NEW Mountune Ford Puma ST: Performance Review | Carfection 4K
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- Опубликовано: 9 июл 2024
- Don’t turn your nose up at this crossover. This race car tuned Puma ST will be the coolest car of the next generation, if history is any indication.
The most successful WRC driver of all time, Sébastien Loeb, is back and this time in the Ford Puma ST. Which means this car could be added to a long line of legendary rally Fords.
A crossover for rally? Well, it's Sébastien Loeb's current choice of rally car and seeing how his previous cars, such as the Citroen C4 (which we’ve driven here: • We Drove Sebastien Loe... ) have become legendary poster cars for fans of WRC, we can expect the Ford Puma ST to be same for the next generation.
This particular Puma ST has been upgraded by Mountune, a long standing race car tuning company that have been behind some of the greatest fast Fords…EVER. We’re talking about the Ford Escort L730 ONO and the Ford Focus driven by none other than the late Colin McRae.
Our hopes are high for this car despite it being a crossover.
Mountune Ford Puma ST: Performance Review
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Not with him as reviewer. Not cool enough like other carfection reviewer
The WRC car doesn't even look like a crossover FFS, it looks like a 3-door hatchback. Almost as if Ford/Mountune know a 5-door crossover would be a poor base for a performance car. Funny that.
Wrc cars are no more based on street car platforms. Now they are tubular bespoke bodies, with street car "lookalike" exterior.
The crossovers are indeed a poor base for wrc cars. The Puma wrc prototype (pre season test car) had fiesta exterior body with Puma front end.
Good surprise to see Jorge presenting! Hope he can feature in more vids.
The writing/editing/directing was superb too!
And he can go sideways and talk at the same time!!!
More than just the car ( very funny to be honest) the honesty of Jorge Calado on all his presentations, makes me see more and more videos presented by him! Boa Jorge! Um abraço!
Excellent review, entertaining and informative. Great job Jorge.
Is that the Bojack ringtone? WHAT IS THIS? A CROSSOVER EPISODE?? 😂
Crossover episode, I see what they did there.
I like to see that Jorge still manages to test all the Mountune Cars, but more vídeos of other great British Tuning companys like this one would be welcome! Keep it up “Tuga”, um abraço!!
Great video! Great car! Awesome driving skills! ... and a lot funny moments! Well done! É muito bom termos mais um português a dar cartas por esse mundo. :)
Problem with sporty crossovers is the high centre of gravity, so to make them "feel sporty" and not roll they need to make them overly stiff. A Fiesta with the lower CG would get away with a more compliant ride while maintaining the road holding.
Suggested lowering the seat.... Maybe better to buy a Hatch...🤔
@@paullewis6858 Yes a hatch is better when it comes to handling and comfort. But some people want that high seated feeling and easy ingress/egress. The sporty SUVs are equally trash. They might be great on paper and expencive active suspensions and fat tires probably help alot. But the more you need to find workarounds for physics the more detached youll be from the road.
@@bingoberra18 I'm thinking the people who like these high driving positions and are actually buying new SUV's are women and families setting this trend and not drivers. The vast majority of women tend not to be that interested in cars even if they can drive, more how they think they look in them and/or how they believe others will view them. If the sports car is said to over compensate for a tiny middle leg then the Crossover/SUV is to compensate for low self esteem..... Or I could just be over thinking shit lol.
But the FiST has far from a more compliant ride, quite the opposite as it is damn harsh.
@@Johanbeerden Well it might be same harshness but more capable as well. I think if they made the Fiesta on par with the Puma for performance, you would have a slightly better comfort.
Why couldn’t Ford bring the puma to North America. They killed off the fiesta and focus and said we’d get sporty cuvs instead. This fits that description perfectly.
I adore the puma! Especially the ST, and I love the fact they use it in WRC
It looks hideous
That wRC puma didn’t even look like fords Puma
Could this be applied to the 1.0Lt 3-cylinder in other markets?
Mountune cars used to get full Ford manufacturer warranty. Now they don't. Surely this should have been detailed in this video; Given, the financial consequences could be ruinous (assuming it negatively impacts these car values or in the event of warranty work needed that Mountune may/may not honour) for anyone that gets the kit fitted to a new car within warranty, think wisely lads/ladies.
