Ford Kuga

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Ford Kuga
Ford Kuga 1.6 EcoBoost 2x4 Trend (II) - Frontansicht, 3. Marz 2013, Dusseldorf.jpg
Overview
Manufacturer Ford
Also called Ford Escape (2012–present)
Production2008–present
Body and chassis
Class Compact crossover SUV (C)
Body style 5-door SUV
Layout Front-engine, front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive
Chronology
Predecessor Ford Escape/Maverick (Europe)

The Ford Kuga is a compact crossover SUV (C-segment) manufactured by Ford since 2008 mainly for the European market, and now in its third generation. Both front-wheel drive and four-wheel drive are offered.

Contents

The Kuga was originally European-designed and sold in Europe and a few other markets, but beginning in 2012 for the 2013 model year it was marketed in North America as the Ford Escape.

Name

The vehicle name, Kuga, may refer to another Ford automobile, the Mercury Cougar. [1] The final Mercury Cougar from 1998 to 2002 was sold outside of the United States as the Ford Cougar. Kuga means plague in Croatian, Serbian and Slovenian. Its sales are reportedly lower in the region due to the unfortunate naming choice. [2]

First generation (C394; 2008)

First generation
2012 Ford Kuga (TE) Trend AWD wagon (2018-08-31) 01.jpg
Overview
ProductionFebruary 2008 – 2013 [3]
AssemblyGermany: Saarlouis (SB&A)
Body and chassis
Platform Ford C1 platform
Related
Powertrain
Engine
Transmission
  • 6-speed manual
  • 5-speed automatic
  • 6-speed PowerShift automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase 2,690 mm (105.9 in)
Length4,443 mm (174.9 in)
Width1,842 mm (72.5 in)
Height1,710 mm (67.3 in)
Curb weight 1,613 kg (3,556 lb)
Ford Kuga 2.0 TDCi (rear view) Ford Kuga 2.0 TDCi rear 20100508.jpg
Ford Kuga 2.0 TDCi (rear view)

The Kuga went on sale in the first half of 2008, and was built at Ford's plant in Saarlouis, Germany. In the United Kingdom, 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. [4] It is based on the C1 platform, which also forms the underpinnings of the Ford Focus and Ford C-Max.

The first-generation Kuga was presented in September 2007, having its world premiere at the Frankfurt Motor Show.

Engines

Petrol

Diesel

Worldwide markets

A report from 20 July 2007 indicated Ford executives were considering the prospects of sales in North America. [5] This idea was later scrapped, after they determined the car could not be sold both competitively priced and at a profit in the United States, due to the current dollar-to-euro exchange rate.

On 24 July 2008, WDIV-TV announced that Ford was reconsidering bringing the Kuga to North America after all. On 22 October 2009, news leaked that Ford would build the Kuga at its Louisville plant, possibly as the 2012 Ford Escape. [6]

On 23 June 2010, Ford announced it would end production of the second-generation Escape in 2011 in anticipation of the Kuga's North American launch as the next-generation Escape. [7] The Ford Kuga has also been available in Argentina since 2010; in Japan, South Africa, and New Zealand since 2011; and in Australia since March 2012. [8]

A facelift was released at the end of 2010, after being revealed in July 2010. [9]

The redesigned Kuga formed the basis for the 2013 Ford Escape sold in the United States. Ford announced in May 2010 that it would build unspecified hybrids at a plant in Valencia, Spain, and likely offer a hybrid option of both vehicles. [10] 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 United States since 2004. [11]

Second generation (C520; 2012)

Second generation
2016 Ford Kuga (TF II MY16) Titanium TDCi wagon (2018-11-22) 01.jpg
Ford Kuga Titanium (pre-facelift)
Overview
Also called Ford Escape (Americas, Australia and Middle East)
Production2013–2019 (Europe)
2013–2021 (China)
AssemblySpain: Valencia (FV)
China: Chongqing (Changan Ford)
Taiwan: Chungli (FLH)
Russia: Yelabuga (FS)
United States: Louisville, Kentucky (Louisville Assembly Plant, Escape)
Designer Patrick Verhee, Stefan Lamm, Andrea Di Buduo, Kemal Curic (2010) [12]
Body and chassis
Platform Ford C1 platform
Related
Powertrain
Engine
Transmission 6-speed manual
6-speed 6F35 automatic
6-speed PowerShift automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase 2,690 mm (105.9 in)
Length4,524 mm (178.1 in)
Width1,838 mm (72.4 in)
Height1,702 mm (67.0 in)
Curb weight 1,580–1,707 kg (3,483–3,763 lb)

The second-generation Kuga was primarily developed by Ford of Europe, developed under the "One Ford" policy, which stipulates that Ford designs only one model in each segment to be sold globally. [13] The rebadged name Ford Escape is used in North America, replacing the model of the same name there. [13]

The Kuga follows on from the Vertrek concept, developed over nine months at Ford's Cologne design studio. [14] For the production model, designers and engineers in Cologne were responsible for the body design and C1 platform, the upper body and interior come from Detroit, and powertrains are manufactured by Ford Dagenham. [15]

The patents from January 2011 list the designers as Patrick Verhee, Stefan Lamm, Kemal Curic, and Andrea Di Buduo from Ford in Germany. [12] [16] Final assembly for European models is conducted at the Ford Valencia Plant in Spain. [15] Ford claims the Kuga and Escape have 80% parts commonality. [17]

The Kuga is marketed as the Ford Escape in North America, Australia, Middle East, and several countries in the Americas.

