New 2020 Ford Puma review - good enough to take on the Nissan Juke?
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There are few works of automotive design as sensitive to colour, light and angle as the new Ford Puma. A swoopy, wide-stanced urban crossover that sits on an extended Fiesta supermini platform, the Puma takes on the might of the Renault Captur and its ilk. In the right moment it can look truly sleek and lovely, but moments later - and from a minutely different angle - you’ll be reminded of nothing more than the shocked gawp of a freshly clubbed fish.
Divisive styling is no bad thing, though; many people consider the old Nissan Juke (which arguably started this big-selling small SUV class) nothing short of gargoyle-like, yet it’s been a perennial best-seller in the UK.
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"If you drove this car blindfolded I would guess that 8 people out of 10 will say you're driving a Fiesta."
Is that before or after they crash?
Every time I hear James I hear a young Quentin Wilson, it’s uncanny.
yes, they have the same accent
“Extra bit of squirt”, “tight little corner” - oooh suits you Sir!
i bought the ST-Line X First Edition in March and i can honestly say I LOVE this wonderful car Ford really spot on with this one ! :)
Don't forget the old Puma was based on the "hum drum" Fiesta too. Although the Fiesta back then was cracking to chuck in a corner too
I don't listen to these car journalists,,,there's no such thing as a bad car anymore...no manufacturer can afford to turn out rubbish cars like years ago....its all about whether you like the styling and spec...buy what you like not what these so called experts recommend...ive just bought a hyundai kona premium brand new and its brilliant for me anyway but british journalists weren't keen but American journalists love it...buy what you like end of at the best price you can and you will be happy.
Love the matching trousers, Batch! Lovely car too!
Great review yet again, probably one of the only channels I trust for a review.
It’s brilliant! Fun to drive and as powerful as most would want. Lots of gadgets too!
The original Ford Puma was also based on the Ford Fiesta.That seems an important thing to leave out
Wait, wasn't the original ford puma based on the current Fiesta of the ime?
Having sat in one at my local Ford, it's a good little car. I'm 6f4 but there is loads of space in the driver seat. Nothing behind that seat though as its right down and back. In the metal, I think it looks good. Just big enough to not be cute but not over sized. I am waiting for a test drive.
Humdrum ford fiesta!!
Are you mad?
One of the best selling cars ever.
Humdrum is what sells, and why it sells, to conservatives.
Great review, unlike most other reviews who spend 90% of the time focusing on looks/interior. I really like that this review starts with how it drives.
how utilitarian can it be though?
i haven't seen any tests done on actual gravel sandy and rocky terrains
Great Video Review. Better than a Fiesta. Great pair of chinos as well matching the Model colour
until today no pumas on our roads, any idea?
Where is the video shot? Very nice roads!
that landscape looks Spain
I'm looking for a small SUV too tow a Swift Basecamp 4. The Ford dealer was unsure of the towing capacity of the Puma but I'd guess the Nissan Duke would match my needs. Pity though because I usually buy Ford.
no spare wheel?
It looks far better then the new Kuga/Escape, I wish Ford had added more of the visual pizzazz of this Puma to those.
It's an SUV so it'd sell in the US right?
Right? I mean pumas are even found in the States.
Also, is anyone calling the 2nd gen Juke ugly?
Has this Ford having a better overall driving experience than Skoda Kamiq? Can anyone assist me in comparing the two assuming they cost the same.
La Dolce Rocca Skoda is bigger for sure. But the Puma handles much better inmho. Have driven both. Kamiq looks very boring and interior is mediocre at best. I like the Puma much better. It also has much more technology included. Best you try both and decide then
I've currently got a 2019 Ford Fiesta and the similarities of the interior would be an issue although the all digital display is one bonus. It's also definitely a mini SUV as the ride height is not that high. The standard equipment is not great and you need to go up the levels for all the safety stuff you get as standard on some rivals.
Having said this if you effectively want a bigger version of a Fiesta and admittedly quite a nice body shape this might suit you.
MegaBox. Sounds like fast food container... I wonder where is a spare tire?
First video watched like it. Filled with very good facts, sounds very james mayish though, could just be me
So how does it ride? Not everyone cares about sporty handling.
Baby Jaguar e-Pace (baby baby Jaguar?)
Ford will sell truck loads of these
Honestly this comment has aged very well 😂
It looks better than the Juke .
So that's a good start.
Is that 125 ps or 155 ps ?
But no AWD variant!?! That's a must for us here in Canada, a version of the EcoSport's system should easily fit as it's based on the Fiesta aswell.
However the Ecosport is based on the previous Fiesta, and for some reason, unlike that fiesta, it drives like crap, and is quite uglier.
