Can our 21-year-old Ford still hit its original top speed?!

Freshly off the back of a 6-month restoration, we decided to put our Ford Mondeo ST200 to the test. After 21 years, could it still reach its top speed of 144mph? Using one of the largest runways in the UK, Mike set out to see how fast it could go. Oh, and we brought along a full-on BTCC team for a bit of fun too.
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[@leeneal6969]

Why couldn’t you enter the straight moving instead of a standing start?

[@javiTests]

That's what I thought! I bet you can enter the runway at at least 60-70 mph already if not more!

[@leeneal6969]

@@javiTests need Jeremy there shouting “SPEEEEEED” at the camera

[@javiTests]

@@leeneal6969 😂😂😂😂

[@shaneeslick]

yeah a pretty poor effort

[@richarderrington9478]

@@javiTests exactly!!

[@rhyswerner8749]

I'm quite sure that even Mike could manage to check his wheel lugs and fluid levels before setting off 😂

[@BobMonkeypimp]

He'd do a better job than a Halfrauds 'technician'.

[@sjr999r]

Certainly do it after Halfords have gone near it!!!😝😝😝

[@trebm3]

they've got to make $$$ from the video on top of the views and the ads they throw at you before watching.

[@randymarsh385]

@@trebm3 they've got to pay for the restoration that we've all enjoyed watching somehow

[@taunokekkonen5733]

There's a thing called payed advertising.

[@marksavin5778]

7:18 nice blue smoke from the Mondeo's exhaust (Freshly built?) and he didn't use the curve at the start (or finish) of the track to give a flying start of 30-40mph. It's almost like they wanted to fail!

[@TheNismo777]

Was a brand new build with less than 200miles driven, so redlining every gear was enough to blow it up.

[@geogmz8277]

@@TheNismo777 what???? 🤣 I've seen cars going from the shop to the dyno.

[@GoldenCroc]

Flying start doesnt make a big difference though, to be fair.

[@ruongluesteve]

I was thinking the same , could have got it up into 2nd before hitting the runway. My old Astra SRI 1.8 would keep up with that Mondeo.

[@samteks125]

The new video confirms you were right! Even though the guys at the shop supposedly had run it in...way to ruin a fresh engine!

[@bongoingaroundbritain.]

If you ever feel useless. Just remember that this episode had a Halfords Technician torque the wheel nuts and check the levels on a newly restored car 🤦‍♂️

[@Roadwarrior92]

🤣

[@Maroco918]

That's exactly the time to check it. People did that restoration and people make mistakes. And I guarantee it wasn't a master tech who installed the rims and tires. It was the shop apprentice. I'd he checking everything as well

[@bongoingaroundbritain.]

@@Maroco918 I knew someone was going to write that. I will make sure to get a Halfords Technician to pop round my house 3 days after I next have my tyres changed. 🙈

[@donkey11000]

@@Maroco918 I'd rather the apprentice check over the work from halfords given what I've seen them let out the door back to the customer.

[@neondemon5137]

What's an advertisement?? 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@Bodgemiester]

Next job, rebuild the professionally rebuilt engine

[@gaffnaldo1]

This has aged BEAUTIFULLY

[@Bodgemiester]

It certainly has

[@markchip1]

Why not get a head start by going 50-80 mph back down the parallel taxiway, around the linking tarmac (as a higher speed corner), so you start your main run at 60-70 from the outset?? Or take a trip to Germany!!

[@chriswhite8728]

Yes indeed why not U turn at the start of the runway - why is he doing a standing start not a rolling start - if he u turned in second he could easily see 140. This video was an awful Halfords advert - what a load of c@@p!!!

[@TKedzierski]

OR they could have used the BTCC car to tow the Mondeo by breaking up the air in front of it.

