Road Test
Ford Kuga
Test date 21 May 2008
Price as tested £22,418
For Chunky good looks, cabin quality, good handling for a soft-roader
Against Cramped rear cabin, relatively stiff ride, lack of oddment space inside
How much ?
- Price as tested £22,418
- Price as tested TBA
How fast
- 0-30mph 3.3 sec
- 0-60mph 10.6 sec
- 0-100mph 38.8 sec
- 0-150mph no data
- 0-200mph
no data
- 30-70mph
no data
- 0-400m
17.8 / 77.8 sec/mph
- 0-1000m
33 / 95.8 sec/mph
- 30-50mph in 3rd/4th
4.2 / 6.1
- 40-60mph in 4th/5th
6.2 / 8.1 sec
- 50-70mph in 5th
8.6 sec
- 60-0mph
no data
- Top speed
no data
- Noise at 70mph
66 dbA
How thirsty?
- Test average
31.6 mpg
- Test best/worst
38.8 / 17.5
Government figures
- Combined/urban
44.1 / 34.9 mpg
- CO2 emissions
169 g/km
How big?
- Length
4443 mm
- Width
1842 mm
- Height
1677 mm
- Wheelbase
2690 mm
- Weight
1613 kg
- Fuel tank
56.0 litres
Engine
- Layout 4 cyls In Line , 1997 cc
- Max power 134 bhp at 4000 rpm
- Max torque 236 ft at 2000 rpm
- Specific output 67.1 bhp per litre
- Power to weight 83 bhp per tonne
- Installation F Transverse
- Bore/stoke 85.0x88.0 mm
- Compression ratio 18.3:1
- Valve gear no data4
- Ignition and fuel Common-rail direct injection, turbocharger , Diesel
Gearbox
- Type 6-speed Manual
- 1st 3.58 / 5.2
- 2nd 1.95 / 9.5
- 3rd 1.24 / 14.9
- 4th 0.86 / 21.3
- 5th 0.67 / 38.5
- 6th 0.56 / 45.9
- Final drive 4.533
Suspension
- Front Independent MacPherson struts with offset coil spring over gas filled damper units and lower L-arms, anti-roll bar.
- Rear Fully independent multi-link Control Blade with large dampers and rebound springs. Anti-roll bar mounted to knuckle via double ball joint. Dual path top mounts.
Steering
- Type Rack and pinion with electro-hydraulic power assistance.
- Lock to lock 2.70
Brakes
- Front 300mm ventialted discs
- Rear 302mm solid discs
Wheel & tyres
- Size front 7.5J x 17'' Alloy in
- Size rear 7.5J x 17'' Alloy in
- Made of Alloy
- Tyres front 235/55 R17
- Tyres rear 235/55 R17
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