Pid16v Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 ... How many 2.5T's in here and how many of those are estates? Also, wth is a Vignale? [emoji53] Sent from my I3113 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pid16v Posted March 2, 2020 Author Share Posted March 2, 2020 ... Just me then..... [emoji513]Sent from my I3113 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatHead1979 Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 On 12/30/2019 at 12:56 AM, Pid16v said: ... How many 2.5T's in here and how many of those are estates? Also, wth is a Vignale? Sent from my I3113 using Tapatalk Vignale is supposedly Ford's premium brand but it's basically just a trim level above Titanium X. You get some extra interior and exterior stuff plus free car wash and supposedly a much more detailed QC check at the factory, bearing in mind someone on here reported that their Vignale came from the factory missing it's heated steering wheel (which is a mandatory item on a Mondy Vignale) in my book it doesn't say much for Ford's "enhanced" QC checks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomsFocus Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 The Vignale seats are lovely tbf, but not worth the extra purchase price yet, hopefully they'll depreciate heavily over the next few years. Vignale was a coachbuilder, same as Ghia, it's just the 'modern' luxury version, Ghia was dropped a few years ago. As for 2.5t estates...I didn't even know they made them, so probably not many about! Seems an odd engine choice for an estate, must get all of about 20mpg when loaded up and without the benefit of diesel torque to effortlessly drag you uphill fully loaded. My Dad had a Mk3 Mondeo estate with the 2.5 V6 (non-turbo) and I never did understand the point of it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Heaton Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 Mondeo 2.5T had the same engine as the Focus ST, detuned to get into the lower tax bracket. Lovely engine, makes a cool sound, and it can be tuned with all the same parts as the Focus, to get serious gains with relatively small outlay. Oh, and it is torquey, maybe not as much as a diesel but plenty enough 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incontro Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 I bet you must be getting single figure MPG numbers around town then? 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatHead1979 Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 55 minutes ago, Guy Heaton said: Mondeo 2.5T had the same engine as the Focus ST, detuned to get into the lower tax bracket. Lovely engine, makes a cool sound, and it can be tuned with all the same parts as the Focus, to get serious gains with relatively small outlay. Oh, and it is torquey, maybe not as much as a diesel but plenty enough The 2.5T is MK4 only though (for the UK at least) and the Vignale spec MK5 only though right? (For the avoidance of doubt) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frembrit Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 As far as I know MK4 only and the Vignale was/is MK5. Ford fitted the 2.0 Ecoboost in the later MK4 / MK4.5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatHead1979 Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 2 minutes ago, Frembrit said: As far as I know MK4 only and the Vignale was/is MK5. Ford fitted the 2.0 Ecoboost in the later MK4 / MK4.5 That's what I thought, but I thought it was worth clarifying because the initial post essentially cover MK4s and MK5s (for different things) and it could have mislead someone into thinking they could get the old ST Volvo engine is a MK5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mark M Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Not an estate as I found the hatch roomy enough for me, has had a few mods though - RamAir Pod Filter Elevate FST225 Top Pipe Airtec FMIC Scorpion Downpipe Scorpion Cat Back Exhaust ECV Valve RS DMF + Clutch Kit Bluefin Stage 2 295bhp & 450nm (332ftlb) of fun, but can still give 38mpg on a run and 20mpg around town. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatHead1979 Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 On 3/10/2020 at 8:40 PM, Mark M said: Not an estate as I found the hatch roomy enough for me, has had a few mods though - RamAir Pod Filter Elevate FST225 Top Pipe Airtec FMIC Scorpion Downpipe Scorpion Cat Back Exhaust ECV Valve RS DMF + Clutch Kit Bluefin Stage 2 295bhp & 450nm (332ftlb) of fun, but can still give 38mpg on a run and 20mpg around town. That'll give a few Audi drivers something to think about when they decide they want to go racing! (after all, they do generally think that they personally own the roads) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark M Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 Does tend to surprise a few people 🤣 Helped by the ECV valve I'm sure. With it closed the exhaust is quieter than stock, press a switch and it gets a fair bit louder and fair bit quicker 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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