Ford Puma is back for 2019

GeneHunt · 26-06-2019 10:15am #1

Ford has unveiled it's new Ford Puma for 2019 and it's a small SUV this time!!!

It's will be a little bigger that the Fiesta, and should be on sale here before Christmas or early next year.

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ZiabR · 26-06-2019 10:17am

It's just ok looking. The front is very like the Kia Sportage. Almost bug eye look.

Duane Dibbley · 26-06-2019 10:24am

it looks like they just recycled the name as it has 0 resemblance to the previous Puma.

samih · 26-06-2019 10:31am

Great to have a new sporty three door Ford again. No, wait a minute. Somebody posted picture of Kia Stonic here for some reason :-)

GeneHunt · 26-06-2019 10:46am

ZiabR wrote: »

It's just ok looking. The front is very like the Kia Sportage. Almost bug eye look.

A small "Kia Stortage" looking Ford, probably will sell very well so!!!

At least, it looks better that the Ecosport!

GeneHunt · 26-06-2019 10:49am

Ford Ireland are staying it will be available December 2019

https://www.ford.ie/cars/puma?vehicleNavCategory=all%20cars

Alanstrainor · 26-06-2019 10:54am

Came here expecting some sporty 2 door revival of the Puma. Maybe something electric (maybe that was too far). Got another crossover. I guess there's little market for a real Puma revival here, and I would be money this will sell really well.

BrookieD · 26-06-2019 11:13am

Rear looks a dead ringer for the Clio!

patmahe · 26-06-2019 11:16am

The first thought I read the title was, oh cool, I'd only been wondering the other day why cars like the puma/tigra/megane coupe don't exist anymore.

Then I saw the photo, this is a Puma in name only, its just another generic SUV.

BrookieD · 26-06-2019 11:22am

When will this fad of lamping a 7/9inch screen into a dash as a last thought stop... There must be a designer out there that can combine the feature set of a screen with the rest of the dash in a more elegant way.... :-(

dastardly00 · 26-06-2019 11:24am

The only way this could be worse is if Ford decide to make an ad with a digital version of Steve McQueen in it

Dravokivich · 26-06-2019 11:42am

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Came here expecting some sporty 2 door revival of the Puma. Maybe something electric (maybe that was too far). Got another crossover. I guess there's little market for a real Puma revival here, and I would be money this will sell really well.

I dunno. I still see well kept pumas going about every now and then. There's still a desire for them.

Dravokivich · 26-06-2019 11:43am

dastardly00 wrote: »

The only way this could be worse is if Ford decide to make an ad with a digital version of Steve McQueen in it

That was with the cougar though?

BrookieD · 26-06-2019 11:44am

LIGHTNING wrote: »

I think its great, much better than the crappy tiny 3-5 inch monochrome or bad colour displays that we used to get. Throw in AndroidAuto/ApplyPlay and you have a useful interface. I think its much better

dont get me wrong displays are great and useful, The inclusion for the most part is shocking. Audi A6 has the right idea with a pop up display

Dravokivich · 26-06-2019 11:46am

BrookieD wrote: »

When will this fad of lamping a 7/9inch screen into a dash as a last thought stop... There must be a designer out there that can combine the feature set of a screen with the rest of the dash in a more elegant way.... :-(

It's still relatively a new idea and could require quite some work to redo those sections of the dash. Too low down takes focus off the road. BMW, merc and Mazda all seem to put them in the same place for a time. With Merc having recently changed the format of their dash. I wouldn't like a VAG implementation where the screen is very low down.