Stepping out in a cheerful shade of yellow, the new Ford Puma Gen-E is the Blue Oval’s new entry point to electric vehicles across the company’s European range.
Externally, the Gen-E shares all its body panels with the petrol-powered facelifted Puma that was unveiled early this year.
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The biggest visual change comes at the front, with the Puma Gen-E sporting a unique front fascia with a faux grille reminiscent of that of the larger Mustang Mach-E.
Those with sharp eyes will also notice the more aerodynamic alloy wheels and a different rear spoiler.
There is an electric motor under the hood 124 kW And 290Nmand driving the front wheels. That’s just one kilowatt less than the Puma ST, which is powered by a 1.0-liter three-cylinder turbo engine with 125 kW.
According to Ford, the Puma Gen-E is capable of accelerating from 0 to 60 mph in 8.0 seconds, or 0.6 seconds slower than the ST. The top speed is electronically limited to 160 km/h.
Although the Gen-E is second only to the ST in the Puma performance hierarchy, Ford is keen to highlight the Puma Gen-E’s “exceptional efficiency” of 13.1 kWh/100 km.
With a 43 kWh battery pack under the floor, the Gen-E has WLTP range up to 376 km. Despite ceding 7 kWh to the Peugeot e-2008, the electric Puma has 35 km more range.
The Puma Gen-E supports DC fast charging up to 100 kW, allowing the car to be charged to 80 percent of its capacity in 22 minutes.
Thanks to the compact nature of its EV drivetrain, the Gen-E not only has a capacity of 43 liters under the hood, but also more luggage space. The space under the boot floor has been enlarged and renamed GigaBox, allowing the derriere of the electric Puma to hold 574 liters of stuff with the rear seats in place.
The rest of the Gen-E’s cabin is carried over from the petrol models and includes a completely redesigned dashboard with a 12.0-inch touchscreen and a 12.8-inch instrument display.
In Britain, the Gen-E carries a premium of around $7000 over an equivalent petrol variant.
Production of the Puma Gen-E will take place in Romania, alongside the petrol-powered Puma and the closely related Transit Courier.
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