[@videosfromelsewhere926]

I vote for a trip to Germany, would love to see Mike dealing with aggressive drivers and cornering on the Autobahn at 140mph+

[@ghomerhust]

while it was 20 years ago, i do remember hitting MANY runs on the open highway in germany that were far in excess of 135mph

[@warummussmeinnameangegeben6502]

@@ghomerhust I do that quite often on my way to work, at least once or twice a week

[@custommotor]

This has got to be the most click baity video I have watched in a while. You did 7 minutes of commercial and maybe 2 minutes dealing with the actual title. Even in that 2 minutes you failed horribly at doing what you were attempting. You should have started on one of the taxi ramps and hit that straightaway at 60 or above. The speed test was just there to get car people interested and then you guys did a bait and switch for a commerical.

[@ThatCarGuy1983]

😔 👍🏻

[@LawrenceTimme]

@C. Fecteau-AU-MJ13 it is possible to make decent content while having and advert in the video rather than having some medicore content in the middle of your advert.

[@SassyOnline]

🤣. Truly an absolutely scummy video tbh. The car can't be classed as 21 years old and then the whole video is a big advert!

[@ThatRollerCoasterNerd]

This would have to be the person who is the greedy one. Expects the world to bend at their knees to do what you want. maybe if you have them upwards of $10,000 maybe then you can talk. also it was not "Click Baity" the title was a question not a statement, seriously 🙄🙄

[@joseph7988]

@@ThatRollerCoasterNerd Adding a question mark to a title makes it even MORE click-baity.

[@ClaudeSac]

I’m sure there is some content somewhere in this ad. You’ll have to look fot it though, and I am not sure if it is worth the trouble of that.

[@henrikwakman7776]

Exactly that

[@brutalwang4106]

It seems every video from this channel is just an advert. Waste of time.

[@Steven-qi4gm]

Using Halfords techs really does nothing for the credibility of this channel.

[@marksapollo]

Maybe not but it was well worth it to see the 2021 BTCC Halfords Type R there!

[@leenevin8451]

Wouldn’t take my bicycle there that’s for sure

[@danielfl.9347]

What is Halford and why is it bad?

[@GLH8]

@@danielfl.9347 its a retailer in the uk that sell car parts, bicycles and motoring accessories. They do general garage work as well like oil, suspension, inspections and tyres etc. they’ve a bit of a reputation for being main stream generic and where kids go to buy loud exhausts and big wings.

[@leenevin8451]

@@GLH8 in the cycling community they’re a joke and are rightly avoided. Their techs don’t know what they’re doing

[@poolio_69]

"Fully restored" still has a saggy headlining 😅 Nice puff of blue smoke when accelerating with the civic aswell! 😬

[@johnstonlee]

Did you watch the build, job they done was amazing. The roof lining is probably just a snagging list. And a small puff of smoke, jeez. Get over it.

[@poolio_69]

@@johnstonlee was nothing small about that 'puff' of smoke. And if you would be happy with that after a so called rebuild your mental.

[@NathanFrench]

@@poolio_69 Cop on would ya? The engine only had a partial rebuild, so the short block still has many miles on it. There's nothing wrong with that quick puff of smoke on hard take off.

[@poolio_69]

@@NathanFrench well my 218k mile old E46 330i would disagree. As would my old mans 268k St24. (Same engine)

[@DeathByLego]

It’s a Ford, they come that way from the factory.

[@stephandolby]

2:19 Aside of the wheel nut torqueing, everything a normal driver should be doing anyway.

[@DumahBrazorf]

... aaaand almost nobody does, only just before going to MOT...

[@andrewnorris5415]

I guess Halfords is for dummies who cannot do that?

[@christonamtb4089]

@@andrewnorris5415 or lazy

[@mbak7801]

The bonnet tends to get lifted once every 6 months. The wheel nuts were put on using an air tool. Nothing short of another air tool (which I have) will get them off.

[@imthelastone]

i see the exhaust smoke is colour matched to the car, nice touch

[@RowdyGromwwwww]

Looks like an american ford now

[@Bodgemiester]

Nice

[@imthelastone]

@@richardharrold9736 they did say that it had been "run in already" I wonder how long it was run in for

[@JDMz]

@@richardharrold9736 piston rings don't need that many miles to bed in lol.

[@EazyDuz18]

all cars smoke under full gas pedal

[@imkirbo3094]

Halfords sponsorship and a knackered car. This series doesn't shower Drivetribe with glory.

[@RWL2012]

in what way knackered...?

