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Ford Vignale Estate Frankfurt auto show.

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Old 09-10-2013, 03:11 PM
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Ford Vignale Estate Frankfurt auto show.

Just saw some photo's of the Ford Vignale Estate (Mondeo).

To me, it looked a lot like the R-class. Can't find any info on whether it would have 3 rows of seats (picture of the parcel shelf (image 6/7) looks like it is behind a third row), but apparently there will be a diesel AWD option. Good looking car. Of course, the Mondeo isn't sold in NA.

MB was rumoured to be showing the R-replacement at this show, but haven't seen or heard anything. One site said that the replacement would be the MB Viano, which is a mini-van.

uhhgggggggg....

http://www.worldcarfans.com/11308296...-replacement--


http://www.autoweek.com/article/2013...NEWS/130909946
Old 09-11-2013, 09:34 PM
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Interesting. Had not heard of the Vaino yet. I'm particularly interested in the mobile office version of it. Thanks for sharing. For my family use, I think I will eventually replace my R350 with the Tesla X though.
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The ford is pretty but doesn't seem to be the same size as the R. The MB artist drawing...ugh.. a minivan. Looks like a bigger B class. I don't want a minivan.. Seems like us R lovers are too small a market segment!
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Agree the Ford looks smaller. Maybe closer to an E class wagon? The shot of the trunk might be the sedan version?

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