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Ford can justifiably call its new Kuga compact 4x4-crossover chunky and funky.
Last in and arguably the best dressed in a burgeoning sector, the latest variation on the Focus family platform theme is, in size terms, more than a C-max on steroids: its standalone bodyshell sits 80mm higher off the ground, while the wheelbase is stretched 50mm and the track widened by 43mm.
Though Ford has grafted a four-wheel drive system onto the nimble and refined Focus chassis, the Kuga has no pretensions to being a crag-climbing monarch of the glen. Yes, muddy gravel tracks come within its repertoire and the towing fraternity are among target ownership groups, but tarmac will be its predominant habitat.
For now the range is blessedly simple. Evoking the famous Ford Model T edict, you can have one engine-gearbox combination as long as it is the 136PS TDCi diesel mated to a six-speed manual transmission. The partnership generates a class-leading 169g/km CO2 rating, undercutting the rival 140PS VW Tiguan by 20 grammes.
This, allied to a 44.1mpg fuel return and a relatively low annual volume of between 6000 and 7000 Kugas, has influenced Ford's decision not to offer the marginally more economical and less polluting two-wheel-drive variant.
At the end of the year, however...
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