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Ford Mondeo saloon: Test Drive
Date: 15 May 2007 | Author:
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The saloon is something of a poor man in the Mondeo range. In the last generation car it accounted for just 4% of sales in the UK, despite saloon-only rivals such as the VW Passat or Peugeot 407 performing strongly.
Available with the same choice of engines and trims as the five-door and estate, the saloon is generally fractionally more expensive to run than the five-door thanks to residual values a couple of hundred pounds lower despite the identical list price.
The saloon gets an extra 66mm of length compared with its five-door sibling, all of which is in the rear overhang, liberating a little more luggage space. The slightly more upright styling also gives rear-seat passengers more headroom, although space isn't a particular concern in the hatchback.
Don't expect to see too many saloons around, but the styling is a touch more favourable than the five-door.