A good relationship with your dealer will take you a long way, you'll find. Solid little engines. My main point of concern has actually been the brakes in the Fiesta (in the Puma whey are slightly bigger). They're really sub par unfortunately.
You can keep warranty with other kits (M235), but not with this one. That's a lot more power with this M260 tune. The same happened with previous generation Fords.
Horsin' Around ringtone? What is this? A crossover episode?!?
I am curious who looked up the facts for the description below the video. Seb Loeb bagged his 9th WRC championship in a Citroen (DS3 I think) back in 2012. He won his 80th WRC win at the Monte Carlo Rally in January of this year driving the Puma 😉
Grande Jorge. Continua assim, que o caminho está certo.
Obrigado pelo apoio!🤘
Instant WANT.
What do you think of the mountune exhaust ?
Guy spends 2 minutes talking about the seat position being too high. Come on. You’re supposed to review the performance and the m260 kit, not talk about how you prefer sitting on the floor when driving. It’s a crossover. They all have high-ish seating positions.
Looks pretty cool :D. I can't wait to see the hybrid version of the road going ST :)
I'm across the pond, so I will probably never see one of these. With as much disdain as I have for SUV's this example is not so bad. I really like the ease of tune-ability it offers.
If the performance pack has the same ATB Quaife diff as the Fiesta, I wonder how Mountune "recalibrated" it, as stated in the video !?
Sounds like it just makes the Puma St's bad bits worse to me? (I got rid of mine after 3mths)
What wheel rims does it have? Definitely not original ford, right?
There is an opportunity to build a rally replica for the road. Can someone do it, please?
Why does this look like it's been designed by someone trying to draw an Alfa Mito from memory?
_Simply lovely_
I'd have one.
It's a fun car that you can get the wifey on board with getting easily enough. xD
Are Mountune upgrades available for EU mainland countries, actually? They do seem like a must have! :D
They do but you will have to pay for customs and duty fees ( depends on your country ) . I drive a Fiesta MK8 with M235 and I'm very happy with it :)
@@rogerbarrancos Sweet! Good to know, tnx. Enjoy the Fiesta!
Being 6ft 4 I basically never get to put the seat low. It must be good....
That’s GR Yaris BHP territory! FWD practical buyable alternative? Maybe not…
Puma RS!? Over to you Ford…
would love to see a 300 bhp puma rs
Top notch!
Are we sure that’s not the new Maserati Grecale? It’s certainly looks like it.
I'd rather they develop a quad exhaust system than any more suspension tunning, so it looks symetric and all business in the rear end. It's a CUV, what's the point to stiff the suspension when you are so high off the ground compared to the Fiesta.
Why would they put a quad exhaust on a 3 cylinder?
Still struggling to accept this is also called Puma.
I must be getting old when a car name from my youth is reused on a totally unconnected model.
Well, here's a link: the old puma was based on the chassis of the fiesta of that time. As is this one
@@jamiljafri4841 thank you. Though one was a nice sporty looking hatch not a horrible crossover.
@@sparky4878 Well, they both look "interesting". For some people. I like both of them, although I don't generally like SUV stuff.
I agree. Have people accepted the new "Mustang"?
The Puma ST should have been 3 doors only, that would help
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I think this car actually works aesthetically, but only in green. Real Kermit the Frog vibes.
BRILLANT ACTION HOW ABOUT PUTTING SOME PUMA VIDEOS OFF ROAD NOT THE RALLY CAR , BOG STANDARD ST LINE OR EVEN SNOW !
Why did ford didnt rework the frp ffs would be such a cool car today 300bhp awd 🤤
How long until people are putting Maserati badges on these?
Welp now it looks like a Maserati
Funny to read some of the sceptic reactions here about sporty crossovers/suv's. Reactions that I would have agreed with a while ago too. Also because I own a Volvo XC60 T8 and placed it on steroids, but still, that thing is quick and overal cornering is good, it ain't no sportscar.
I've also had the chance driving Fiesta ST MK8.5 from a friend, it drives great, but is super harsh. My wife wanted a Fiesta, but we ended up with a Puma ST Ultimate as she loves the looks (Agree that that definately must be a girls-thing, she named the car "Stitch" for a reason I guess).
