4cyl Falcon - Who will buy one?

[The Stylist]

Originally Posted by prydey

maybe the rest of the mondeo package isn't up to more power. maybe more power would mean a lot of other calibrations would need to be changed. similar to FPV whacking the SCV8 under the bonnet without changing much in the way of chassis dynamics means the overall package isn't quite what it used to be. just a guess, but i'd also say, for that class and demographic, the 149kw tune is ample.

It indeed can handle more power, in the UK/Europe the Mondeo Ecoboost engine comes in two states of tune - 149kw and a higher output of 177kW/340Nm. The latter also has the same fuel economy rating as the 149kw version.

I'm thinking Ford went for the lower state of tune in the Mondeo so it wouldn't step on the toes of the Falcon Ecoboost.