Our Fleet Test Drive: Ford Mondeo - 7th report
Date:
08 July 2015
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Author: Hugh Hunston
With editor Paul Barker borrowing 'my' Seat Leon ST X-perience for a Continental holiday, I have become Mondeo man on a temporary basis, taking custody of the latest 150hp 2.0-litre diesel version.
The cosmetically and technically enhanced hatchback is a substantial car, but its bulk and weight (1578kg) are in line with its long-distance ability.
Over the initial 1500 miles in BusinessCar hands, the relaxed and muscular, six-speed diesel has averaged 47.8mpg, a slightly disappointing 30.6% shy of the official 68.9mpg combined figure. But that still computes to an impressive, realistically attainable range of circa 700 miles courtesy of a 62-litre, or nearly 14-gallon, tank
| Mileage 5719 |
| P11D price £22,490 |
| Forecast/actual cost per mile 48.6p/51.8p |
| Our average consumption 48.2mpg |
| Official combined consumption 68.9pg |
Verdict
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- Fuel efficiency starting to improve
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- Not the most exciting upper medium model
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