The Ford Puma ST, unveiled in September 2020, stands for the performance of a small crossover SUV with the same chassis as the Fiesta and a maximum horsepower of up to 197 horses. Now Ford through a video, it predicted that Puma ST will appear hybrid version, and it will be officially released as soon as 2022. According to foreign media speculation, after the Hybrid power is added, the maximum horsepower of the Puma ST Hybrid is expected to exceed 200 horses, while having a better fuel consumption performance.
The trailer for the Puma ST Hybrid comes from a recently released video by Ford celebrating the rollout of the 1 millionth vehicle at the Craiova plant in Romania. In the film, the Puma hybrid rally car is galloped in the factory area, and in one of the scenes, the room with the words "Top Secret ST" printed on it passes, since this factory is only responsible for the production of Ecosport and Puma, it can be inferred that the model previewed this time should be the Puma ST Hybrid.
The current Puma ST is powered by a 1.5-litre, 3-cylinder turbocharged engine with a maximum output of 197 hp and 320N .m of torque, demonstrating the outstanding performance of st models in a compact size. Cylinder rest technology also operates in 2-cylinder mode to save fuel consumption, and with a 6-speed manual transmission, it accelerates from stationary to 100 km/h in 6.7 seconds.
In fact, as early as Ford released this film, foreign media had captured the Puma test car earlier this year at the Nürburgring circuit in Germany, in particular, this test car was pasted with a yellow sticker representing Hybrid in the rear windshield, so Ford's plan to launch puma ST Hybrid had already been exposed. As for the timing of the official debut, it seems that it should fall in 2022.