Ford Mondeo named Used Car of the Year

The Ford Mondeo 2.0 TDCi Zetec has been named Used Car of the Year 2010 by motoring publication What Car?

At just £8600 for a 2007 model with all the kit and space for the whole family, it can save you £10,000 over the cost of a new model.

Ford also took the Used Green Car Award for the Focus 1.6 TDCi 90 Style 5dr. Priced at £7765 for a 2008 model, the Focus emits just 118g/km of CO2, and costs just £30 per year in road tax and £990 a year in fuel (based on driving 12,000 miles).

Vauxhall scored a hat-trick of awards, with judges agreeing the Corsa was the best used supermini, the Zafira won the MPV category and the Vectra Estate was voted the best estate.

The Kia Cee’d won the small family car award and the Land Rover Discovery 2.7 TDV6 SE was voted the best 4×4. The executive and luxury category was won by the Mercedes-Benz S320 CDI and the Porsche Boxster 2.7 took the award for best used sports car.

The 10-strong What Car? Used Car of the Year judging panel were from all areas of the motor industry, including car dealerships, British Car Auctions, Warranty Direct, online retailer Autoquake and experts from What Car?. As well as selecting the overall Used Car of the Year, the judges also picked winners and runners-up in nine categories, looking at running costs, reliability, drivability, quality, longevity, safety features and desirability.

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Steve Fowler, What Car?’s editor-in-chief and Used Car of the Year judge, said: “It’s hard to find fault with the Ford Mondeo – especially at the price. It’s a comfortable cruiser for covering motorway miles, yet it’s still great fun to drive and makes an extremely capable family car. There’s loads of cabin space, and it’s solid and well put together.”

Author: Faye Sunderland, October 15th, 2010
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