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2013 New Ford Kuga Review

Under its attractive and newly designed body of the 2013 new Ford Kuga is convincing with a significantly more generous space and space than its predecessor.


There have been revised almost all of the techniques used and widely improved. The sportiness of the new Kuga stands externally particularly visible, and the impression is confirmed later in the driving range.

The convenience benefits of the new Kuga is one of the exceptionally quiet interior. Ride, wind and road noise could be reduced significantly by consuming improvements in detail. It faces recurrent situations in which you could almost believe you drive an electric car, or in hybrid mode.

The progress are also due to the use of special measuring methods with elliptical acoustic mirrors with which the experts have tracked by Ford external noise and vibration sources and eliminated.


The improvements in the space just as impressive as the revised design of the passenger compartment and the controls of the driver. Also the use of new materials in the interior of the vehicle now evaluates the Kuga.

The luggage compartment is waiting for with an improved accessibility. Especially practical: the electrically operated tailgate can now be opened via a sensor in the bumper, and then closed again. Here we see the brilliant advantage that objects can not be invited to be made ​​just before the opening of the tailgate down.

The trunk itself is characterized by an increase in storage capacity of 46 liters, the split rear seat backs can be folded down with one hand and then give a flat load floor. Thus, a load volume of 481 liters, with 5-seater configuration and to 1653 liters with rear seats folded down and loading is up to the roof edge.

The engine of the new Ford Kuga will include the model introduction in March 2013 two petrol and two diesel engines. The petrol engines are a 1.6 liter each Eco-Boost engine with direct fuel injection. As a 4x2 driven variant, the engine 150 hp at 240 Nm and a 4x4 variant is the power of the engine increased to 182 hp at the same nominal output of 240 Nm.


The two initially offered diesel engines is true also that the 2.0-liter TDCi four-cylinder turbo-diesel in the type 4x2 an output of 140 hp with 320 Nm of uses in the four-wheel version 4x4, 162 hp and 340 Nm provided. During the first half of the year, Ford will have another diesel model, 2.0 TDCi 115 bhp, but bring only with 4x2 drive and manual transmission for sale.

Driving the new Kuga to take either a manual 6-speed manual transmission or a 6-speed automatic - here called Ford PowerShift - which, however, can only be combined in conjunction with the two diesel variants with 140 and 162 hp. The 1.6 Eco-boost with 150 horsepower is merely purchase as 4x2 (only front wheel drive) model, the 2.0 TDCi 140 bhp can be ordered both as well as 4x2 and 4x4 versions.


The fuel consumption data from the overrun Ford combined at the two petrol engines between 6.6 and 7.7 liters per 100 km, at 154 and 179 g / km Emission value. The diesel engines are at 5.3 and 5.9 liters Verbrauch/100 miles and miles from emission values ​​of 139 and 154 g /.

Principle has to be said that even the basic trend is very comprehensive and includes the most important driver assistance systems. The variant increases Titanum these designs with further assistance systems, climate control, alloy wheels, leather interior and much more.



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