In 2022, the Ford Puma Flexifuel is equipped with a micro-hybridization which will allow it to benefit from a partial exemption from the tax on company vehicles. Enough to extend the success of an E85 version which represented 63% of orders for this SUV in the last quarter of 2021.
Unlike the Focus, the Puma has until now reserved its light hybridization for 100% petrol versions. But in 2022 this electrification technology is coming to the Flexifuel variant, compatible with bioethanol. The small Puma SUV represents the manufacturer’s biggest sales in France and, in the last quarter of 2021, 63% of the orders recorded by the brand for this model concerned precisely this E85 version. The Puma Flexifuel Hybrid is available from €24,400 in Titanium finish, i.e. €1,100 more than the old non-hybrid variant or the previous micro-hybrid gasoline version, both removed from the catalog.
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100% micro-hybrid range
The main purpose of this novelty is to strengthen the attractiveness of the Puma to businesses. This technical change indeed lowers its CO2 emissions2 below 120 g/km, which allows exemption from TVS for twelve quarters. However, this hybridization remains too light to allow driving in 100% electric mode, reserved for competitors such as the Renault Captur E-Tech hybrid, Toyota Yaris Cross or Hyundai Kona Hybrid. The driving sensations should therefore not be transfigured, even if we can expect the Stop & Start to gain significantly in smoothness and speed in the operation. As for the optional seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox, it will only remain compatible with gasoline for now, just like the second 155 hp micro-hybrid engine.
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