Powertrain

Petrol

Diesel

Ford Europe debuted the facelifted model at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in February 2016. [18]

Fire hazard

South Africa

In South Africa, onwards from 2015, numerous Ford Kugas of the 1.6 L EcoBoost variant [19] [20] caught fire. [21] [22] [23] [24] In December 2016, Ford South Africa requested that all local Kuga owners take their vehicles in for a safety inspection. [25] As of 16 January 2017, at least 46 Kugas in South Africa had been destroyed by fire, [19] [26] [27] [28] and Ford South Africa had confirmed that a total of 39 incidents had been reported to the company. [20] By 18 January 2017, the number of incidents had reached 50, with 13 in 2017 alone. [29] Between November 2015 and December 2017, 72 vehicles suffered fires. [24] By 4 February 2019, there had been more than 80 incidents, [30] with one as recently as 1 February 2019. [31]

On 16 January 2017, Ford South Africa and South Africa's National Consumer Commission [32] held a media briefing to announce a safety recall of the affected Kuga model, affecting "4556 1.6 L EcoBoost models that were built between December 2012 and February 2014". [19] [26] [33] The NCC said that it had decided to exercise its authority to authorize a recall on safety grounds, and had then been informed that Ford South Africa had decided to implement a recall. [20]

Between January 2017 and January 2018, Ford implemented three safety recalls on the vehicles. [24] Ford South Africa identified the mechanism leading to the majority of fires as overheating caused by a lack of coolant circulation, which could lead to cracking of the cylinder head, resulting in an oil leak and subsequent fire in the engine compartment. [19] [20] [26] The proposed solution would be first to replace and check affected components and systems, and later to improve the cooling and warning systems. [19] [33]

In December 2019, the National Consumer Commission (NCC) fined the Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa (FMCSA) R35 million in connection with the numerous fires, in addition to compensation payments already offered to affected parties. [34]

New Zealand

Television New Zealand reported that a Ford Kuga Titanium 2013 burst into flames in December 2016. The incident is being investigated by Ford NZ. Ford NZ say that the models being investigated in South Africa were built between 2012 and 2014 and fitted with a 1.6 L EcoBoost engine. They also say differences exist between the models sold in South Africa and those sold in New Zealand.

Until the investigation into the New Zealand incident has been completed, no decision can be made about recalling the 1,300 cars of the same model sold in New Zealand. [35]

Third generation (CX482; 2019)

Third generation
Ford Kuga (third generation) PHEV IMG 3320.jpg
Overview
Also called Ford Escape
Production2019–present
Assembly
Designer Andrew Bazinski [36]
Christopher Giroux, Nedzad Mujcinovic, Jordan Demkiw (facelift)
Body and chassis
Platform Ford C2
Related
Powertrain
Engine
Electric motor
List
Power output
List
  • Petrol:
  • 150 PS (148 hp; 110 kW) (1.5 L EcoBoost)
  • 175 PS (173 hp; 129 kW) (1.5 L EcoBoost, non-European markets only)
  • 240 PS (237 hp; 177 kW) (2.0 L EcoBoost)
  • Petrol hybrid:
  • 190 PS (187 hp; 140 kW) (2.5 L Duratec iVCT, combined)
  • Petrol plug-in hybrid:
  • 225 PS (222 hp; 165 kW) (2.5 L Duratec, combined)
  • Diesel:
  • 120 PS (118 hp; 88 kW) (1.5 L EcoBlue)
  • 190 PS (187 hp; 140 kW) (2.0 L EcoBlue)
  • 150 PS (148 hp; 110 kW) (2.0 L EcoBlue, with mild-hybrid)
Transmission
Hybrid drivetrain
Battery
  • 48 V (mild hybrid)
  • 1.1 kWh lithium-ion (hybrid)
  • 14.4 kWh lithium-ion (plug-in hybrid)
Dimensions
Wheelbase 2,690 mm (105.9 in)
Length4,531–4,541 mm (178.4–178.8 in)
Width1,838–1,856 mm (72.4–73.1 in)
Height1,694–1,703 mm (66.7–67.0 in)
Curb weight 1,591–1,716 kg (3,507.6–3,783.1 lb)

The third-generation Ford Kuga made its debut on April 2, 2019; it went on sale in the third quarter of 2019 as a 2020 model for markets in North America (as the fourth-generation Escape for the region). [37] [38] [39] There are five new engine transmission combinations, including a plug-in petrol electric hybrid that can go 30 mi (48 km) on electricity, as well as a conventional hybrid and two turbocharged four-cylinder engines mated to eight-speed automatic transmissions along with Android Auto.

The third-generation Kuga is the company's first SUV to use the C2 platform, also found in the latest Focus, making it longer, wider and with a more generous wheelbase. Ford claims that the new model is up to 90 kg lighter than the outgoing Kuga.

Sales

YearEurope [40] China [41]
200826,761
200964,773
201072,878
201168,604
201262,951
201364,76795,891
201486,445135,998
2015102,464135,194
2016119,433115,083
2017151,45192,455
2018153,25931,149
2019161,6358,898
202080,17710,905
2021107,9663,506
2022127,266

Chinese sales does not include the third-generation Kuga which is sold as the Escape.

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