[@markwright3161]

@@RWL2012 Blue smoke from a supposedly run in engine. If it wasn't knackered before it is now.

[@dangale6969]

They have actually ruined Mad Ford in their new episode about this car, looks like a horror show, basically tearing down an engine that has tried to eat itself… looks like they are trying to promote Hammonds new place and create content by dragging Mad Ford through the mud 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@patrickf.2754]

Sagging headliner, wrong springs at the front, no ST200 badge, engine smokes like my old 2.0 Duratec with worn piston rings… the final result is rather disappointing

[@ivopongrac6601]

And the front bumper was fitted poorly

[@stevefox3763]

Knackered rings plagued the 1.8 and 2.0l duratec as they aged, killed so many mondeos with otherwise decent body's. I drive a V6, they are bullet proof :)

[@danielfl.9347]

Yes, I noticed that the front of the car is sitting very high like a clown. I think the guy that rebuild the engine used the standard springs to a Mondeo V6 instead of the ST2000 springs. He does not know what he's doing.

[@placesbramlepoops]

My 50 year old Corrina does a 1/4 mile in that time. What a joke. They also look like std ST24 front springs. Not right for that car at all.

[@stevefox3763]

@@placesbramlepoops st24 will do, the mk1 and mk2 are the same car.

[@fenze9651]

"i have my own team here." "Yep boss the car has pumped up tires and fuel in it."

[@TML34]

Not being from the UK, I’m starting to realize that Halford’s has a somewhat dubious history. 😅

[@jeffhubbard5660]

Yep. You nailed that comment........

[@AWMJoeyjoejoe]

I remember buying a new headlight bulb from halfords and the guy at the counter asked if I'd want them to fit it. My response was something along the lines of "I wouldn't trust you lot to change the batteries in my TV remote!"

[@vfrbore1728]

I bought a light bulb from them recently and by the time I got home had an email asking to rate my purchase and how well they did. A light bulb for goodness sake!

[@mrade5321]

Not to mention that they rip you off for the pleasure. They should stick to selling bicycles.

[@Luton-Mick]

@@AWMJoeyjoejoe Next time bring in an old Renault Megane and tell him to knock himself out. (front wheel has to come off to gain access via the arch)

[@Matt-go7ss]

So the engines been 'rebuilt' and is smoking like an old ford transit??

[@zstation64]

Rattle-can rebuild. :D

[@mypinis]

I'd imagine it's wd40 still being burnt off from the build.

[@MaryjaneKush]

Ford is an acronym for Found On the Roadside Dead

[@mypinis]

@@MaryjaneKush I know I'm not the biggest Ford fan myself but a freshly rebuilt engine will have non engine oils here and there and the first few pushes bearing a load will push that through.

[@rogerblackwood8815]

@@mypinis There won't be any lubricants from the build left! He clearly said it was run in before this test🙄 Who on earth would go and run flat out with a freshly built engine? If you truely thought that, then I wouldn't want to buy a used car from you😎

[@maverick4177]

Halfrauds, fitting bulbs for women for £35 a time since 2007

[@Jamal_Tyrone]

EDIT: Since they opened their stores.

[@SRS-GAMES]

My daughter just had a brake light bulb bought and fitted by Halfords for £6, so I don't think that's a fair point.

[@pikeg123]

Top tip.. Avoid Halfrauds and support local business by using a local motor factors instead 👍

[@gokhantoros]

Latest drivetribe videos make me feel sad. I understand you need to get the content out there, but we'd be a lot happier if the car was built properly, if this video was recorded properly, if...

[@sc99]

You did a "full restoration" on it but the headlining is sagging? What's with the blue smoke at the start? Once again a Halfrauds advert.

[@benthompson8256]

Probably just oil. It probably hasn't been ran since it was restored

[@Mahalo_83]

Sagging roof lining on a “fully restored” car will always cap your vmax

[@AraCarrano]

And the boot lid lock cylinder

[@zstation64]

Should have folded the back seat down for an extra 10hp 😉

[@benday1218]

driver's side window also scratched from failed weatherstrips (they all do that sir) and glass not replaced

[@user-tw4cj2wt5d]

Can't quite get my head around the sagging roof lining. Presumably removed for respray... why tf, when showcasing their specialist abilities, would they put that POS back in?!

