2020 Ford Puma ST spy pictures
Ford in June launched a brand new subcompact crossover primarily based on its newest Fiesta—the one we do not get right here in america. And just like the hatch on which it’s primarily based, it is not headed right here both.
The brand new crossover goes by the identify Puma, and a prototype for a future sporty ST model has been noticed on the Nürburgring and on a number of the German racetrack’s surrounding roads.
We all know the prototype is for a Puma ST due to its dual-tip exhaust, lowered suspension, and sporty wheels.
2019 Ford Puma
The ST model of the most recent Fiesta is powered by a 1.5-liter turbocharged inline-Three that generates a peak 197 horsepower. It sees the recent hatch attain 60 mph in just a little over 6.Zero seconds, and we count on an analogous powertrain and efficiency numbers for the Puma ST.
Different ST upgrades ought to embrace a driving mode selector, brake-based torque vectoring system, and digital stability management whose severity will even have its personal mode selector.
The usual Puma is confirmed with a mild-hybrid powertrain combining a 1.Zero-liter turbocharged inline-Three with a belt-driven motor-generator, with the setup good for as much as 152 hp. The usual Puma additionally comes with front-wheel drive, and this ought to be true for the ST model too.
2020 Ford Puma ST spy pictures – Photograph credit score: S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
Manufacturing of the Puma is dealt with at Ford’s plant in Craiova, Romania. The plant is the place Ford builds the Ecosport for the European market, in addition to a 1.Zero-liter engine. The Puma will not function a substitute for the Ecosport as beforehand thought however will as an alternative complement it as a extra trendy city runabout. Above the 2 subcompact choices will sit the upcoming child Bronco and Escape within the compact section.
Search for the Puma ST to debut early subsequent 12 months.
Puma rivals embrace the Chevrolet Trax, Honda HR-V, Hyundai Kona, Mazda CX-Three, and the Volkswagen T-Cross, although none of those provide a efficiency variant but.
