Production Mondeo caught with pants down
Newswheel staff :: 25 September 2006 :: Filed under Saloon, Ford, Ford Mondeo, Europe & UK, US
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Concept becomes reality
Location: Bahamas. Subject: The new Ford Mondeo. Scenario: Full on, pants down exposé. As ever with this sort of pre-launch image leakage, the unseen hand of viral marketing is a distinct possibility. But it’s almost certain the car you see before you is the final production version of the new Mondeo…
Apparently caught during an on-location tropical photo session, these snaps (which first popped up in the forums of fordeurope.net) confirm that the concept Mondeo due to be shown later this week in Paris is a very thinly disguised version of the production car. Ford’s so-called kinetic design language aside, headline styling features for Mondeo the Third include prominent twin tail pipes, a conspicuous rear diffuser and LED-powered rear light clusters.
P.S. There’s a good chance you’ll get your first glimpse of the new Mondeo in motion courtesy of Casino Royale, the next instalment in the seemingly infinite James Bond saga. Ford allegedly paid £14 million to secure some big screen product placement for the new Mondeo in the supine secret agent’s latest flick.
Linkage:
fordeurope.net forum page (translated)
Softpedia on Mondeo product placement
Posted 23 October 2006, by jonny
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