Co. Rear styling of the redesigned Ford Mondeo takes its cues from the just-unveiled Mercury Cougar. Mondeo in line for 'new edge' makeover Ford Motor Co.'s had much greater success in Europe with the Mondeo sedan than with its U.S. cousins, the Ford Contour and Mercury Mystique.
Work is underway on a redesign.
Front-end styling borrows cues from the Ford Puma coupe. Engineers will increase legroom for both front and rear passengers, and rear seat headroom also will grow. Those tweaks will address some oft-voiced complaints of the Contour and Mystique from U.S. customers. They also will keep the Mondeo a step above the new European Escort replacement, which also will be bigger inside. A wagon also is under development for European buyers.