Category: Large Family 
Price Range: £18,045 to £29,245
Great drive, good quality, practical, excellent value for money, cheap to run.
Much larger and more pretentious than it used to be.
Always more than just a workaday rep or hire car, the excellent Mondeo has been smartened up and kitted out with the latest gadgets.
The Mondeo shares much of its structure with the Galaxy and S-Max, both of which have received the full five stars for adult occupant protection in the Euro NCAP crash tests, and it's closely related to the Volvo S80 and new V70, too.
Safety equipment now includes a driver's knee airbag, and anti-whiplash front head restraints, as well as full-length curtain airbags, Isofix child seat mounting points and seatbelt pre-tensioners. Stability control is also standard, and options include adaptive front headlights, bi-xenon headlights, tyre pressure monitoring and adaptive cruise control with hazard warnings.
Ford's investment in safety has paid dividends. Thanks to a long list of safety equipment the new Mondeo scores the maximum five-star EuroNCAP rating for occupant crash protection, while accruing a fine four-star performance for child protection. Two out of four stars were awarded for pedestrian safety.
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