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The Ford Puma and its secret under the trunk

Today it is very difficult to innovate in the automotive sector. Technology departments take by far the bulk of manufacturers’ budgets. Electrification, autonomous driving and connectivity have collapsed every other aspect of today’s vehicles for improvement. What’s more, lately cars look a lot like each other, even being of different brands. For this reason, models such as the new Ford Puma are appreciated, an SUV that marks a design change in the firm and that presents a curious solution in its trunk. We are talking about the extra space under the floor of the cargo area, an 80-liter space that expands capacity and allows you to store longer objects without the need to recline the second-row seats.

This compact SUV has stomped from its introduction. The oval firm knew that its new SUV would like it, both aesthetically and for its varied offer of engines. It has been among the finalists for the Car of the Year in Europe 2020, an award that will be presented on March 2 in the framework of the Geneva Motor Show. Upon reaching the final, the jury places it at the level of other competitors such as the BMW 1 Series, Porsche Taycan , Tesla Model 3 or Toyota Corolla . Quite an honor for a newcomer, despite inheriting the name of a vehicle manufactured a couple of decades ago under a very different concept.

In this article we will tell you all the curiosities of the new Ford Puma, among which is its trunk. Light hybridization technology is another of the strengths of this urban crossover . The EcoBoost MHEV system endows its two gasoline blocks with the Eco label from the DGT . It also reduces its consumption, and improves the acceleration of the car, but the sticker offers more advantages than saving fuel. Of course, by incorporating the batteries, the models with this system will see their luggage compartment capacity reduced, which goes from 456 liters to 401 liters . In this article we discover all the possibilities that are hidden in this cargo space.

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