Ford Mondeo
| Ford Mondeo | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Ford |
| Also called |
Ford Contour (North America) Ford Fusion (Americas) |
| Production | 1992–present |
| Assembly | Belgium: Genk (1992–2013) Russia: Vsevolozhsk (2009–present) Spain: Ford Valencia (2014–present) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Mid-size / Large family car (D) |
| Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel-drive |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Ford Sierra |
The Ford Mondeo is a mid-size or large family car manufactured by Ford from 1992 onwards. The name comes from Latin mundus, meaning "world". The Mondeo was designed to be a "world car"; the North American models were marketed as the Ford Contour and Mercury Mystique until 2000, and as the Ford Fusion from 2013 onwards.
The Mondeo competed in the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) between 1993 and 2000. The cars, prepared by former series champion Andy Rouse, did not enter the 1993 season until the 8th round at Pembrey in Wales. Rouse and Paul Radisich were the drivers in the Mondeo's first season. Radisich went on to win the FIA World Touring Car Cup in both 1993 and 1994 driving a Mondeo.
Ford ran a factory-sponsored team, called Ford Team Mondeo, for eight seasons. As mentioned above, Andy Rouse Engineering ran the cars from 1993 to 1995, at which point West Surrey Racing ran the works team from 1996 to 1998, with Prodrive taking over beginning 1999. In 2000, the team expanded from two cars to three when drivers Alain Menu and Anthony Reid were joined by 1998 series champion Rickard Rydell, recruited from the disbanded Volvo team. The team dominated the 2000 season, finishing 1–2–3 (Menu–Reid–Rydell) in the drivers' standings and winning the manufacturers' championship by a staggering 104 points.
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