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>>Ford Kuga

Ford Kuga

Ford Kuga

Manufacturer	Ford
Also called	Ford Escape (United States, Canada)
Production	2008-present
Assembly	Saarlouis, Germany Valencia, Spain
Predecessor	Ford Maverick
Class	Compact SUV
Body style	5-door wagon
Layout	Front-engine, front-wheel-drive / four-wheel drive
Platform	Ford C1 platform
Engine	2.0 L Duratorq I4 (diesel) 2.5 L Duratec I5 (t/c petrol)
Transmission	6-speed manual 5-speed automatic 6-speed automatic
Wheelbase	2,690 mm (105.9 in)
Length	4,443 mm (174.9 in)
Width	1,842 mm (72.5 in)
Height	1,710 mm (67.3 in)
Curb weight	1,613 kg (3,560 lb)
Related	Ford Focus Ford C-MAX Volvo C30 Volvo S40 Volvo V50 Mazda 3

The Ford Kuga is a compact sport utility vehicle (SUV) produced by Ford since 2008. It is based on the C1 platform, that also forms the underpinnings of 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. The combined fuel consumption is 44.1 mpg_-imp (6.41 L/100 km; 36.7 mpg_-US) and the CO₂ emissions are 169 g/km.

Engines

Petrol

2.5 L Duratec turbo I5, 200 PS (147 kW; 197 hp)

Diesel

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

2.0 L Duratorq, 163 PS (120 kW; 161 hp) 4 x 4 and powershift models.

Name

Kuga is, in the Serb-Croatian and Slovenian language, the word for plague. However, the name of the car was not changed for these markets.

Worldwide markets

A July 20, 2007 report indicated Ford executives were considering the prospects of sales in North America. 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 is reconsidering 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.

On June 23, 2010, Ford announced it will end production on the second generation Escape in 2011 in anticipation to the Kuga's North American launch as the next-generation Escape.

The Ford Kuga is now also available in Argentina since 2010, in Japan, South Africa and New Zealand since 2011, and in Australia since March 2012.

A facelift was released in late 2010.

That redesigned Kuga will form the basis for the 2013 Ford Escape sold in the U.S. Both vehicles will likely offer a hybrid option, as Ford announced in May 2010 that it would build unspecified hybrids at a plant in Valencia, Spain. If built, the Kuga Hybrid would be Ford's first hybrid to be sold in Europe, though it has sold over 100,000 Escape Hybrids and Mercury Mariner Hybrids in the U.S. since 2004.