[@TheEmperorPigeon]

@@user-tw4cj2wt5d I can only conclude that either they couldn't get a replacement because of the situation and/or the budget wasn't there. Still, could have done what HubNut done with his Ford whilst over on the other side of the world on next to no budget at all (and will have to do again now Betty the Ford Fairmont (AU) is here in the UK).

[@chriswhite8728]

I really did feel reassured after the Halfords ‘technician’ checked the wheel bolts and guild levels 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Weissman111]

Did you not dyno it first to see if it's still producing the power it should be?

[@chaosmaestr0]

Wouldn't seem so, the readouts would also show you the perfect times to shift.

[@terrybanks5063]

thats one thing halfords clearly cant rip you off for! else they definitely would! smh.

[@Flying_GC]

Seriously that front suspension/ springs need sorting. Should have been pointed out the second they revealed it. That and the headliner.. what other corners have been cut? It smokes and doesn't get up like it should- very dissapointing.

[@mathewgodfrey223]

Yeah and the people who spotted the suspension in the first video were shot down in flames ,me included 😅

[@andyhunt457]

Not half as disappointing as yr spelling.....😉😜

[@Flying_GC]

@@mathewgodfrey223 Really? Weird people would argue that point. I've never seen an ST/ ST24 let alone an ST200 sitting like that. Can't be great for handling either.

[@mathewgodfrey223]

@@Flying_GC all the keyboard mechanics making out it would settle after it was driven . No way its settling 3"+ 🤣

[@AWMJoeyjoejoe]

@@andyhunt457 your*

[@mathewgodfrey223]

Who painted that mondeo? Passenger front and rear doors are totally different shades 🤣

[@McT740052]

Exactly what I thought

[@TheAlien1974]

Wouldn't touch halfords with a barge pole

[@RowdyGromwwwww]

I don't even live in the UK, and i wouldn't ever use them. I mean the services they do are so basic a 13year old can do it...

[@strongandco]

With small garages going out of business those mechanics have to go somewhere. Chances are a lot of those well trained and experienced mechanics end up at Halfords so I wouldn't be too snooty about them.

[@ellisjames8517]

Still never seen a barge pole 😂

[@Kris_T_]

I want to 'like' your comment, but it has 69 (nice) likes and I dont wanna spoil it.

[@CJmk3supra]

@@Laz_Arus Ahhh 🤔😉👍🏾

[@adamlittle9941]

Could use the runway width to get more speed.. drive up to 20mph down the runway, then do a u-turn as you approach the end, accelerating as you make the turn/begin to drive up in the other direction.. maybe?? Lol

[@RickyMcSpanish]

Yeah this seemed a bit low effort, not only there was a fairly long stretch of road that joined onto the runway at the start, with the width of that road you could probably do around 60 to start

[@TheKaylich]

Doesn't work unfortunately. At some point during the turn your velocity in the direction of the finish line will go from a negative one (you are driving away from the finish line) to zero. This is the point where you start accelerating towards the finish line and ideally you would face the finish line directly to apply all possible force the engine has in the right direction. However, during a U-turn, even if you use 100% of the track, you will always start sideways, i.e. 90 degrees tilted from the direction you actually want to go. Assuming your tires are at temperature and you can preload the turbocharger (if you have one), it is always better to start from a standstill at the very beginning of the track. Can't cheat physics, yet.. I totally agree with your point thought... I expected the to try *something*

[@jessicabruno2820]

@@RickyMcSpanish Exactly what I was thinking when he did his first standing start

[@brandonp8300]

@@TheKaylich I'm sorry, but you are just wrong on this. You are mistaking the cars ability to accelerate in terms of velocity with the engines ability to accelerate the car linearly (absolute speed). When you are perpendicular to the track and turning, your acceleration is limited by the tires and your acceleration is due to changing direction not increasing absolute speed. Just think about if you were on a bicycle and you are traveling at a decent rate of speed and you pull a U turn with a diameter of 20 feet. When you complete the U turn, you will only be 10 feet from the point where you were perpendicular with the road. At the end of the U turn, you will be traveling much faster than you could accelerate from a stop in 10 feet.

