I-American ngezimoto ukukhathazeka Ford, kulandela inqubomgomo sokwanda okuqhubekayo zokukhiqiza kanye ukukhululwa onobuhle ezintsha isethelwe ubunjiniyela design izindlu umsebenzi onzima, ukudalwa imoto yezemidlalo umthengi European. Le phrojekthi ekuqaleni etholwe eziyinkimbinkimbi eqinisweni, ngoba eYurophu isikhathi eside baya Ferraris futhi Lamborghinis, futhi le mishini sportiness nge yamahhashi uhlamvu akaphinde asibalele. Noma kunjalo, Ford banquma ukuzama inhlanhla yakhe e onzima yokuncintisana okufanelekile. AbaseMelika ebesezilungele trump ikhadi - intengo elilingene ngokwezimboni imoto yakhe.
Futhi ukubala wayeqinisile, njengoba Italian ubuhle kuwufanele nje ezibizayo, kodwa eqolo. Futhi njengoba ride on okusheshayo ezemidlalo imoto ufuna zonke European abasha, iphrojekthi Ford kalula awenziwanga. Ngakho, ukuthuthukiswa kwezemidlalo imoto ekilasini encane wethulwa 1993, ngendlu ezimbili Coupe ne front wheel drive. ngentuthuko Constructive siqondiso kusukela Ford bebelokhu, kodwa okukhipha isampula European emakethe nge umshini ekilasini encane ukwenza okokuqala. Futhi, nokho, umsebenzi wawuqhubeka. Okokuqala-ke kwakudingekile ukuba ichaze nesigcawu ikusasa imoto, sacabanga base ezifanele kakhulu Ford Fiesta. A ezemidlalo imoto entsha ebizwa ngokuthi iFord Puma.
chassis Yiqiniso, umzimba iye kabusha ngokuphelele washintsha silinganisela ngendlela enengqondo, enikeza phambi ukumiswa ezemidlalo eziningi, waze wanezela kakhulu cross-section isimame. Yangaphandle umshini omusha wenza zibukeke okusheshayo futhi ashukumisayo ngenxa ukuthambekela somoya futhi ngakhula umzimba overhangs. Injini futhi wathola ukunakwa kakhulu. motor ejwayelekile Zetec SE iye yasetshenziswa, okuyinto eqinisweni ophoqelelwe, okwenza wazalela isilinda esuka 76 kuya ku-80 mm. Injini Kwatholakala ngenxa a torquey kakhulu, 125 hp, okwesikhathi Coupe-umnyango ezimbili, njengoba kwaba Ford Puma, kwanele. On imoto ukusetha i-gearbox emihlanu nesivinini igiya iDemo isigwedlo ezemidlalo hlobo.
Ford Puma sidalwe kulawulwe ngokucophelela we wesimethri, ke banquma ukugubha isimo ukuqina enkulu imishini high-speed. Eyokuqala semi-eksisi ziyalinganisela phambi-wheel drive. Onjiniyela kulindeleke fuel abalulekile motor ophoqelelwe, Nokho, Ford Puma idliwe amalitha 7.5 kuphela ngayinye km 100. Kulesi simo, anda kakhulu amathuba okuthi izimoto European. Uhlelo ukubopha sibonelo Ford Fiesta isimiso isudi Abaklami maqondana nemidlalo Coupe ku nokwethenjelwa kanye nokwethulwa ngokuyiko kwezinhlelo unyathela amabhuleki, ngakho-ke sifakwe imoto ezemidlalo ngaphandle ngcono okukhulu.
Ekupheleni kuka-1996, Ford Puma imoto sekumi ngomumo, futhi ngo-1997 kwathiwa siboniswa iGeneva Motor Show. Ngaleso sikhathi, i-Yurophu lalinenkinga uhlobo boom e ukufunwa ezincane-ukufuduka encane usayizi imoto. EMelika, ungalokothi edingeka kangaka bekulokhu futhi efanele, isipiliyoni ukuthengisa imoto encane wayengekho lapho. Ngakho Ford kwadingeka afunde yokuthengisa ezinjalo eYurophu njengesibonelo kwezemidlalo entsha yalo izimoto Ford Puma, intengo, ngenhlanhla, kwaba impela ezingabizi. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi laliyini, kodwa ukusabalala global semoto American e-Europe ayitholakalanga. IBrithani iye yaba yayala ukuba amakhophi ayo-500 Ford Puma, ngakwesokudla drive, nokuthi ukulethwa imoto yezemidlalo emkhakheni European iphelile.