New Ford Mondeo, here it is as a crossover during the tests

2022 New Ford Mondeo

2022 FORD MONDEO EVOS SPY PHOTOS

Raised suspension and coupé rear will be among the main aesthetic innovations

The era of the Ford Mondeo as we know it is now coming to an end and after the first spy photos published at the end of 2020, new shots confirm how the Blue Oval sedan and station wagon is preparing to clearly change its skin.

A revolution that follows the fashions of the moment, according to which now everything must have the style of a crossover or SUV, no matter what the size of the body.

Higher, longer

The protagonist of today's photos is a fully camouflaged forklift that is being tested on a frozen lake in Scandinavia. Just part of the front lights peek out from the camouflage and the heavy rear element does not allow us to understand what the rear is like, but referring to the spy photos of some time ago we know that the style will be crossover/coupe.

The only elements that can be noticed are the door handles "drowned" in the bodywork and the raised trim. The general impression, however, is that of a car that will not take anything - or almost - from the current generation, getting closer to the style of Kuga and the other high-ground Fords.

There aren't even photos of the cockpit and once again we have to refer to the previous stolen shots, which showed a dashboard entirely occupied by a huge Honda-style monitor e.

The engines

Currently, there are not even rumors about what will be the engines available for the new Ford Mondeo, whose name could change and earn the suffix Active, but given the massive electrification of the rest of the range, it is easy to imagine the presence of a mild hybrid, full powertrain. hybrid and plug-in.