[@johnbarron4265]

@@brandonp8300 @TheKaylich Well, either one of you could be right, depending on the vehicle and the radius of the turn. During the second half of the U-turn, assuming a constant speed turn on a single radius, the average acceleration parallel to the runway is exactly one-half of the lateral gs provided by the tires. Whereas if the car did a standing start from the very end of the runway, had AWD, then engine power permitting, it could potentially use 100% of the grip of its tires to accelerate over that same distance, thereby reaching a speed sqrt(2)=1.41 times faster. However, the FWD Mondeo will never be able to accelerate in a straight line at the same gs that it can corner, and its engine only makes 200 hp, so the best strategy would indeed be to take a running start on the largest radius circle possible.

[@T.S.T2014]

When are you replacing the interior roof lining?

[@_-_-936]

never

[@maverick4177]

Same time as he will be putting the gaffer tape on both bumpers i expect

[@DlStreamnet]

@@maverick4177 Underrated MK2 Mondeo banter

[@EazyDuz18]

it will be scrapped after this video, trashed the engine

[@leoarc1061]

By the time the headlights are restored properly.

[@120poundsound2]

I hope Halfords mobile are better than the people in store who seem to go completely brain dead when you ask anything even remotely technical.

[@MegaMarkymark19]

Halford's are a complete rip off my ex wife took her car in for an pre MOT inspection and Halford's recommended that she needed to change the Cam belt to pass the Mot. when she told me i rang up the service centre to question this obviously dishonest statement and i asked the technician why a cam belt is needed for an MOT (Which it isn't) and he told me " The engine needs to be running!" I then pointed out that the car was driven in and out of the service centre to which he answered " I might not be on the day!". find yourself a local mechanic who has to book in work weeks ahead as they don't want your work and are going to be honest. but whatever you do avoid Halfords and Kwik fit service centre's like the plague

[@johnstonlee]

They won’t do the emissions test if your cam belt is overdue. Imagine the belt failing when you’re smoke testing. You’d be the first to sue Halfords. All about liability.

[@Tom-ld1vr]

I think I speak for everyone when I say that we wanted to watch this video to see if the mondeo would be able to do its original top speed, however we did not join to watch an extended Halfords advert.

[@GoldenCroc]

Not possible to test top speed on a runway, so it was always doomed to failure.

[@nmeister67]

Would have been nice to also see how the ST200 stacks up against something more comparable (like a current 2.0 TDi or 1.5t ), instead of getting demolished.

[@SouthernCrossMotors]

Nice video and series on the build but why the sagging roof lining? Seems to ruin the whole thing

[@Donnys_speedshop]

“Full restoration” left the beaten headliner

[@77CJJ]

Great effort…it’s missing its ‘ST200’ badge on the boot lid!

[@nicosmind3]

Total car is trash cause it's missing that badge!

[@Weissman111]

Weight saving :-)

[@graemelake8419]

And several of its 200 horses too 😆

[@johnstonlee]

Where can you get one from then

[@terrybanks5063]

@@johnstonlee a scrapyard

[@icmdead1]

I'll save you all the effort of watching what is in effect a 7 minute Halfords advert - NO, no it does not...

[@andrewbowler5670]

Why didn't you get a draft from the civic then pulled put when it topped out at 140? Could've nullified 30% of the drag, and easily given you a shot at the top speed.

[@shaneeslick]

I'm confused why he only did the speed run from a standing start?

[@leedawson8925]

Your interesting 😂

[@procatprocat9647]

@@shaneeslick Because otherwise he would have had to drive on the grass. It's a runway, you idiot!

[@hatsjie2]

@@procatprocat9647 A runway as taxi-ways attached to it, you idiot!

[@keoun9759]

@@procatprocat9647 You do realise that roads do connect to the runway, it's how the planes don't have to drive on the grass... he could have taken some speed through the corner. However the key piece of info that was missing in the vid is how fast it was still accelerating towards the end.

