Ford Mondeo 2.0 SCTI test: the coronation of Ecoboost


The new Ford Mondeo 2.0 Ecoboost SCTi crowns a 240 HP of strong direct injection. The two litre wants to combine in the Mondeo top model driving pleasure with rigour.

Of engine capacity due to, it must be replaced with nothing.Across the automotive industry he replaces currently very well, and with turbocharger and compressors. In the Ford Mondeo 2.0 Ecoboost SCTi occur about charged 1.6 - and two-liter Ecoboost engine in place of the larger 2.3 - and 2, 5-litre units.
Ford promises Mondeo fuel savings thanks to direct injection, variable camshaft adjustment and reduced internal friction with the 20 percent compared to conventional engines. The Ford Mondeo top model also particularly well in the feed is with a 240 HP.
Even if the Ford Mondeo 2.0 Ecoboost SCTi the plant information to four tenths missed races to 100, he leave to stand for much of its middle-class counterparts in when accelerator. The lightly hochdrehende four cylinder boasts low-vibration operation and smooth power delivery. Because it acoustically withdrawal after only a short drive, you forgive him the somewhat robust sound of cold start.
The six-speed direct shift developed with GETRAG, which comes as standard with the most powerful Ford Mondeo used fits perfectly to the lively temperament.
Thanks to fast and accurate gear changes in auto mode, manual intervention only in a few situations sense - such as mountain in passages where the brakes can be relieved in low gear has. Lightweight bucking when starting but heralds the still not-so-long double clutch experience of Ford. Here, the VW transmission work somewhat smoother.
Although body and chassis of Ford Mondeo 2.0 Ecoboost SCTi remained essentially unchanged, convinced the hatchback Mondeo remained with above-average plenty of room for passengers and baggage, a large tailgate, as well as a successful compromise between agile handling and comfortable suspension.

A cheap pleasure is however not to drive the strongest Ford Mondeo: despite extensive standard equipment with air conditioning and alloy wheels as well as the very comfortable and heated sport seats, the supplement to the 120 PS base is almost 11,000 euro.
And also when refueling an express surcharge is due: with 11.1 liters per 100 kilometers to the Ford Mondeo 2.0 Ecoboost SCTi implement the savings promise of its developers not as hoped. Thus, the top Mondeo will focus of less on eco, but more to boost.