Ford Kuga 2.0 TDCi CAR review

.. ah, AReader, a more agile, accomplished posting might not be appreciated by everybody, or strictly necessary, but it can bring satisfaction and, maybe, longer term benefits.

.. I think AReader might have been a bit harsh on 90s Ford: granted the Cougar was a US biased makeover of the Mazda MX-6 and not a huge success; but at a similar time Ford gave us the Ka, well before the fashion for city cars took off and still selling well 12 years on and the Focus may have been more sophisticated than most drivers needed, but hardly a failure. If anything it was Ford's attempts at 4x4s in the 90s and 00s that were the disasters. Does anybody look back fondly on the Nissan Terrano based Maverick, or its later Mazda Tribute based cousin? and as for importing the Explorer to Europe ... Yes the Kuga is (fashionably) late to the party, but so are the VW Tiguan, Renault Kelos and Vauxhall Antara and Peugeot/Citroen and Fiat still aren't there yet. Let’s hope the profits from Kuga sales can support a 40th anniversary Carpi.

This must look much better in the metal than in these photographs. To me this looks like the worst of the "kinetic" design forms. I'd much prefer the new look of the Volvo XC60. And while goatboy bemoans the lack of handling in SUV's, most buyers don't care. Manufacturers manufacture for profit, full stop. Those with the biggest profits win (eg Toyota).