On 22 October 2009, news leaked that Ford would build the Kuga at its Louisville plant, possibly as the 2012 Ford Escape. On 24 July 2008, WDIV-TV announced that Ford was reconsidering bringing the Kuga to North America after all. 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. 2.0 L Duratorq, 163 PS (120 kW 161 hp) AWD and powershift modelsĪ report from 20 July 2007 indicated Ford executives were considering the prospects of sales in North America.
The first-generation Kuga was presented in September 2007, having its world premiere at the Frankfurt Motor Show. It is based on the C1 platform, which also forms the underpinnings of the Ford Focus and Ford C-Max. The combined fuel consumption is 44.1 mpg ‑imp (6.41 L/100 km 36.7 mpg ‑US) and the CO 2 emissions are 169 g/km. In the United Kingdom, emphasising the car's premium market aspirations, only high end Zetec and Titanium specifications are offered. The Kuga went on sale in the first half of 2008, and was built at Ford's plant in Saarlouis, Germany. Its sales are reportedly lower in the region due to the unfortunate naming choice. Kuga means plague in Serbo-Croatian and Slovenian. The final Mercury Cougar from 1998 to 2002 was sold outside of the United States as the Ford Cougar.
The vehicle name, Kuga, may refer to another Ford automobile, the Mercury Cougar.
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. Both front-wheel drive and four-wheel drive are offered. 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. Front-engine, front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive
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