Farewell, GTI

Without a doubt, buying such a car would say about a person higher than the choice of shoes, shirts or hours: Sedan representativeness, disappears under a mask of calm siftproof uncommon ability to automotive expression. One look at the subtly changing outline enough to understand: the owner of such vehicle can only be the one who tempted in the art of governance. But at the moment slightly in front of the door surrounding your inner world, Mondeo ST dissolves into space, as if it was not. Excellent copy!

Established, to take a vacant seat in the European flagship model to a number of brands, Mondeo ST220 favorably differs from its standard brother. More precisely, the last, keeping the chain, does not have such muscular bumpers, embrace the car in front and behind. Black slots in them, slow krupnoyacheistoy grid, greedily catch air, vital to cool the powerful, but the standard brake mechanisms.

300-mm ventilated front discs cperedi and 280-millimeter rear - that's what stops polutoratonny Mondeo, pozhiratelya distances. But while the car static, it's time to pay attention to other parts of its expressive exterior - solid wheel arkam, 18-inch wheels, two pipe exhaust system, separated by different angles «stern».

Equally neordinaren and the interior of a car full of not going out of fashion leather: leather Recaro heated seats, leather steering wheel cover and rocker CPR, leather inserts in the door ... Against this backdrop, matte «Torpedo», under the visor which hides the white dial instruments, looks very interesting - the designers actually managed to liven up the interior decoration of conventional Mondeo.

A car driven by friends «parketniku» Ford Maverick trehlitrovym engine Duratec, with an aluminum structure, the configuration of V6 and 24-valve technology. Natural details and a small modification of the intake allowed «lift» motor with 220 hp good 273 Nm of torque. With this in capable hands Mondeo could become a worthy road projectile emerging hundred kilometers in the sprint in just 7.1 seconds and accelerated up to 243 km / h.

And do it beautifully and with good sound that comes straight out of the exhaust system, minimizing back pressure of gases. All models are equipped with five manual gearbox, gear ratios which are configured specifically for the engine V6, a perfect «interface» - a demanding driver, impatient of the delay when switching gears.

Suspension of car lowered as compared with the normal of 15 mm and the steering is set for an active ride with frequent handling. This allowed the Mondeo factory tuning to improve the manageability, minimizing the roll and enhance the active safety of the car. In addition to the assistance of the driver in emergency situations can reach electronic systems ABS and ESP, which includes the standard equipment of the car.

Also in the extensive list of integration came polusportivnaya suspension, alloy 16-spitsevye discs, Recaro seats with elektroregulirovkami, six CD-player, climate control, a system of passive and active safety IPS (Intelligent Protection System), which includes active head restraints, pedal crack unit and six airbags in the car.