refuelling system.

Ford also announced pricing for the Focus Coupe-Cabriolet, which will follow the Mondeo on sale in November. Designed in Germany and styled by Pininfarina, the new Focus hero will carry a $45,490 sticker price in five-speed manual form (plus $2000 for the four-speed auto).

Officially, Australia’s Focus CC, whose two-piece folding hard-top roof opens or closes in 29 seconds at the push of a button, will be powered by a 107kW/185Nm 2.0-litre Duratec four-cylinder petrol engine.

Ford also confirmed the CC will come standard with twin front and twin front side airbags, ESC, ABS, EBD, EBA and a Rollover Protection Device (RPD). Also standard is dual-zone climate control, automatic headlights and wipers, heated/power mirrors, a chilled glovebox, an eight-speaker six-CD Sony sound system, heated leather sports seats and a leather-wrapped steering wheel.

Ford says 18-inch alloys will be optional (instead of the standard 17s) and claims best-in-class luggage capacity of 534 litres with the roof up (248 litres with it down).

Meantime, Ford’s volume-selling Falcon also came in for attention in Sydney via a new-look XR sedan and a limited-edition XR Ute – details of which were announced last week – while Ford’s recently facelifted Focus range, which now opens at $19,990, was also on hand.

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