Having discontinued sales of its Cougar coupe in this country several years ago, the company is now preparing to unleash the Ford Kuga.
The Kuga will be an all-new addition to the Ford range in 2008 and is based on the stunning Ford iosis X concept car unveiled at the Paris Motor Show last year. A preview model will be presented at the IAA Frankfurt Motor Show, which opens on September 13.
Image-concious
Martin Smith, executive design director for Ford of Europe, says: “We recognised that image-conscious customers for this kind of vehicle want a very individual car in which impressive on-road capability blends seamlessly with substantial off-road ability.
“Kuga will stand out from the crowd by offering the visual excitement of Ford’s ‘kinetic design’ movement and the on-road driving quality that customers of cars like the Ford Focus, the
S-MAX and the new Mondeo have come to expect.”
Kuga will go into production early in 2008 at Ford’s Saarlouis plant in Germany ahead of a launch across Europe from spring 2008.
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