The last Mondeo rolled off the production lines in 2022. For 29 years it sat proudly as the flagship in Ford’s family car line-up, much the like Sierra before it, and Cortina before that. But on April 4, 2022, all that changed as the last ever Ford Mondeo (in Europe, at least) rolled down the production line at Ford’s Valencia plant.
When it first arrived in 1992, the Mondeo had a tough act to follow replacing the much-loved Sierra. But, unlike the Sierra, the Mondeo was an immediate hit with buyers when it went on general sale in 1993. Costing a reported £3 billion in development, it was available in hatchback, saloon, and estate; all of which featured new Zetec petrol engines (only the 1.8-litre turbo diesel was carried over…