[@Mikeb1001]

Prefessionally rebuilt engine! Reminds me of Clarkson and his Maserati Merak and it's 10k engine rebuild!

[@lifestapestry2968]

If it had to get to a sales conference, I'm sure it would hit 144 mph

[@andrewnorris5415]

Next time my Halford's guy checks the fluid levels I will ask him, "OK, does that mean it can reach 144 mph?"

[@jackos944]

i actually believe mike knows nothing about cars

[@Rich77UK]

I was never fortunate enough to get into an ST200 but the older ST24 2as a wonderful car with glorious engine note and loads of fun.

[@mohammeddmalik]

The puff of blue smoke at 7:17 from the Mondeo must be very reassuring

[@schmuhf]

That means there's still oil in the engine, so send it!

[@mohammeddmalik]

@@schmuhf 😂

[@painintherc7771]

Always fancied one of these st220's.............until i just watched this 🤣 glad i stuck with my 850R for over a decade lol

[@simonparnham8179]

It wasn't an st220

[@davidmccoy7554]

After 7 months of waiting and hoping for an awesome end result, well, that was a huge let down...

[@pook2830]

A lot of oil smoke from that Duratec.

[@joekalteux7778]

I owned a 98 svt contour. I had a family emergency and a long highway stretch and it went 142. I loved that car.

[@AdamsWorlds]

Would not trust them to change a wipe blade.

[@subtllee]

ive heard they charge to fit wheel trims 💀

[@Mark__A]

Why not enter the straight with a 40 mph roll from the side road? Or even more if possible?

[@gavinwyllie7855]

Or slipstream behind the BTCC car. Either would have been a better idea than what he did.

[@CW-yp9jo]

Because this vid is an advert for halfords

[@wmaciola]

Beautiful blue smoke from the tailpipes...

[@christopherlewis3615]

All the experiences I have had with halfords are vastly different.

[@adamshaw5999]

Some major shots at Carwow at the end there.. Drivetribe feeling more than a little threatened 😬

[@fezza6853]

Wonder if Halfords would sponsor my car restoration 🤔🤣

[@MrScotty5877304]

They've shut down all the Halfords near me and changed them to more like a kwik fit with no store. Where am I supposed to buy an overpriced airfreshner to moan about when it stops smelling in 3 days lol

[@nickturner2813]

If you've got 1.88m subscribers they probably would.

[@msagoo29]

@2:08 look at the rust on the radiator bracket

[@stenhouse8569]

That's pretty embarrassing

[@glenjones6980]

I thought it was a serious car channel until I found this upload.

[@savagepete8258]

That's brave to let anybody from Halfords anywhere near the car 🤣

[@sage11x]

Why do you have to start from a dig? Just hit the straight from that corner at 50 and you should be able to at least get over 130.

[@GoldenCroc]

Unlikely.

[@Rorschach.]

This video has not aged well...

[@kenxiong6830]

Can you elaborate? I missed the party

[@Rorschach.]

@@kenxiong6830 Probably best to let sleeping dogs lie, at this point.

[@milesromanus7041]

​@@kenxiong6830We'll never know

[@williamg209two]

Show it to the 3 guys, they should love it

[@-sargntclashroyaleandmore-491]

The funny thing here is that the Halfords road tech is doing jobs that anyone can do such as checking fluid levels and tyre pressures. Whereas the BTCC team have to check on the data logging system, recalibration, engine mapping, suspension setup etc. Yes, aswell as fluid levels and tyre pressures.

[@mickyp2006]

What is with the front end ride height? Looks like it’s riding about 2 inches too high compared to the rear?!?!?!?

[@zakwanf]

i don’t think mike really realize that he had a blue smoke when launching

[@UPnDOWN]

Wouldn't be surprised if the IMRC unit isn't working on that. Absolutely hammers top-end power, which is exactly what you needed in 4th gear. Mind you, I used to have an ST200 as a family wagon, and it was never that quick (also drank like a fish). My BX 16v would have murdered it in a 1/4 mile race, despite having less power, but sadly I never got to try it out before our ST200 was turned into bean cans. Still got the old BX though, so if you fancy a quick 1/4 mile at another airfield, I'm game!

