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In the summer of 2019, American carmaker Ford revived one of its older nameplates, the Puma, and bestowed it upon a subcompact crossover. On the market for several months now, the new Puma line is sufficiently successful to make the Blue Oval invest some more money into it.
As of this June, the carmaker announced the addition of a new seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission to the Puma range. It is the first time the model gets such hardware, available as an option for the 1.0-liter engine that develops 125 ps.
A new trim level has been added to the lineup as well, one the carmaker calls “luxurious.” Officially baptized Puma ST-Line X Vignale, it is based on the Puma ST-Line X and comes with exclusive 18-inch alloy wheels, a satin aluminum upper grille and surround, ebony lower grille, and body-coloured lower rear bumper.
Also as standard on this trim are LED headlights, Windsor leather seats, wrapped instrument cluster, heated front seats, heated steering wheel and the Ford KeyFree system.
“Ford has further expanded the new Puma range with additional powertrain and equipment level options – offering the most comprehensive line-up yet for the SUV-inspired compact crossover,” the carmaker said in a statement.
“Ford has invested approximately €200 million at its state-of-the art manufacturing facility in Craiova, Romania, to support production of Puma, taking Ford’s total investment in Craiova to almost €1.5 billion since 2008.”
The Ford Puma is based on the same B-car architecture that underpins the Fiesta. Only one engine is available for the new model, which is offered with two different power outputs (125 and 155 ps) and paired to a mild hybrid system, among the first such technologies to be deployed by the American carmaker on one of its cars.
What’s more exciting is that the Puma would get an ST variant later this year. Official details on it have not yet been released.
A new trim level has been added to the lineup as well, one the carmaker calls “luxurious.” Officially baptized Puma ST-Line X Vignale, it is based on the Puma ST-Line X and comes with exclusive 18-inch alloy wheels, a satin aluminum upper grille and surround, ebony lower grille, and body-coloured lower rear bumper.
Also as standard on this trim are LED headlights, Windsor leather seats, wrapped instrument cluster, heated front seats, heated steering wheel and the Ford KeyFree system.
“Ford has further expanded the new Puma range with additional powertrain and equipment level options – offering the most comprehensive line-up yet for the SUV-inspired compact crossover,” the carmaker said in a statement.
“Ford has invested approximately €200 million at its state-of-the art manufacturing facility in Craiova, Romania, to support production of Puma, taking Ford’s total investment in Craiova to almost €1.5 billion since 2008.”
The Ford Puma is based on the same B-car architecture that underpins the Fiesta. Only one engine is available for the new model, which is offered with two different power outputs (125 and 155 ps) and paired to a mild hybrid system, among the first such technologies to be deployed by the American carmaker on one of its cars.
What’s more exciting is that the Puma would get an ST variant later this year. Official details on it have not yet been released.
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