I think this car will be Euro-only, but I hope I'm wrong.
@@juanmj93, Agreed, the Ecosport does drive like crap and it sure ain't attractive .
Come one....the puma its a european car.... wo t go to canada... there u have the ecosport.
@@juanmj93 it's coming to Australia, so hope that helps.
What about dealing with a flat tyre? No one will care about the mega box when you’re stuck at the side of the road with no way to fix the flat.
In Portugal you can have a small wheel as an option for 100€.
First time I see this guy and he looks like Roland Manookian from Footsoldier movie!
I currently have a 2018 Fiesta, so i wouldn't mind a bigger SUV version of that.
me too, I'll ask my dealership for an upgrade to a puma.
a Milling me to..im leasing my 2018 Fiesta and this sunday im gonna go for a testdrive of Ford Puma, the cardealer invited me so guessing he wants to promote my next choice for leasing..
Bring on the puma St 👌👌👌
That megabox can't store a spare wheel
What is the point of having a spare wheel when 9/10 people haven't got a clue how to change a tire
@@deltagames3864 For the one out of ten who do.
Controversial look??? Not for juke? Not for kamic?
The original Puma was also based on the "humdrum" Fiesta!
Simon Ingram the auto gearbox is coming they just won’t say when. The brochure has all the options and some are makes as available on automatic only. I guess it’ll be when the first editions have all sold out.
When it's come to india....I am big fan of ford.
How can the Fiesta be the best handling supermini and... humdrum. Makes no sense to me.
Why . U drove all of them?
This is no Puma, this is Garfield the fuking cat.
If only Ford would concentrate on making a car that doesn't rattle after the first 1000 miles instead of all this digital display and massaging seats stuff, that would be great.
He sounds like Jim from Friday Night Dinner
A bargain? Kamiq, Arona, T-Cross, new Captur, 2008, C3 Aircross... they're around 2-3 grand cheaper, so this is actually the most expensive...
For a fully-loaded car 23 grand is a bargain
I really like how they have keept the lines from the original puma and for example the headlight look and then have made it into something That’s popular nowadays.
Even though i think it would probably be better having a new ford puma as a new sports hatchback just as the old one but this small suv is still extremly good looking
In Australia we only got the petrol version, no hybrid, diesel etc. Only automatic as more then 80% here drive automatics. I love my puma, nice car to drive around, full of tech. Review is dry as absolutely every review about the car, from classic puma that no one remembers and have nothing in common to the big box at the back. Price is pretty expensive in Australia, we have basic puma, st line and st line V. From 32.000 to 37.000 Australian dollars.
as a ford purist nobody cared puma tbh... and oddly I cant tell why but it reminds me first gen cayenne and macan I really like the front hate the rear design ford should make those rear taillights slimmer and more elegant overall I could get one as a daily car I would own 3-5 years and replace. İ think this is what most people thinks when buying this car
Why this isn't in the US befuddles me.
Too small
Waiting for the fire
why is this not sold in the USA? Ford is a American company
A mini Macan
Humdrum, My Dear Watson.
3:54 is he speaking Korean because i have no idea what he said. ham jung? hung drung?
humdrum
/ˈhʌmdrʌm/
adjective
lacking excitement or variety; boringly monotonous.
Why is this not in America
Haven't Ford stopped selling cars in the USA completely? (except the Mustang)
Yep, it's not coupe, same as Mitsu Eclipse, same as Ford Mustang as soon as customers will stop buying coupe and start buying SUV, they will decide, which is really sad.
Looks like a mini Kia Sportage to me.
i would not say the fiesta is humdrum at all get your facts right.
Pew ma And. Coup A . Say cool whip !
Cool whhipp
Controversial because it looks good??? Eyes role 😳
Crazy that this has won car of year and already it's got a recall and halt of sales due to airbag issues. Ridiculous, The skoda kamiq is better in the small class suv.
Megabox a.k.a no spare wheel. 🙄
Marketing at its finest. not only they take aways things from you but make it a feature that you should be excited about 😵
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Surprise underneath is there's no spare wheel!
Normal people unlike car journalists on their foreign junkets, live in the real world.
A new cae design with a dash and interior from 2015 and no automatic option Pffffff
Nice but, then new mg HS same price but bigger and more equipment and not such a bland interior and a 4 pot turbo engine( using F1 tech fuel compression). And wait til that gets replaced by the MG rx8 7 seater Volvo rival.
£21k -23k too expensive for a pumped up fiesta. Sorry
C S Have you seen the list prices for a Fiesta? You can EASILY stretch over the £20k mark for a half decent Titanium trim.
