Occasionally, if our spy photographers are really lucky, they manage to capture forthcoming cars completely undisguised. That is indeed the case here, where the Ford Puma ST was caught without a shred of camouflage covering its blue body.
Enthusiasts have been up in arms over Ford recycling a name previously reserved for a coupé for yet another crossover, so a hotted-up version is perhaps the Blue Oval’s way to make amends. Not much can be gleaned externally at first glance, as this car sports a similar look to the ST Line version of the standard car, incorporating the same larger air intakes, deeper side skirts and body-coloured cladding and rear diffuser.
Look closely, however, and you’ll realise quite a bit is going on underneath. Up front, there’s a deep chin spoiler that adds a touch of purposeful sportiness, while a bigger intercooler appears to be wedged behind the centre inlet. Also appearing to be bigger are the front disc brakes that fill the 17-inch alloy wheels much better than the weedy standard items, while the rear end gets a pair of round tail pipes.
Inside, the most notable change is the beefier Recaro seats, complementing the ST Line’s flat-bottomed steering wheel and unique gearknob. Since the Puma is based on the Fiesta, the ST should get the latter‘s 1.5 litre turbocharged three-cylinder engine that makes 200 PS and 290 Nm of torque, along with a six-speed manual gearbox. Expect the zero-to-100 km/h sprint to be slightly slower than the Fiesta’s 6.5 seconds.
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And here I thought it was a Lnyk & Co. Well done Ford, you copied so much from Geely.
Judging how Fiesta and Focus and Modeo died in Malaysia, I think i will stay away from it or any dual clutch cars
You should stay away from Honda too bcoz they use DCT as well. Bodoh.
Only the hybrid cars. The others still use CVT.
Coming to Malaysia or not
The KIA Sportage had this look since 2016 actually…
As the Puma is no more designed in Europe, expect a masterpiece of american engineering analouge to the 737max.
Ford failed in Malaysia because of their faulty and problem dual clutch.
Soon same fate for our Proton X70
You have been telling us Proton and X70 will fail for over a year now but the results are opposite. Why should we bilip you Kunta?
Ford Escort had dual clutch already?
What a beautiful and good vehicle… Hope that it will come to our shore!!
Looks like a compact SUV more than anything!
Looks like baby Macan
calvin-no way Ford copied from Geely. Ford is miles ahead of Geely
Any plans of Launching this car in India. This will be a runaway hit for sure