The Ford Puma is back for 2020...
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Yeah. When it was new it was pretty much the best drivers' car for the money. I recall it being beaten in group tests by the 106 GTi and later on by the first BMW Mini, but it wiped the floor with everything else in the class. The Racing Puma's often right up there in "best FWD of all time"-type lists too.
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Well, quite. The Megane Coupe 16v
I've never found a review of the one you're actually talking about tested directly against the Puma, as I think the period where both were on sale simultaneously was a bit too small. It gets beaten in both the tests I do have of it though
Loses to the 205 GTI/Clio Williams/SW20 MR2 in one in Car, and to the aforementioned Megane in a Top Gear one.The Puma, from memory of mags I have lying around the place, beats the Tigra (Autocar), beats the Megane and Xsara VTS in another (Car), loses to the Mini in a couple (Auto Express and Top Gear) and loses to a 106 GTi in another (Top Gear again). The Racing Puma always did pretty well too but almost always found itself tested against the DC2 Integra R, which was probably a little too much for it.
Definitely fair to say, in context of the overall discussion, that the Puma was a) one of the best cars in its class, b) one of the best cars Ford produced in the 1990s full stop, and c) the Racing is among the best-handling front-drivers ever.
And on a personal opinion level, I've always liked the way the Puma looked, and the Racing is absolutely stunning.
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That looks like the toy Care Bear car my sister had as a child, just a bit more aggressive.
Found one on the interwebbings:
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Why do they have to revive Names of sporty looking cars and make a SUV or a Crossover out of it?
Still annoyed by Mitsubishi for abusing the Eclipse for an SUV
Now the same with Ford Puma.
Nissan uses Skyline now for SUVs aswell.
Certainly there are possibly even more which I don't remember right now...
Still annoyed by Mitsubishi for abusing the Eclipse for an SUV
Now the same with Ford Puma.
Nissan uses Skyline now for SUVs aswell.
Certainly there are possibly even more which I don't remember right now...
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Brand recognition mostly. People already know the Puma name, or at least know it better than some never heard of name before.
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Remember the old Ford Puma? It was a cool looking, kind of cute compact car. It was a cool little Ford as much as the old Ford Ka. This? Naw. This is no Puma. This may end up being a modestly intriguing automobile, but I'd hate to consider this a Puma.
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2020 Ford Puma: This is it
The front end will take some getting used to, but I must say it looks quite attractive from the side and the rear. Still not keen on the use of the Puma nameplate, but it is what it is.
The front end will take some getting used to, but I must say it looks quite attractive from the side and the rear. Still not keen on the use of the Puma nameplate, but it is what it is.
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At least when they resurrected the 'Cougar' name (and moved it from a coupe to a crossover) they changed the spelling to reflect the change in segment. They should have badged this the 'Poumer'.*
Edit * this is for the North American market.
The European model would be badged 'Pewmer'
Edit * this is for the North American market.
The European model would be badged 'Pewmer'
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Not bad for what it is. Better than the Ecosport at least.
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Looks like the Lotus SUV came early.
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On my Twitter, reaction to this thing seems to come under one of four categories.
1) Hideous
2) Amazing (mostly Ford employees, so doesn't count)
3) People who hate that Ford has revived the name for a crossover
4) "At least it's better than the Ecosport" ("Being kicked in the arse is better than being kicked in the testicles")
1) Hideous
2) Amazing (mostly Ford employees, so doesn't count)
3) People who hate that Ford has revived the name for a crossover
4) "At least it's better than the Ecosport" ("Being kicked in the arse is better than being kicked in the testicles")
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I'll have numbers 1 and 4, with a side of "please don't make an ST version".
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All that controversy over the name and it ends up looking so ordinary. It'll probably sell decently but it just looks like a jacked-up Fiesta.
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It really does look worse in person, somebody who lives at the same apartment owns one :/I would rather be kicked in the testies than given an Ecosport for free.
LOOK AT IT!
I'm curious about how much they cost now, might use the configurator. Can't see why anyone would buy this over... Anything really.
Starts at over $20k... $23k with taxes. Why.
