最近谍照记者奥地利阿尔卑斯山拍到了福特蒙迪欧旅行车的改款车型。这辆测试车很可能是一辆柴油车型，它的车身伪装很少，车厂试图用很少的伪装掩盖外观上的一些改变。有趣的是，福特德国和英国公司已经开始销售，该车采用改款车尾，配备了新的镀铬装饰行李箱盖和新的尾灯组。而这辆车也进行了相同的改款，车身改款部分被伪装所遮盖，因此福特试图掩盖已经上市车型的外观变化，实在是有些匪夷所思。不过，新车最重要改变是其内部。虽然目前还未确定，但该车将不再搭载标致提供的2.0升柴油引擎，而是搭载新的2.0升EcoBlue柴油机，该引擎由福特工厂开发。与引擎搭配的是全新距变器类型的八速自动变速器，也是由内部研发。而在汽油引擎方面，预计新车将搭载新的1.5升三缸EcoBoost引擎，它采用了停缸技术。这台引擎已经提供给新款福克斯和嘉年华ST，这台引擎是目前市场上最先进的小排量涡轮增压直喷引擎之一。最近有报道称，福特可能会改变其在欧洲市场的产品规划，但现在断言C-Max,Galaxy,蒙迪欧和S-Max将不再销售，转而推出更多SUV和跨界车还为时尚早。与此报道相反的是，福特将在法国尼斯发布新款福克斯，未来还将推出新一代蒙迪欧。该车将采用福特新的智能模块化结构，但目前还不清楚其更多细节。

 

Ford Mondeo Wagon Facelift Spied Hiding What We Already Know

Work on the refreshed fourth generation Ford Mondeo, the European cousin of the Fusion, continues as another prototype has been spied testing in the Austrian Alps. It’s a station wagon test car, likely a diesel, with a small amount of camouflage, trying to hide some visual changes that we already know about.

 

Interestingly, Ford of Germany and the United Kingdom is already selling the Mondeo wagon with a revised rear end, which features a new boot lid chrome trim and new graphics for the taillights. These are the exact same changes that this prototype is hiding under the disguise, so it’s a bit weird to see Ford trying to keep something that’s already on sale in secret. Anyway, much more important changes should be hiding underneath the familiar skin. Nothing is confirmed at the moment, but Ford could ditch the Peugeot-sourced 2.0-liter diesel engines in favor of its new 2.0-liter EcoBlue diesel, which is an in-factory development. It’s designed to work with the brand’s new eight-speed automatic transmission of torque converter type, which is also an internal development.

 

On the gasoline side, expect to see Ford’s new 1.5-liter three-cylinder EcoBoost, which has a cylinder deactivation system. It’s already available in the new Focus and Fiesta ST, and is one of the most advanced small turbocharged direct injection engines available on the market. A recent report indicated that Ford could change its model strategy on the European market, but it’s still too soon to say whether the C-Max, Galaxy, Mondeo, and S-Max will be discontinued in favor of more SUV and crossover vehicles.

 

Contrary to this information, while speaking to media representatives at the international media launch of the new Focus in Nice, France, company executives have hinted a new generation Mondeo will eventually happen. It should use Ford’s new smart modular architecture, but not much else is known at the moment.