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As a former owner of the original
Ford Puma, I couldn’t resist the opportunity to spend six months with the model that has revived the nameplate nearly 20 years after it was discontinued.
They’re very different vehicle styles, though. Two decades have transformed buyer tastes, and inevitably the new Puma is an SUV-inspired crossover, whereas the first Puma was a compact sports coupe.
One commonality: the 21st century Puma is based on the platform of the Fiesta city car, just like the version that existed between 1997 and 2001.