Ford Puma (crossover)


The Ford Puma is a subcompact crossover marketed by Ford Europe. The vehicle was named “Car of the Year” by What Car? in January 2020.

Specifications

The Puma is offered with a mild hybrid 1.0 litre EcoBoost three cylinder turbo gasoline engine with a belt driven integrated starter, which uses energy from the braking system to charge the forty eight volt lithium ion battery pack in order to increase torque and lower emissions. Power is rated at, 114 kW, and with an additional from the integrated starter system.
It is based on the seventh generation Fiesta chassis.

Production

Production of the Puma started in Craiova, Romania in October 2019 along with the EcoSport subcompact crossover and the EcoBoost 1.0 L Fox engine used in both cars. Ford invested two hundred million euros, and employed 1,700 people on the project.
The vehicle is only available for the European, Australian and New Zealand markets, with sales starting in Europe from 2019 and sales in Australasia from the end of 2020.

Name revival

Ford first announced the revived nameplate Puma, which was last used on the Puma sport compact, at its event Go Further in Amsterdam, along with the introduction of the third generation Kuga.