Ford Kuga
| Ford Kuga | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Ford |
| Also called | Ford Escape |
| Production | 2008–present |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Compact SUV |
| Body style | 5-door wagon |
| Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel-drive or four-wheel-drive |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Ford Escape/Maverick |
| Successor | Ford Escape/Maverick |
| First generation | |
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| Overview | |
| Production | February 2008 – 2012 |
| Assembly | Germany: Saarlouis (SB&A) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel-drive or four-wheel-drive |
| Platform | Ford C1 platform |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 2.0 L Duratorq I4 (diesel) 2.5 L Duratec I5-T (petrol) |
| Transmission | 6-speed manual 5-speed automatic 6-speed PowerShift automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,690 mm (105.9 in) |
| Length | 4,443 mm (174.9 in) |
| Width | 1,842 mm (72.5 in) |
| Height | 1,710 mm (67.3 in) |
| Curb weight | 1,613 kg (3,556 lb) |
| Second generation | |
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| Overview | |
| Also called | Ford Escape (United States, Canada, Australia) |
| Production | 4 April 2012–present (US) 2013–present (Europe) |
| Assembly | Spain: Valencia (FV) China: Chongqing (CFM) Russia: Yelabuga (FS) United States: Louisville, Kentucky (LAP) |
| Designer | Patrick Verhee, Stefan Lamm, Andrea Di Buduo, Kemal Curic (2010) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel-drive or four-wheel-drive |
| Platform | Ford C1 platform |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 1.5 L EcoBoost I4-T (petrol) 1.6 L EcoBoost I4-T (petrol) 2.0 L EcoBoost I4-T (petrol) 2.5 L Duratec I4 (petrol) 2.0 L Duratorq I4-T (diesel) |
| Transmission | 6-speed manual 6-speed 6F35 automatic 6-speed PowerShift automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,690 mm (105.9 in) |
| Length | 4,524 mm (178.1 in) |
| Width | 1,838 mm (72.4 in) |
| Height | 1,702 mm (67.0 in) |
| Curb weight | 1,580–1,707 kg (3,483–3,763 lb) |
The Ford Kuga is a compact sport utility vehicle (SUV) produced by Ford since 2008. It is based on the C1 platform, that also forms the underpinnings of the Ford Focus and Ford C-Max. Both front-wheel-drive and four-wheel-drive are offered.
The Kuga went on sale in the first half of 2008, and was built at Ford's plant in Saarlouis, Germany. In the UK, emphasising the car's premium market aspirations, only high-end Zetec and Titanium specifications are offered. The combined fuel consumption is 44.1 mpg‑imp (6.41 L/100 km; 36.7 mpg‑US) and the CO2 emissions are 169 g/km.
Petrol
Diesel
A 20 July 2007 report indicated Ford executives were considering the prospects of sales in North America. This idea was later scrapped after it was determined the car could not be sold both competitively priced and at a profit in the US due to the current dollar-euro exchange rate.
On 24 July 2008, WDIV-TV announced that Ford was reconsidering bringing the Kuga to North America after all.
On 22 October 2009, news leaked that Ford would build the Kuga at its Louisville plant, possibly as the 2012 Ford Escape.
On 23 June 2010, Ford announced it would end production of the second generation Escape in 2011 in anticipation of the Kuga's North American launch as the next-generation Escape.
The Ford Kuga has also been available in Argentina since 2010; in Japan, South Africa and New Zealand since 2011; and in Australia since March 2012.
A facelift was released in late 2010.
The redesigned Kuga formed the basis for the 2013 Ford Escape sold in the U.S. Ford announced in May 2010 that it would build unspecified hybrids at a plant in Valencia, Spain and likely offer a hybrid option of both vehicles. The Kuga Hybrid would be Ford's first hybrid to be sold in Europe, though it has sold over 100,000 Escape Hybrids and Mercury Mariner Hybrids in the U.S. since 2004.
Ford Kuga
Interior
The second generation Kuga was primarily developed by Ford of Europe—developed under the "One Ford" policy which stipulates that Ford designs only one model in each segment to be sold globally. The name Ford Escape is used in North America, replacing the model of the same name there.
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