The Geneva Motor Show is one of the biggest car shows in Europe with all the car manufacturers attending in order to show off and promote any new launch that is going to happen in the next year. Ford announced at the event that the Ford Kuga and Ford Mondeo will both have new engines later this year to improve performance. Ford introduced the Kuga late compared to other car manufacturers such as Land Rover, Toyota and Nissan. But even though the Kuga was late to the party it doesn’t lack any of the features and charm of its rivals. In fact when Ford was designing the Kuga they probably researched the other models on the market to see what were the advantages and disadvantages of the 4×4 vehicles on the market. Ford has certainly got the style right with the Ford Kuga. In fact the stylish chassis is probably its best feature if you consider the price Ford is currently selling the 4×4 at. Its looks definitely play a part in why people love this car so much.
The technological features aren’t as good as other models from other manufacturers but you probably wouldn’t expect it to be considering a brand new Ford Kuga is priced at just £17,500. This is one of the cheaper 4x4s on the market which is stylish too. The Kuga is not only stylish but it is also very comfortable inside. The space might be a problem though with it feeling quite compact inside. Space is usually a problem with most 4×4 vehicles on the market, because of its robust build the interior is smaller than some estate cars for example.
Although the Ford Kuga looks fantastic and some of the other 4×4 models also look appealing they have received bad press in the past. This has ranged from stories regarding the increased impact of the vehicle when it hits a child in comparison to a smaller vehicle. In addition to this global warming has been a hot topic with the 4×4 vehicles mainly because it uses more petrol than other cars, but sports cars are probably the same in this respect. As technology is improving all the time though particularly when designing new vehicles the emissions of new cars are far less than cars built over 10 years ago.
The government scrappage scheme was launched to help car dealers and car manufacturers during the recession but it also meant to help take of inefficient cars from the road. I’m sure in some cases this actually happened but the large majority of car dealers I spoke to suggested that it was the people with fairly efficient cars that took part in the scrappage scheme. Although my mother used the scrappage scheme to buy a new car and traded her 14 year old Ford Galaxy. People carriers as get bad press about their size and the amount of emissions they produce.
As technology is improving we shouldn’t feel too guilty about buying 4x4s. The Ford Kuga is a very stylish and reasonably priced SUV on the market.
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