{"id":238,"date":"2019-06-26T11:23:06","date_gmt":"2019-06-26T15:23:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.autobison.com\/?p=238"},"modified":"2019-06-26T11:29:41","modified_gmt":"2019-06-26T15:29:41","slug":"european-ford-puma-revealed-will-it-come-to-the-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autobison.com\/2019\/06\/european-ford-puma-revealed-will-it-come-to-the-us\/","title":{"rendered":"European Ford Puma Revealed: Will it come to the US?"},"content":{"rendered":"

After releasing a few teasers, Ford has finally unveiled the European version of the all new Puma, the latest in a series of hatchbacks masquerading as tiny crossovers. The Puma places an emphasis on style and technology, with a more athletic stance than the EcoSport and a clear resemblance to the recently-revealed Ford Escape.<\/p>\n

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Based on the Fiesta platform, the 2020 Puma is powered by a 1.0L three-cylinder EcoBoost engine, available with either 123 horsepower or 153 horsepower, paired with a 48-volt mild hybrid system in both versions. No AWD version will be available, at least at launch, so the three-cylinder engine will power only the front wheels.<\/p>\n

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As far as technology goes, there is an abundance in the Puma. It is available with the CoPilot360 package, which gives the Puma semi-autonomous capability in stop-and-go traffic. Other technology features include a wide-angle rear camera, 8″ touch screen infotainment system, fully digital 12.3″ gauge cluster, massaging seats, and a 10-speaker sound system. A dual-pane panoramic sunroof is also available on top trim levels. Speaking of trim levels, at launch, the Puma will only be available in the Titanium and the ST-Line (pictured here).<\/p>\n

US availability is supposedly not planned right now, but we think Ford would be crazy not to bring this tiny crossover stateside. With an increasing number of available crossover vehicles and a decline in sedan sales, US consumers can’t get enough of their utility vehicles. If this does make it to the United States, it will compete with the Mazda CX-30, Nissan Kicks, and Toyota C-HR.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After releasing a few teasers, Ford has finally unveiled the European version of the all new Puma, the latest in a series of hatchbacks masquerading as tiny crossovers. The Puma places an emphasis on style and technology, with a more athletic stance than the EcoSport and a clear resemblance to the recently-revealed Ford Escape. Based […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":246,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.autobison.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019_FORD_PUMA_ST-Line_03B.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.autobison.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/238"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.autobison.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.autobison.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.autobison.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.autobison.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=238"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.autobison.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/238\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":252,"href":"https:\/\/www.autobison.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/238\/revisions\/252"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.autobison.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/246"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.autobison.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=238"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.autobison.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=238"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.autobison.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=238"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}