Turning circle is important for city driving, even for a Hatchbacks like the Ford Mondeo 1.6 TDCi ECOnetic are often used in cities because they offer a lot of practicality for their relatively short length, which in this case is 4871 mm. But their practicality is enhanced by a good turning circle, which makes them easier to manoeuvre even in narrow city streets.Turning circle is measured in meters it takes for the Mondeo 1.6 TDCi ECOnetic to complete a whole circle (diameter). With it’s
length of 4871 mm and
wheelbase of 2850 mm,
the Ford Mondeo 1.6 TDCi ECOnetic has a turning circle of 11 m. The best turning abilities you can find amongst similar vehicles has Aston Martin Cygnet 1.33 (CG ), which is
7 m. For comparison, the wheelbase of the Cygnet 1.33 is 2000 mm and the length is 4871 mm. On the contrary, the worst-in-class value of 11 m belongs to the Opel ADAM 1.2 . It’s wheelbase is 2311 mm and width is 1720 mm.
The difference in Turning circle between first generation (I) from 1993 and last generation (V (1. Facelift)) from 2019 is 1 m.