I rent, Ford Mondeo has beaten all records on the part of the host on the rubric «test». Oh how we have been: the «budget», and «Top», and with different engines, bodies ... And they all come and go!

Again, welcome! At Ford Motor, is celebrating its centennial anniversary, gradually a new year, and the Mondeo - its forerunner: dealers are already selling machines vengeance 2004 model year. Perhaps the main news - an extension of range of engines from the gasoline engine 1.8 Duratec SCi direct-injection (not supplied by us), which may be aggregated with the new 6-speed manual gearbox MMT6.

In addition, the number of options for enforcement. For example, the Mondeo has appeared in a maximum configuration Ghia X, which, in combination with 2.5-liter engine and «machine» Durashift appointed to a senior in the production program «Evroforda». It was a flagship car and was in our tests.

We start to look different. Reworking the exterior touched, basically, the decor: changed bumpers, new headlights and taillights. Dear deservedly got a proper version of the status of chromium, which is covered by the band at the bottom of the bumper, door handles and decorated with a new grille. Of the less visible: the whole range of modifications are used outside mirrors larger size - an excellent upgrade, given the light purblind old mirrors.

In addition, the mirrors in the versions of Ghia and Ghia X equipped with a built-lights illuminating the front door area when they opened - they say, do not occur randomly in the puddle! And, of course, the updated car - new wheels: and the light alloy rims, and democratic plastic caps now seem more mannered.

Saloon Mondeo seems now much more expensive, regardless of the cost of the machine. The main character - a music center. A new line of audio equipment, performed on the components of Sony, it sounds very good, but looks and is amazing! Against this background, decorated glass tinted magnificence lost several new control climate control. Meanwhile, the efficiency and accuracy of the electronic automatic temperature control system has been increased.

And the wheel has successfully participated in this competition of beauty: skin-wood steering wheel with metal spokes and the gearshift buttons (!) Is almost ideal from the standpoint of ergonomics, which has an optimum diameter and cross section of the rim. In the finishing of the cabin is now used more expensive materials, including artificial suede Alcantara, - by the way, is exactly the same materials used in the automotive manufacturers that are members of the Premier Automotive Group, a Volvo, Jaguar and Aston Martin. Not a bad company!

But by upgrading not affected at all, so this price. New Mondeo will cost exactly the same as the previous model year vehicles. Is not it good news?