Ford Kuga

Ford Kuga

Manufacturer	Ford Motor Company
Production	2008-
Assembly	Saarlouis, Germany
Predecessor	Ford Maverick
Class	Compact crossover SUV
Body style(s)	4-door SUV
Layout	Front-engine, front-wheel drive/All wheel drive
Platform	Ford C1 platform
Engine(s)	2.5 L Duratec turbo I5, 220 PS (217 hp/162 kW) 2.0 L Duratorq, 136 PS (134 hp/100 kW)
Transmission(s)	5-speed automatic 6-speed manual
Curb weight	1,613 kg (3,560 lb)
Related	Ford Focus Volvo C30 Volvo S40 Volvo V50 Mazda 3 Ford C-MAX

The Ford Kuga is a compact crossover SUV produced by Ford Europe. The car is based on the C1 platform that also underpins the Ford Focus and Ford C-MAX. Both front-wheel drive and four-wheel drive are offered, each with a choice of 2.5-litre petrol or 2.0-litre diesel engine.

The Kuga went on sale in the first half of 2008, and is 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. It is similarly priced to the other small SUVs in the market such as the Citroen C-Crosser and the Vauxhall/Opel Antara, and is on sale in the UK with a starting price of around £20,500. The combined fuel consumption is 44.1 mpg_-imp (6.41 L/100 km; 36.7 mpg_-US) and the CO₂ emissions is 169 g/km.^[1]

Engines

Petrol

• 2.5 L Duratec turbo I5, 220 PS (162 kW; 217 hp)

Diesel

• 2.0 L Duratorq, 136 PS (100 kW; 134 hp)

Worldwide markets

On July 20, 2007, a report indicated that Ford executives were considering the prospects of sales in North America. ^[2] 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 July 24, 2008, WDIV-TV had announced that Ford Motor Company is re-considering bringing the Kuga to North America after all. On October 22, 2009, news leaked that Ford will build the Kuga at its Louisville plant, possibly as the 2012 Ford Escape.^[3]

Naming controversies

In Bosnian, Croatian, Macedonian, Montenegrin, Serbian, Slovenian and some other Slavic languages (mainly present in Eastern Europe) the word "kuga" is a direct translation of the word "plague." It is also a negative slang word used when talking about a group of people acting like idiots.^{[citation needed]}

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Ford Kuga 2.0 TDCi

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Ford Kuga

• Ford Kuga official site
• Ford Kuga Owners Club
• Ford Media Release and Official Sketch
• Kuga production is started - the first real picture
• Ford Kuga Teaser site
• Ford Kuga CNET.co.uk microsite
• Ford Kuga commercial

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