Ford Puma ST coming on 24th September, here’s what we expect

Ford Puma was introduced in the European market last year, and shortly after which the Blue Oval company announced several updates for the car. The new Puma is said to benefit from a new ST-Line X Vignale trim along with a new EcoBlue diesel powerplant and a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox.

Ford Motor Company, Vice President of Marketing, Sales, and Service for Europe, Roelant de Waard said, "Customers have told us that they want a range of options to help find a combination of style, equipment, performance, and efficiency that's just right for them. That's something we committed to delivering with Puma, and with a new Puma ST coming later this year, we're not finished yet."

On a more recent note, Ford, on its official Twitter handle, teased the Puma ST. The car was teased once earlier in May, but back then, the focus was shared. However, now everyone is eyeing for the Puma ST. Talking a bit about the latest teaser, we must say it's cute, innovative, and we haven't seen anything like it before. The real people behind the making of the car are part of the teaser audio and give fun facial expressions as the Ford GT covers different terrain. Though the teaser shares no information about the car, it does confirm its 24th September arrival.

Now, here's what we expect from the Puma ST performance crossover -

• Based on its earlier announcement, Ford will expand Puma's lineup. The Puma ST-Line X Vignale trim will be a blend of Vignale premium appointments and ST's aggressive look
• The Puma ST-Line X Vignale will benefit from elements like satin aluminium honeycomb upper grille, massive rear spoiler, B&O sound system, and Windsor leather seats
• Ford Puma lineup will include the following trims - Trend, Titanium, Titanium X, ST-Line, and ST-Line X. In the future, an ST X Vignale X Turbo X trim is also on the cards
• Under the hood, the Puma ST is said to get Fiesta ST's tried and tested 1.5-litre 3-CYL turbo mill making 200 PS and 290 Nm of torque. Doing transmission duty will be a 6-speed manual gearbox sending power to the front wheels
• With the above-mentioned engine configuration, the car is expected to go from 0 to 100 kmph in around six seconds
  It is also being said that a launch control function and limited-slip differential will come as optional offerings
  There is also word that the updated Puma will feature new Local Hazard information system, it receives information on traffic and road hazard and notifies the driver in advance

The Puma ST will first go on sale in the European market, where it will compete with the likes of Volkswagen T-Roc that is also a performance crossover running on a 2.0-litre TSI mill making 190 horsepower.

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