2005 Ford Mondeo ST220 from UK and Ireland - Comments

Nothing.

The car is currently proving to be an excellent choice.

Performance, reliability, build quality, looks, handling etc are very impressive.

If I had to give negative points they would be:

Range of 300 miles per tank of petrol. I hate filling up with petrol.

Some road tyre noise at motorway cruising speeds due to low profile tyres.

I agree with previous entry regarding fuel economy. I drive mostly in London and suburbs and only get just over 200 miles to a tank if I'm lucky! Hoping this will get better as the car has only done 2500 miles.

Great performance though when I do get it on the open road,

cruises effortlessly.

Also good stereo and climate control.

Hi,

stupid question maybe, but does the ST220 have the same roof lining (beige) as the standard Mondeos? I find the car really interesting, but it's all about the details and I'm quite in love with the dark gray of my BMW...

Cheers,

Martin.

Yes it is beige Martin.. but once you are driving it, you ignore the color of the ceiling...

Happy motoring.

Hi there people I work for ford as a salesman and an x mechanic in Scunthorpe I think the Mondeo st220 petrol and diesel is a very good and high class car in its ranks yes you might loose out a bit in fuel economy, but you make up for that in looks and standard extras all in all the car is the up-most value for its money.

Mike.

I'd rather sell my wife than my st 220.

I Have/had an ST220, a lovely lady hit the front of my ST at about 50mph, while I was giving way to her, as she was overtaking a parked car. The ST took the impact and all 4 people in the car were unhurt. It's a marvelous car and a thrill to drive. £6,300 damage insurance want to fix it, but I think it will not be the same car, and want it to be written off. So I'm now looking to replace it. With of course another ST. I looked at the Titanium X. Not a patch on the ST. Happy motoring.

September 2005

I have now done only 12000 km on my July 2004 ST 220. This is a great car and every time I drive it, I am impressed by the power, road holding, comfort, ride and economy. It is such good value for money, the equivalent cars costing between 20 to 40% more.

This is the 1st new car I have purchased that had no faults on delivery. Service costs were covered totally by Ford’s service plan. Well done Ford!

Proper slow. would just about outrun focus 170, despite having 50 bhp more.

Re; ST170 would outrun ST220

I have got both!

Believe me the Focus ST170 cannot live with the Mondeo ST 220. The difference is incredible - on any road in any conditions. The new Focus ST may well be a quicker car, but I am waiting to see if the car is too light to effectively put the power down. If it can it will give the Subaru/Evo gang another option!

Proper Slow?! Compared with What? Do you own an ST220?

I pressed enter too soon! I appreciate your comments re. the ST170. However, I have driven one and own a 220. They cannot be compared in terms of power delivery and flexibility. I bought a 220 because I'm a petrol head. This is the second V6 I have owned and it sounds fantastic. It's also so easy to drive - I don't think the torque figures reflect just how lazy this engine makes driving. It's designed to be a fast, comfortable cruiser, not an out and out boy racer mobile. If you want one of those - buy a Golf GTI (which is no faster) with a set of ear plugs! In my opinion there are few cars on the market that give so much for so little money.

...the new golf gti would wipe the floor with the Mondeo st220, the mondeo isn't even that quick (all top end speed), its more of a motorway cruiser. Basically its far to heavy to compete with a decent hot hatch like the clio 172/182 new golf gti etc in straight line performance..

I've test driven one and found the acceleration to be POOR!

..its about the same performance wise as SRI vectras and they are not quick.

I wasn't comparing the Golf with the Mondeo as it is unfair. I was simply saying the Mondeo is a refined fast cruiser. As for the Clio - you're having a laugh - what does that have to do with anything?! I can't wait for the Focus ST to come into force and blow the GTI out of the water.

Comments regarding the Golf GTI v Mondeo ST220.

Having just traded in my 03 ST220 for a new Golf GTI, Both Cars are completely different to each other in respect of good points and bad.

The GTI was designed to be quick, and is. On the other hand, the ST was designed for all round ability without compromise and is equally as impressive. ( (Apart from braking ability) )

It all depends on what the buyer wants in a car. if you could have a car with the performance and handling of a GTI and the everyday practicality of a ST, It would most definitely be all the car you would ever need.

My dad has a 2005 st220 and my pals st170 focus leaves it behind every time. you do know that weight kills handling. every aspect of the 170 is quicker, the only good thing about the 220 is the cockpit size. engine underpowered. slow for 3.0v6.