All-New Ford Puma Small Crossover Teased Forward Of June 26 Premiere
Ford has formally confirmed June 26 because the official unveiling date of the Puma. The announcement has been made on social media by the model’s Romanian department and comes within the type of a really blurry video that doesn’t reveal something from its design.
Not like its predecessor, which was a classy coupe primarily based on the Fiesta, made out of 1997 to 2002, this one will likely be a small crossover. It builds on the newest iteration subcompact hatchback and will likely be positioned between the EcoSport and Kuga, promising a really beneficiant 456-liter (16.1 cu-ft) boot house which, in accordance with Ford, is class-leading.
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Set to go on sale possible earlier than the top of the 12 months, with a rumored participation on the 2019 Frankfurt Motor Present, in September, the 2020 Puma will likely be powered by a mild-hybrid system, which is able to put to make use of the 1.Zero-liter, three-cylinder EcoBoost petrol engine and a 48-volt, belt-driven, built-in starter/generator. The powertrain will produce as much as 155 PS (153 hp / 114 kW).
Becoming a member of it afterward will likely be different energy models, and one candidate is the 200 PS (197 hp / 147 kW), 1.5-liter, three-cylinder EcoBoost discovered within the Fiesta ST, in what could be the range-topping variant, anticipated to debut earlier than the 12 months’s finish.
The 2020 Puma will likely be made in Romania, on the Craiova facility, the place the B-Max was once assembled till 2017. The plant, which has acquired investments of practically €1.5 billion ($1.7 billion) within the final 11 years, additionally places collectively the EcoSport.
