The Puma is back, but it’s not a fashionable coupe.
One could argue that April was Ford’s month of SUVs. This is considering that Ford unveiled the next generation Kuga / Escape, and the Europe-bound Explorer PHEV. The Blue Oval also showed a reborn Puma. Maybe “Reborn” is not the right term, since it won’t be returning as an attractive coupe as it was in the late 1990s or early 2000s. However, it will be available as a small SUV that complements the EcoSport.
The event was held in Amsterdam Ford The all-new Puma was brought on stage. However, the lights were dimmed to hide the SUV’s design. We asked our Photoshop master for help in imagining the 2020 Puma as a production vehicle. It’s basically an. SUVV ersion of the most recent-generation, non-for-America Fiesta It makes perfect sense that the styling was heavily inspired by the supermini.
Ford claims the new high-riding model will feature “progressive, evocative styling” that will ensure buyers are driving the best-looking car they have ever owned. We’ll let the customers decide. Although there are no teasers that give any clues about the Puma interior, logic suggests it will heavily be derived from Fiesta’s.
The new Puma will be revealed later in the year. It will be made in Craiova, Romania, where Ford makes the Euro-spec EcoSport. It is unlikely that it will receive an all-wheel drive system as it is based on the Fiesta. However, people who shop in this market rarely care about AWD. A turbocharged EcoBoost engine of 1.0-liter with mild hybrid technology will produce the beefiest version, which boasts 153 horsepower.
Ford will launch the 2020 Puma in Europe later this year, positioned between the EcoSport or Kuga. Although company officials have not yet confirmed a U.S. launch of the Puma, Car and Driver heard that Ford managers are trying to bring the Puma to the States.