Advantages & disadvantages - conclusion:

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When it comes to all-wheel drive, the 4 × 4 version of the Kuga offers a modern system. Thanks to torque vectoring, you don't have to leave the asphalt to experience the real benefits of four driven wheels. The Ford Kuga with its optional 4 × 4 drive distributes the drive force exactly where it makes the most sense within milliseconds.

And in corners, the TVC-baptized system ensures that the bike with more grip also has more power, which ensures light-footed handling and lets the SUV glide nimbly around corners. Above all, the system in the Kuga ensures that the traction is right up to 30 km / h, and it also aims to increase driving agility. That works extremely well. The Kuga can be easily moved over country roads and repeatedly gives you the impression that you are smaller and lighter than it is.

Place there

Compact SUVs have to impress with enough space in the interior despite their clear dimensions. And since their basic shape is not unlike that of a station wagon, SUVs are often used for all kinds of transport tasks.

The Kuga offers up to 1.653 liters of cargo and presents itself as a handy companion for the next move, the big shopping spree or the transport of recreational equipment. The trunk floor can be adjusted in height, so that either maximizes the load compartment height, or fixed the loading floor at the same height as the loading edge. In addition, the backrests of the rear seat are adjustable in inclination, which provides more space in the cargo compartment, or more comfort for the passengers. The arms can be folded down in the ratio 60 to 40%.

Multimedia connectivity

I let the Ford experts explain the extremely extensive Ford “sync” system themselves, this system alone requires its own article. (Follows)

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Advantages:

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• Many assistant systems available
• Handy to drive
• Economical engine

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Disadvantages:

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• Many buttons in the center console
• Small multimedia display
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I would have liked that from the Ford Kuga:

• A larger display for the Ford Sync system in the center console.

Rating:

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Comfort: 32 of 45 points

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• Space feeling riders: 8 of 10 points
• Sitting position driver: 4 of 5 points
• Air conditioning: 5 out of 5 points
• Trunk u. payload: 5 out of 10 points
• Driving noise inside: 4 of 5 points
• Assistance systems: 6 out of 10 points

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driving pleasure: 23 out of 40 points

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• Highway: 5 out of 10 points
• Autobahn: 6 out of 10 points
• City: 4 out of 5 points
• overtaking: 2 of 5 points
• Acceleration: 3 of 5 points
• V / max: 3 out of 5 points

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Cost: 12 of 30 points 

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• Purchase: 2 of 10 points
• Options list: 3 of 5 points
• Insurance: 2 of 5 points
• Warranty period: 1 out of 5 points
• Depreciation: 4 out of 5 points

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Power Type: 25 of 40 points

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• Engine: 6 out of 10 points
• Transmission: 7 of 10 points
• brakes: 6 out of 10 points
• Sound inside: 3 of 5 points
• Steering feel: 3 of 5 points

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Environment: 24 of 30 points

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• Test-Consumption: 10 of 10 points
• CO² according to standard: 7 out of 10 points
• Exterior noise: 7 out of 10 points

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Quality: 10 of 15 points

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• Gap outside: 3 of 5 points
• haptics: 3 of 5 points
• noise: 4 of 5 points

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• Total score: 126 / 200 points
• Driving report: Ford Kuga 2.0 TDCi 4 × 4 Titanium

The conclusion:

One World - one SUV

A quote from Henry Ford reads:

Not inventions make you a fortune, but with improvements.

The Ford Kuga wasn't the first compact SUV on the market, but it's one of the best. Its impressive amount of space, the nimble handling and the extensive armada of assistance systems make the Ford Kuga one of the most successful SUVs on the market, worldwide. With which the “One Ford” strategy worked, at least in the case of the Kuga.

 

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Link to the manufacturer's website | Driving report the EcoBoost Kuga by autophorie and autoaid

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Thanks to the Automobile manufacturer Ford for the provision of the test vehicle!

Text: Bjoern Habegger | auto-bloggerei.de | 2013 |  by-nc-nd

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