Ford Kuga

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New Ford Kuga

Ford Kuga

The New Ford Kuga is longer, wider and has a bigger wheelbase than the car it replaces, this time around the Kuga leans heavily on the Ford Focus, both in looks and interior build, the same 8 inch touchscreen sits atop the dash and the boot is near class leading at 612 litres. Trim Lines available are ST Line Edition, ST Line X Edition and The ultra plush Vignale.

The 1.5 and 2.0 litre diesel engines have been removed, what remains is a manual gearbox only 1.5 litre petrol Ecoboost offering 148bhp and a claimed economy of 42.8 miles per gallon, a 2.5 litre hybrid (FHEV) paired to a 1.1kWh battery offering a combined power output of 187bhp and a claimed economy of 51.4 miles per gallon and the Plugin Hybrid (PHEV) which offers a 14.4 kWh battery tagged on to the 2.5 litre petrol which offers 222bhp and the ability to travel up to 37 miles on a full electric charge using only battery power. The Hybrids are CVT automatic gearboxes which are not to everyones taste but are improving and becoming more prevalent in these dual powered vehicles. The braked tow weights for the two hybrids are 1500kg for the PHEV and 1600kg for the FHEV.

 

For Q2 2023 the 1.5 litre petrol is manual only and the Advance Payment is £1495 Advance Payment in Titanium Edition trim rising to £2545 in Vignale. The Full Hybrid starts at £2495 Advance Payment in ST Line Edition and rises to £2695 in ST Line X Edition or Vignale. The PHEV Kuga for is £4195 Advance Payment in ST Line Edition and £5045 AP in ST Line X Edition and Vignale trims.