- The Ford Puma Gen-E is the automaker’s smallest European EV.
- A single battery model is obtainable.
- The mixed WLTP-rated vary is 233 miles for the bottom trim degree.
The well-known Ford Mustang Mach-E electrical crossover now has a bit brother–in Europe, at the least. Meet the brand new Ford Puma Gen-E, a battery-powered subcompact crossover that’s smaller than the discontinued first-generation Chevrolet Bolt EUV however by some means has an even bigger trunk than some giant SUVs.
Measuring 165.9 inches lengthy and 71 inches large and with a wheelbase of 101.8 inches, the brand new Puma Gen-E is roughly 4 inches shorter than the Bolt EUV and the smallest electrical car in Ford’s European portfolio. The combustion-powered Puma is the automaker’s best-seller in Europe, and with the introduction of the electrical model, Ford is hoping it could possibly flip the tide that pressured it to idle its flagship EV manufacturing facility in Cologne resulting from poor demand for the Explorer EV and Capri.
Set to be constructed at its manufacturing facility in Romania, the Ford Puma Gen-E is accessible with a single battery model–a 43-kilowatt-hour (usable) lithium ion pack with nickel manganese cobalt chemistry. On the four-door crossover, it could possibly ship a mixed WLTP-rated vary of as much as 233 miles. The utmost DC quick charging pace is 100 kW, and it takes a bit over 23 minutes to cost from 10% to 80% state of cost. Ford didn’t say how a lot energy the on-board AC charger can settle for or how lengthy a top-up on a Stage 2 charger would take.
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Two trim ranges shall be on supply, however a single powertrain is accessible–a front-mounted single electrical motor making 165 horsepower and 214 pound-feet of torque. It takes eight seconds for the Puma Gen-E to speed up from a standstill to 62 miles per hour. That’s practically as quick because the sporty, gas-powered Puma ST which wants 7.4 seconds to achieve 62 mph.
Design-wise, the electrical Puma is similar to its dinosaur juice-powered siblings. The most important distinction is the Mustang Mach-E-like entrance “protect” design. Completely different alloy wheels and a sporty rear spoiler full the image.
Inside, there’s a pair of screens–a 12-inch infotainment touchscreen operating Ford’s newest Sync 4 system and a 12.8-inch digital instrument cluster. Each come as customary, as does the wi-fi Apple CarPlay and Android Auto integration.
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One factor that set the gas-powered Puma aside from its rivals was the intelligent use of area, notably within the trunk, the place the so-called MegaBox provides 2.8 cubic ft of cargo area underneath the ground. Effectively, within the Puma Gen-E, that under-floor storage is even greater, because the identify GigaBox would recommend. In complete, the electrical Puma has a cargo quantity of 20.2 cubic ft, with the GigaBox accounting for five.1 cubic ft. There’s additionally a 1.5 cubic ft entrance trunk that appears extra like an afterthought than anything.
The bottom mannequin comes with 17-inch wheels, LED headlights, cruise management, a six-speaker audio system, heated door mirrors, rain-sensing wipers, ambient lighting, Amazon Alexa and four-way adjustable entrance seats. The Premium trim provides a B&O Play sound system with ten audio system, keyless entry, a hands-free tailgate, 18-inch wheels and Dynamic Matrix LED headlights with Glare-Free Excessive Beam. Clever adaptive cruise management with cease & go and lane centering, in addition to cross-traffic alert and a 360-degree digicam system are non-compulsory.
The Ford Puma Gen-E will go on sale in Europe within the first a part of subsequent yr. Pricing has not been introduced but.
