31/05/2008 03:02. IT is probably something of an irony that Ford could be the victim of its own success, such is the quality of the Mondeo.

Slide into Ford's huge family estate and disguise the trademark Ford blue oval badge and you would be hard pressed to distinguish it from a BMW, Mercedes or Audi.

At the lower end of the market, the Mondeo estate starts at £16,455 and there is no contest with premium models, but take the tested top-of-the-range Titanium X Estate auto with a price... // Stockhouse