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Ford Puma (coupé)

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Approximately 133,000 Pumas were built during its production run.[1] Ford Europe manufactured the Puma, a three-door coupé with four seats, from June 1997 until July 2002; it had a front-mounted engine and front-wheel drive.[2][3] The Puma shared its platform with the Mark 4 Fiesta but featured a distinct body, a close-ratio gearbox, a wider track, stiffer suspension, and new engines developed jointly with Yamaha.[3]

How it changed

The Puma followed Ford's New Edge design strategy, first seen in the 1996 Ford Ka, and achieved critical acclaim for its cat-like design cues.[3] The 1.7-litre VCT engine used Nikasil cylinder plating, which required a specific grade of oil to minimise mechanical wear.[4] The Ford Racing Puma was first unveiled as the Puma ST160 Concept at the 1999 Geneva Motor Show, with Ford stressing the transfer of technology from race and rally programmes to a road car.[5][6] Only 500 Racing Pumas were produced, all numbered on the inlet manifold, instead of the initially planned 1,000 units.[7][8]

A design study named Lynx debuted at the 1996 Geneva Motor Show, and the final production version was first shown at the same event in 1997.[9] Cylinder blocks, after being roughly machined at Ford's Valencia facility in Spain, were sent to Yamaha in Japan for a Nikasil coating, and then returned to Ford's Cologne plant for final assembly.[10] Manufacturing of the Puma stopped in 2001, though unsold cars were still being sold into 2002; Ford did not launch a direct successor in the small coupé segment.[1]

What the maker and period sources say

The concept also included aluminium pedals, Sparco seats and Alcantara trim, with Ford calling the interior "New Edge"[6] The Ford Millennium Edition Puma was produced to commemorate the Millennium Products Award from the Design Council in 1999, featuring Zinc Yellow paintwork and an Alchemy Blue leather interior with Recaro seats.[11]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Ford Puma (coupé)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Olly Smith, "Ford Puma - How Many Left?", Howmanyleft.co.uk (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Ford Puma (coupé)" (CC BY-SA 4.0) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Ford Puma (coupé)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Puma the inside story", Autosport Special Projects, 2002, p. 25 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Ford Puma (coupé)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Dawe, "Ford Puma review | Used Car Reviews", Times Online, 2004-08-08; "Puma the inside story", Autosport Special Projects, 2002, p. 60 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Ford Puma (coupé)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Car Enthusiast - Ford @ The 1999 Geneva Motor Show", Carenthusiast.com (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  6. "Car Enthusiast - Ford @ The 1999 Geneva Motor Show", Carenthusiast.com. facts only, no text reused. carenthusiast.com
  7. Wikipedia, "Ford Puma (coupé)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Puma the inside story", Autosport Special Projects, 2002, p. 65 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  8. Wikipedia, "Ford Puma (coupé)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Tickford Build the Racing Puma" (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  9. Wikipedia, "Ford Puma (coupé)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Puma the inside story", Autosport Special Projects, 2002, p. 8 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  10. Wikipedia, "Ford Puma (coupé)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Lewin, Tony, "Yamaha coats cylinders for Ford Puma", Automotive News, 7 July 1997 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  11. Wikipedia, "Ford Puma (coupé)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Design Council website" (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Ford Puma (coupé) (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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