Ford Kuga 2.0 TDCi front-wheel drive - Test Drive. After a successful year with twelve thousand units sold, the Ford Kuga broadens the range on the market by launching two interesting variations, which surely will meet the favor of Italian motorists. Two thousand turbodiesel with 136 horses, especially in front-wheel drive, but also with the 200 hp turbo gasoline with automatic / sequential, that will certainly entertain the few (in the estimates of Ford Italy) connoisseurs driving enthusiasts that will choose the new Ford range. A new engine based on the Ford Duratec, already tested on Mondeo, S-Max and Focus ST.

The unit has been recalibrated so that the Kuga to meet the expectations in terms of performance, customer segment crossover four-wheel-drive. So now the new engine has higher levels of power and refinement that make driving more comfortable on-and off-road. The 2.5 Turbo is equipped dell'acclamato system Haldex Gen 4 Intelligent AWD that, with a maximum power of 200 hp at 6,000 rpm and maximum torque of 320 Nm from 1600 rpm to 4000, reaching a maximum speed of 210 km / h. For a vehicle of this segment and with these benefits, the combined fuel savings of 9.9 litres/100 approved km (average CO2 emissions of 234 g / km) is quite reasonable. It also welcomes the reduction in the characteristic sound of the powerful five-cylinder turbo.

This model is equipped with automatic transmission Durashift 5-Tronic, which allows extreme flexibility in the exchange of traffic, while a Power Shift should automatically be combined on TDCi from the first quarter of 2010. A change which now feels the lack, on the full range Kuga. An engine to LPG? Surely not, because they are not provided for petrol engines to match.
The Kuga 2.0 TDCi FWD, Titanium construction, costs 27,500 euros, while for the Plus version you must add the other 1250, and 1250 euro for the 4x4. The 2.5 TB starts at 31,250.