Ford has revamped its Ford Mondeo Hybrid saloon and estate range with the addition of two new trim levels, dropping the entry price down by £1800.
The entry-level range addition is the Mondeo Zetec Edition hybrid, which is available to order now from £26,460 for the saloon and £37,960 for the estate. It still includes kit such as Ford’s Sync 3 touchscreen infotainment and sat-nav, dual-zone climate control, front and rear parking sensors and pre-collision assist.
Also now part of the range is a Mondeo Hybrid ST-Line Edition - the first time the petrol-electric model has been made available with Ford’s sportier trim levels. It starts from £29,360 for the saloon and £30,780 for the estate, and brings a bodykit, 19in alloy wheels, sports-style part leather seats and interior details, and ‘sport tuned suspension’.
The Mondeo Hybrid is still powered by the same 2.0-litre petrol engine mated to a 35kW electric motor for a combined 184bhp. Claimed CO2 emissions drop to 94g/km for the Zetec Edition, likely due to its smaller wheel size.
Further changes to Ford’s line-up include the removal of the automatic gearbox option from the recently launched Focus ST across Europe. A spokesman told Autocar that it has been pushed back to the middle of 2020 due to “homologation improvements” needed to reach WLTP standards.
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£3,100
So an extra £3,100 (165ps Auto) will get you a small battery, call that progress?
Hard to believe it used to be even more.
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Is that £3100 more than the equivalent standard petrol model? If so you are getting more power, lower emissions and better fuel economy, but agree £3100 is a lot to charge for those changes and it used to be more, but most hybrids are quite costly, but the Honda's I have used were more economical than an equivalent powered petrol car of similar size and they were a lower rfl band due to lower emissions, of course rfl is no longer emission based for private buyers.
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Yes. You might be getting an extra 20hp but then the performance will barely change due to the weight of the battery (and I don't think the 2.0 come with a Turbo). Possibily a 10% fuel saving for a mild hybrid + RFL reduction of £80'ish pa but as I said a private buyer will have to wait a long time to get over £3,000 back!