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Ford Puma is a small of the American Ford engine company, which was developed and built in Cologne by the Ford works GmbH. The Puma be based on the chassis Ford of the Fiesta 4 and was produced from 1997 to 2002.
The characteristic of this was, which did not give it for this motor vehicle type own manufacturing concerning. The Puma in Cologne Niehl so far these possible was manufactured, on the same production line as the Fiesta. Everything which the Puma and the Fiesta from each other differentiated between, became by hand manufactured and installs. Thus Fiesta was e.g. separated by hand the tail cross panel of the Fiesta from the understructure and the Puma sheet metal was welded by hand. Also for example the doors are manual work. The car was intended eigendlich only for a profitabele construction period by 2 years, why without the acquisition became and Ford did to its own production line for the manual work decided. The Puma was the series car of its time, with most manual work (approx. 40%), more than with roll a Royce
Ford acquired the trademark laws at the name Puma 1995 of the Brazilian sportscar manufacturer Puma.
Standard motorizing reaches with the 1,4-l-Reihenvierzylinder with 90 HP, built from 1998 to 2000, over the 1,6-l-Motor, which replaced the 1,4-l-Motor and up to the attitude of the model in the year 2002 was blocked, with 103 HP up to the 1,7-l-Motor with 125 HP, which from beginning to end one blocked.
From 1998 to 2002 the Puma Cup was the mark cup and thus the sporty sign of the enterprise. As basis served the 1,7-l-Motor, which became to provide however with a new cylinder head and in the Cup Trim 145 HP out carried. The first master 1998 was Thomas's marshal with team Panhuis, the last master of the mark cup was Dirk Werner likewise with the team Panhuis from Meerbusch Osterath close Krefeld.
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