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Auto Express Announce Ford Mondeo as Car of the Year

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Around that day we get a flood of Car of the Year for every automotive website, magazine and publication. Some have chosen obvious cars as winners, some go for the increasingly interesting cars.

This year, Auto Express UK has chose the new Ford Mondeo to be their Car of the Year.

Britain’s higest selling weekly motor magazine chose the Mondeo as the best family car and the best estate car aswell. Editor in chief, David Johns hailed the Ford as “The new Mondeo is Ford’s finest ever car,”. He additionally stated the not just the saloon, but the hatchback and estate models plus deserved the award being “been designed and engineered to the highest standards”.

This will surely boost the very popular Ford top seller across Britain and help Ford with their financial worries with large debts, after needing to sell of Land Rover and Jaguar that year.

PRESS RELEASE:NEW FORD MONDEO NAMED CAR OF THE YEAR

TROUBLED car giant Ford has been given a welcome boost by the news that the new Mondeo has been named Car of the Year.

The Mondeo was voted the best new car by experts at Auto Express, Britain’s biggest-selling weekly motoring magazine.

And it was plus named best in the family car course and best estate car too in the magazine’s annual New Car Honours.

“The new Mondeo is Ford’s finest ever car,” said

Auto Express editor in chief, David Johns. “Each and every model, whether hatchback, saloon or estate, has been designed and engineered to the highest standards. The car oozes quality, particularly in the cabin which has levels of equipment and consolation which sets new standards for the course.”

Ford - which is struggling with huge debts and facing having to sell-off Land Rover and Jaguar from its empire - defeat rivals including prestige German makes, Porsche, BMW, Mercedes and Audi to the overall Car of the Year title.

Other major winners included:
Vauxhall Corsa - Best Supermini
Honda Civic - Best Compact Family Car, and Best Hot Hatch (for the Type R)
Citroen C4 Picasso - Best MPV
Kia - for its industry-leading seven-year warranty

The Auto Express New Car Honours are the aftereffect of the biggest new car assessment programme carried out by any UK motoring magazine - with by 1,100 new cars independently tested each year on a wide range of key buying criteria, including practicality, value for money, performance, handling and safety. Uniquely, Auto Express additionally gives every car tested a green rating for environmental affect.

This year’s winners were selected in 19 classes covering every size and lesson of car.

Source: Auto Express

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