Ford Mondeo 2.0-liter EcoBoost 203HP & 240HP to be Available with Six-Speed Manual Gearbox

The top-of-the-line Mondeo editions Titanium and Titanium S, which are powered by Ford's 2.0-liter turbocharged EcoBoost engine, will soon be available with a six-speed manual gearbox in addition to the dual-clutch PowerShift transmission.

Ford's 2.0-liter EcoBoost engine is available in two states of tune generating 203-horses and 240-horses. Both will be offered with the new manual gearbox at the end of 2011, starting with Germany, Netherlands and Switzerland. Availability in the rest of Europe will follow shortly after.

According to the automaker, the 203HP version with the six-speed manual transmission achieves an average consumption of 7.6 lt/100 km (mpg) and CO2 emissions of 176 g/km. This engine-gearbox combination will also be available in the S-MAX Titanium and Titanium S models.

Ford says that when combined with the six-speed manual, the 240HP version of the 2.0-liter EcoBoost is not only the most powerful Mondeo ever built, surpassing the 3.0-liter V6 Mondeo ST220 by 14HP, but it is also 30% more fuel efficient, achieving a 30% reduction in average consumption and CO2 emissions, which are the same as the 203HP engine.

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SCOOP: New Ford Mondeo Prototype Spotted Out in the Open, will Replace the U.S. Fusion as Well

Our spy photographers captured a development prototype of Ford's new global mid-size sedan sporting a modified platform but with most body parts sourced from the current Mondeo saloon, during testing in Europe.

In the likes of the latest Fiesta and more recently, the new Focus that are available in more or less the same form worldwide, the next generation of the Mondeo will serve as truly global model for Ford in the popular mid-size segment.

In the States, it will replace the Ford Fusion, though it remains to be seen if the Detroit automaker will keep the name or choose the same moniker as its European sibling.

Whatever the name, the styling will be common for all regions with the Mondeo being one of the first cars to adopt Ford's new and sharper design DNA as showcased on the EVOS concept at the Frankfurt Motor Show.

Ford has already given us a first taste of its new range of EcoBoost engines and the Mondeo is expected to offered with the full lineup including the 1.6-liter and 2.0-liter turbocharged four-bangers making up to around 250-horses.

A full hybrid model will be part of the range while at least in Europe, Ford will also offer a variety of clean diesel engines.

The sedan model will be joined by a station wagon variant.

Look for the new Mondeo in showrooms within the next year or so.

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