I totally agree with you, but I think most new cars are incredibly overpriced - obviously you’d have to be stupid to pay RRP, but some idiots will.
Surely that entry level Captur you're referring to isn't comparable in spec. These start at titanium spec so probably more comparable with a higher spec Captur.
This is better than a juke in every single way
Shame about Fords drab interior and dash, it seems they are always 2 steps behind on interior design, they had the old design and stuck with it for ages while others improved and got better and better and when they finally decided to redo the interior of their cars it looks boring compared to everyone elses and again they decided to put it in nearly all their new cars lol
also sorry I am sick of crappy screens not facing the driver but facing flat..back of the car
all screens and satnavs should be tilted more to the driver which is what most are doing now...unlike ford
Anything is better than the Juke ... :)
Auto ?
Later in the year
Really Ford? How many marketing people do you employ??
FIRE them all
None of them could come up with an original name??
Why are you paying these marketing people??
Next the new Ford MINIVAN: the Ford ESCORT or CAPRI
Granada or Orion or even Sierra
Capri was used twice on two different Fords
Kuga is spelt different but sounds the same as the older one... cougar. They loom nothing alike though. The puma and the 2020 puma actually look very similar just one is a bit bigger...
Driving blindfolded? I wouldn't recommend it...
Crashes: Turns Into Fiesta
Baby kia Sportage!
Sportage is junk, especially their petrol motors and fuel economy. I'd only take the diesel with the 8 speed in that.
I like the new juke way more !
It the best looker in the class is the Juke.
This cars exterior is as dull as ditchwater, looking at it makes you feel 75 and sleepy. It's not bad, it's just ordinary, especially when compared to its competitors. It's interior is even duller, I really wanted to like It and was trying to convince myself until I sat in it. It's awful, I've seen the inside of an empty box that had more flair and charisma. Look at the interior of the Nissan Juke, Tekna plus for comparison, I know which car I'd rather sit in for 15,000 miles a year.
I'd just buy a Fiesta. I don't understand these lifted, less fun, less efficient, more expensive, less attractive lifted hatch trend.
and they have the Active Fiesta if you want a lifted version
Skoda Kamiq is better, its plusher and much more space front and rear but puma boot is bigger. Can't believe this won what car of the year.
I would say they're pretty similar cars to be honest, price is similar, performance is similar (petrol), it's down to preference. I prefer the look of the Puma and its sound, and it has better deals on a lease, so it wins for me.
Cant' believe you Europeans don't let go of manual transmissions. Automatic transmission are not more reliable and more fuel efficient than manual transmissions.
South Hill Farm ??? I think you’ve answered your own question!
no offense btw
Puma is Awesome and nice car . ford is very old and world's popular car company . but Why ford not given rear A.c. many cars this new generation i don't understand ford policy.Today's cheap value cars available Rear A.C. vents but. ford not given rear A.C . ford Given by Rear Ac some Suv models
The room at the back seats are incredibly small. But they don't talk about it in the video. Because they get paid by the Ford.
In a car this size what do u want... come on....
@@tiago-so4gk could be as big as seat arona or t-cross at least.
This lools much better and sportier than both of then. So sportier brings the lower roof ect. And its not much bigger
tiago silva Have a look at the Ssangyong Tivoli it has far more room all round but especially in the back and also fully loaded with spec it has a 4x4 mode and cost cheaper than this entry model.
Looks like a miniature Kia Sportage to me.....
Tired of suv Madness!
Mini Porche Cayman.
You mean "Macan", ¿no?
Cayman? you sure?
Not ugly enough to be a Porsche
@@garydavis1528 Porsches are beautiful cars.
NICK XP Not the SUV’s that are bloody pig awful looking, as naff as VW, and Aston Martin and McLaren look far better as sports cars. Lazy Porsche.
Poooo- ma not P-Yoo ma
RellupNorth Seems he can speak English...and you can’t !
Because the original Puma never sold well, oh wait. Suv=shit box.
Still not a real puma. But it's OK.
So much talking 🤦
Titanium isn't with us no more. So it's a useless test.
I regret buying this car
He talks like a robot. Boring as owt
yet, another samey cross over ugghh!
bla bla bla bla...words diarrhea
What a silly- looking car!
How much are ford paying you guys, the car is ugly and drives like a fiesta
Sorry Ford but I don’t like the way it looks just like the EcoSport 🤷🏻♂️
I hate this reviewer more than i hate my morning alarm.
Solution ? Don't watch him, et voila; problem fixed. I can't help you with your alarm in the morning though.
Oh dear, a manual handbrake! Next