Sometimes a car comes along that simply takes your breath away. A car that combines flair, extravagance, solidity, passion and soul. A Ferrari has it. So too a Jaguar E-Type. And an Aston Martin. Now there's a new car that has it - the new Ford Mondeo.
In the pouring rain last Saturday, I cought a glimpse of one on my local Ford dealership's forecourt. I simply had to stop. Despite the rain hurtling down to earth, I stood in awe at this latest Ford offering. I was mesmirised like a small boy in a sweet shop or the young man who sees a car in a showroom and vows to have it one day. I guess this was my moment.
The rain trickled down the Ford's sleek bodyline and over the curved headlamps just as two young people in love during the throws of war. There were no boundaries, no time to take notice of the world around - only the sheer passion of this car and how it channelled my emotions. I think I may just have fallen in love with the new Mondeo.
I didn't think it would happen with a Ford. Yes, I've had brief flings with the marque before, but never a true, real passion. But as I stood there, the sun suddenly came out and the storm clouds passed, revealing a patch of motoring heaven.
Its striking Aston Martin-esque figure presents a bold new image for the fleet market sector, and the really unbelieveable thing is that prices begin at a staggeringly cheap £15,195 for the entry model. Fifteen grand for a baby Aston. Why even entertain the thought of paying more for a BMW or Merc now?
The mk3 has a bigger cabin and an even more polished driving experience than its preedcessor. It's no wonder that it was James Bond's hire car of choice in the latest 007 film Casino Royale. Already, it has been crowned as a champion of its class, and rightly so.
As I peered through the tinted glass, I was astounded at the level of equipment on offer and amount of room on board. It seems that Ford bosses told the designers to come up with a modern day Titanic, considering the high quality of decor and wood coveting the interior. In the opposing window, there was a reproduction of an Auto Express test, where they praised how well the car cruises comfortably at high speed and deals with coarser surfaces better than any rival.
And it seems there is a Mondeo for everyone, with a 75 model line up that proves yet again how Ford is the people's car. Even Ford themselves believe that this car breaks new ground. I would agree. I would genuinely say that this car is as beautiful as an E-Type and will be a future classic one day.
But this car isn't about the future, or indeed a homage to the past. It is a car very much for the here and now, a car for the modern 21st century citizen. So as I left the forecourt, I vowed that one day I too would have the new Ford Mondeo. It's simply the car of choice.
In the pouring rain last Saturday, I cought a glimpse of one on my local Ford dealership's forecourt. I simply had to stop. Despite the rain hurtling down to earth, I stood in awe at this latest Ford offering. I was mesmirised like a small boy in a sweet shop or the young man who sees a car in a showroom and vows to have it one day. I guess this was my moment.
The rain trickled down the Ford's sleek bodyline and over the curved headlamps just as two young people in love during the throws of war. There were no boundaries, no time to take notice of the world around - only the sheer passion of this car and how it channelled my emotions. I think I may just have fallen in love with the new Mondeo.
I didn't think it would happen with a Ford. Yes, I've had brief flings with the marque before, but never a true, real passion. But as I stood there, the sun suddenly came out and the storm clouds passed, revealing a patch of motoring heaven.
Its striking Aston Martin-esque figure presents a bold new image for the fleet market sector, and the really unbelieveable thing is that prices begin at a staggeringly cheap £15,195 for the entry model. Fifteen grand for a baby Aston. Why even entertain the thought of paying more for a BMW or Merc now?
The mk3 has a bigger cabin and an even more polished driving experience than its preedcessor. It's no wonder that it was James Bond's hire car of choice in the latest 007 film Casino Royale. Already, it has been crowned as a champion of its class, and rightly so.
As I peered through the tinted glass, I was astounded at the level of equipment on offer and amount of room on board. It seems that Ford bosses told the designers to come up with a modern day Titanic, considering the high quality of decor and wood coveting the interior. In the opposing window, there was a reproduction of an Auto Express test, where they praised how well the car cruises comfortably at high speed and deals with coarser surfaces better than any rival.
And it seems there is a Mondeo for everyone, with a 75 model line up that proves yet again how Ford is the people's car. Even Ford themselves believe that this car breaks new ground. I would agree. I would genuinely say that this car is as beautiful as an E-Type and will be a future classic one day.
But this car isn't about the future, or indeed a homage to the past. It is a car very much for the here and now, a car for the modern 21st century citizen. So as I left the forecourt, I vowed that one day I too would have the new Ford Mondeo. It's simply the car of choice.
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