[@TheAndrewsharkey]

Fair play to that Halfords technician, you definitely wouldn't have hit 123mph without his expertise.

[@barrymcpheat9190]

Dont remember my ST being that slow. your doing 60 to 83 in 10 seconds? must be under powered.

[@VPoje]

Ya the car doesn't have 200 crank hp that's for sure, he's finished the Quarter mile at 83mph and there's nothing better then that to know the power of a car. My old stock 1994 Saturn SC2 finished at 88mph and my modified 2012 Chevy Cruze did 89mph. The Cruze was 3200lbs with about 175hp.

[@HotForgeChaos]

My ST24 had less power and still dealt to it on the 1/4 mile time. In fact it did a 16.7 or something with the IMRC playing silly buggers

[@NobCatz]

"I've been Mike"....... Who else would you have been?

[@BeardyCatDad]

Genuinely was looking for someone else that spotted that!

[@Dixilyn]

"I've been Mike." ... But not anymore?

[@Mikeb1001]

All I have to say to this is Captain Slow, Veyron, Ehra-Lessein. He came off the bend at somewhere near 140 to hit 250 on the straight. This needs the same, this car could easily be run up to 50 or 60 out of a taxiway and then you've got a chance of getting close

[@victorgrasscourt3382]

I had a 2004 Mondeo Ghia 2.0 Duratorq diesel Hatchback. It was supposed to be 130bhp, but it felt much quicker and it was rumoured that actually when tested on a rolling road, the engines were putting out closer to 160bhp.That car would exceed 140 mph easily as indicated on the sat nav on trips to Germany I

[@Shooting_With_A_Lens]

I've got a Mondeo 2.2tdci I've had that almost off the clock 150 on the clock pulls like a train to 140 then thinks about it after that

[@darylnicklen3685]

Mike great to see the Mondeo finished now that's over just enjoy the car. I'm sure that car drives like a new one and that's something it hasn't been for years.

[@Dan_Kornfeld]

The Halfords technician blatantly sabotaged the Mondeo by using the wrong air to fill up the tires! 😜

[@DdraigRazgriz]

ol' mondy is smoking quite a lot at start isn't it?

[@ProMilkshake]

It is a bit considering the fresh rebuild. Although i wonder if there's something in the engine oil to help with the running in process?

[@flyer3849]

and the head liner is sagging

[@Deltarious]

Just pointing out that you said "If you were to do this with a current Formula 1 team they'd turn up with a car that was probably 5 or even 10 years old" and if that were true it would mean potentially getting a V8 with the blown exhausts which sound incredible. If they were willing to go even older than that you could have a V10 with that *phenomenal* sound

[@glennpowell3444]

I remember James May in TG taking an old Jag XJS up to 140 mph which was its original top speed but that was on a banked oval circuit.It was however bleeding oil everywhere after doing it.Great stuff!

[@qasimmir7117]

That was a brilliant episode. The Stig couldn’t even comprehend what it was when he drove that Jag.😂

[@paultaylor9652]

Great video, but after all that expense of rebuilding the Mondeo I'd of repaired or replaced that roof lining.

[@clardrives9301]

Yeah it looks absolutely terrible

[@adonisnetworks]

Experts at Halford 😂😂😂😂 DRIVETRIPE!! 😂😂

[@pdtech4524]

Easily could have used one end of the track to do a 180 degree rolling start of around 30-40mph in at least 2nd gear, instead of a standing start? That probably would haven't given them enough room to at least get into 5th gear for a few seconds.

[@thecreedy]

I had the Mondeo ST24 and whilst it was a lovely car to drive and cruise in, it wasnt fast. My friends Peugeot 306 2.0 Xsi kept up with the V6!

[@kylelaxton7457]

Extra 10 mph if he said the iconic James May "buffeting"

[@mrJules100]

I didn’t know a Halfords advert could be nearly 9 mins long

[@JaySilva88]

Time to ask Turbo Yoda to do its magic and boost that baby up!

[@NathanFrench]

They take boost well. These are the same engines as what was found in the early Noble GTOs, can easily take 450hp on stock internals.