But HELL THAT CAR DRIVES GOOD! Yes you are seated higher, yes there seems to be a littlebit more roll to the feel, compared to the FiST, but it is soooo much fun. I wish the FiST had the driving characteristics of the Puma ST except for the higher center of gravity. Even though Ford did a VERY good job to minimize that. They made the body stiffer, but the suspension is more comfortable then the FiST. The car is level in quick corners. The roll you feel, is not the car that rolls, but is you sitting higher, less connected to the chassis.
Damn... I do enjoy my wife's car, if I had to choose between FiST or Puma ST, well... it would be the Puma now. 😅
I wonder if the car has wheel spacers. It looks quite flush which is unusual for Ford cars :/
For everyone moaning about Crossovers. Look at the market, look on the roads. It's what people want. The moaners on here are the ones out of touch
You UK guys do the best car reviews,,,,it's just a shame your weather is so shitty.
High up? The Puma is only 3mm taller than the Fiesta ST
6000rpm - revvy? Maybe for a V8 but it’s not really for a little 3 cylinder tbh
They should have called this the Ford Pumba.
why dont they sell these in America? after all, we love SUVs
The only thing this car has in relation to Seb's car is the name.
Cup2 tyres on suv in wet lol
Cow in a tracksuit they said.
I know some Norwegian Black Metal musicians that want the plates...
ford definitely created this car for pride month
No 4wd NO sale.
im not gonna say "oh another boring crossover" like robots spread around internet known as "carguys". i like this car its good but real question is why would you get this over fiesta st or focus st? just get fiesta st. if you want interior space get focus st
Higher off the ground. More suspension travel.
Maybe you want something in between. It has bigger boot space than both Fiesta and Focus. It’s cheaper than Focus in running costs: road tax, insurance, fuel consumption. Maybe you actually like the design that’s not just a regular 5-door hatchback.
But the pistonheads forums said it was rubbish and that is the law
Biggest sin in the car world are SUVs...
The Poo-mah
Yeah this is cool but I don’t know why you’d have this over a fiesta at
For those who need bit more space and can't get down low into a Fiesta perhaps
0:47 why do people think that doing a fake skit like this is good?
That's all well and good but why a crossover?
cos they already do engine upgrades for a fiesta ST, so why not try and make money out of any vehicle with the same running gear?
If only BMW made an M260 or M365.
Horrid little thing - as are all these stupid jacked up crossover things. And this standard production Puma has as much in common with Loeb's rally car as my bicycle does - it's pure marketing.
Is this the new Maserati Greca... oh wait, its a Puma
But the Puma came out first if i'm not mistaken
At 30 thousand it isn’t cheap,is that our politically correct modern way of saying it’s too expensive without getting on the wrong side of the car companies,like i,ve already said,no more car journalisme folks just PR.
The front looks like an Anime character.🤔
Shame a Ford... xx
Bland. Sorry Ford. Looks at Toyota.
It’s a fiesta with an ugly body , hardly a crossover!
Wow what a ridiculous looking car
Fiesta ST much better
1.5 engine! it will last about 5 minutes in the real world if you drive it hard.
Nope. The m260 kit is a mild tune. I guarantee, my MK8 Fiesta ST (same engine) with Mountune parts held perfectly. It just kept on giving and giving.
Literally 1000s of these 1.5 engines have been running various 250+ hp tunes for several years without any problems.
Why even bother calling it a puma if it shares nothing with the original? Especially when the original car is hated by the exact same suckers who will buy a new ford.
But it looks like sh-t
Puma an 'iconic' name? And 'taking a call' while filming? I'm cringing for you, mate.
Well the name IS Iconic... Ford bought the name Puma from a Brazilian sportscar manufacturer called Puma, which definately IS iconic ;-) calling the Ford's Puma cars iconic... nah, maybe one day.
Atrocious…. This makes the old puma look like a super car and didn’t even liked the old puma…
Car ................ decent - reviewer/presenter .......... not so much
Totally agree. The so called review is really bad. Especially with the boring, worn-out phone call gag.
Senna could come back from the dead and drive it... still wouldn't make it a cool car
I wouldn't place my bet on that statement though... Never underestimate the marketing power that it would have nowadays with all those youtube, facebook, twitter and other tiktoks around. Senna driving this Puma ST M260, but equiped with kw coilovers, like crazy in Spa Francorchamps would sell like hot cakes. Both for Ford as Mountune.
Oh joy another boring crossover
Ok little bro