Ford’s new electric Puma Gen-E looks like a mini-Mustang Mach-E

The Puma is simply a acquainted nameplate successful Europe, arsenic the automaker’s best-selling conveyance determination since it surpassed the Fiesta successful salesin 2021. Now, it's getting a afloat electrical powertrain to complement the hybrid EcoBoost options that were added 4 years ago.

The small, sporty Mustang Mach-E-looking subcompact crossover volition get 376 km (233 miles) connected a afloat charge, tin complaint from 10 to 80 percent successful 23 minutes erstwhile hooked up to a 100kW DC accelerated charger, and volition accelerate 0-100km/h successful a not-totally-disappointing 8 seconds.

Storage is simply a cardinal selling constituent for the Puma Gen-E, with Ford promising other abstraction successful the highly compact trunk acknowledgment to thing the institution is calling the “GigaBox.” It’s fundamentally an other retention abstraction underneath the level of the trunk for further items, a diagnostic recovered successful astir EVs contiguous but of added relevance to the Puma acknowledgment to its tiny stature.

Ford says the GigaBox tin clasp 145 liters (5 cubic feet) of storage, which is simply a spot much than what astir vehicles connection and surely bigger than the 2.8 cubic feet of abstraction offered by the gas-powered Puma’s under-storage.

How tiny are we talking for this subcompact? The Puma Gen-E is 4214 millimeters (165.9 inches) long, 1930 mm (75.9 inches) wide, and 1555 mm (61.2 inches) tall. That’s smaller than the 2023 Chevy Bolt EV and by acold the smallest conveyance successful Ford’s lineup.

To compensate, Ford is giving its electrical Puma a facelift successful a assortment of ways, including a precise literal facelift with a caller Mustang Mach-E-inspired shield plan replacing the accepted grille. It's besides getting “unique alloy” wheels for an added “electric vibe” that travel successful 2 sizes: 17 inches for the modular trim, oregon 18 inches for the Premium version.

Inside, a 12.8-inch halfway show volition tally connected Ford’s Sync 4 operating strategy (no Android-based Digital Experience successful Europe yet) and supports wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.

Ford says the Puma Gen-E volition spell into accumulation astatine its assembly works successful Craiova, Romania, utilizing electrical thrust units built successful Halewood, UK. The caller EV is disposable to bid contiguous and volition statesman to marque deliveries successful outpouring 2025. Pricing has not been announced yet.