[@JaySilva88]

@@NathanFrench I wouldn't push that far, but engine was rebuild by experts so I'm sure it can hold a small turbo to spin up faster and help that 4th gear!

[@JakobusVdL]

Was the original claimed top speed ever verified? Was it ever a genuine 144Mph car, and if so under what conditions would Ford have set that?

[@liamgross7217]

Downhill in a hurricane

[@kidShibuya]

A banked test track. Far bigger than any runway.

[@arightpest3367]

Yep in there dreams Sales bumph all the way.

[@CW-yp9jo]

in the mind of a drugged up salesman

[@benbuchanan672]

I thought you were going to use the touring car to “tow” the Mondeo up to 130+ in a shorter distance by allowing the Mondeo to draft in its slipstream. That might have helped you hit 144 before running out of runway.

[@ad9ack82]

Nothing undermines this series more than the involvement of Halfords. Jesus, who had that bright idea? No car enthusiast/petrol head would use halfords for anything, other than if they were passing and everywhere else was out of stock! 😂

[@MrWookielover]

I wouldn't let anyone wearing a Halfords top near a hamster wheel let alone an actual car

[@ChrisBWelch]

That's a shame, but still respectable. Always thought the gearing was too long and it needed a 6 speed box!

[@GoldenCroc]

Wouldnt have mattered much at all though.

[@AlexandraStarr1974]

Halfords.... no thank you.....

[@SC-nv8ve]

I wouldn’t let Halfords change a light bulb.

[@revman5965]

Ah Halfords, the one automotive store in the U.K. that never has a single part that I need.

[@supernick2072]

My ep3 is nearly 20 years old and still goes off the clock ⏰

[@tracktimevideos5164]

And I'm sure it's far from standard

[@dafalzonAUS]

Maybe he forgot to check the mondeo’s blinker fluid, that may of been a factor in the top speed! Lol

[@fedorsamokhin4495]

I think Mike hasn't broke-in the freshly rebuilt engine and he tortured it quite a bit. I guess, next rebuld is coming soon

[@KingEddo8]

Imagine of they had the TC version of Mikes Mondeo from the early 2000s? Now that would be even cooler. And I'm sure Mike would go full racing nerd.

[@chriscaputa2999]

Sounds to me as if tour IMRC isn't opening the secondaries. Might be worth replacing it.

[@Zadster]

This passed through my mind too, it does seem to be down on power around 3750rpm, and it just isn't growling like a V6 Duratec. Classic stuck IMRC stuck secondaries. I'm far from convinced they have done much work to the engine or the rest of the car.

[@maddog4390]

Absolute C grade entertainment

[@tony66au]

Makes me want to drag my CD162 Mk II Manual out and get the Zetec 2.0 going a bit harder! For all its blandness it was a very fun thing to fang about in and surprising in both power and handling.

[@FlowMichael]

Please stop doing these thinly veiled commercials that wouldn't make sense without the advertisement component. Nearly every video you do with the TG trio gets 1 million+ views, just do one sponsored segment at the start of one of those.

[@nickturner2813]

You don't like getting free entertainment?

[@CathodeRayNipplez]

DRIVETRIBE has some of the most toxic subscribers of any car channel. Dunno why. So much negative comment you would swear they were paying to watch. Give them free entertainment and they're still sour.

[@kingwiththeax6880]

Not very entertaining when the host and the car fail, badly, at achieving the very point of the video. Mike’s cred as a car guy is waning. He obviously was more interested in making a commercial, than attempting 144.

[@CathodeRayNipplez]

@@kingwiththeax6880 Point noted. Wunderin tho... did the Mondeo ever actually do 144?

[@nickturner2813]

@@kingwiththeax6880 None of that matters, it's *_free_* entertainment whether you think it's entertainment or not. If you don't like the content, don't watch it, you won't be missed

[@AutoPRZEWODNIK]

Full restoration - and what about the headliner?

[@gunnarelisigurjonsson2587]

What a gem of a ST220

[@TheJunior64cyp]

you should have done one more run, rolling start, having the Honda ahead of you giving you slipstream ;)