First look at much-loved Ford Puma’s £30k EV version with massive ‘Gigabox’ boot and rapid recharging

IGNORE all of the fuss about that pink Jag, that is far more fascinating.

Ford has lastly produced an electrical model of the much-loved Puma.

Lastly.

It begins at £30k. Not unhealthy.

The common Puma is £26k.

The 233-mile battery recharges to 80 per cent in 23 minutes. First rate.

The massive 523-litre “Gigabox” boot can swallow three golf luggage standing upright.

Now, that’s spectacular.

Banana yellow is non-compulsory.

The battery-powered Puma appears to be like very similar to an everyday Puma.

Even the charging flap is the place the gasoline cap is on the petrol automobile.

The plain variations being the closed entrance grille and a much bigger roof spoiler to assist the automobile slice by the air – and no poo chute.

Additionally, one nerdy spot – P U M A is in white letters on the boot.

Ford design chief Murat Gueler gave The Solar a top-secret preview of Puma Gen-E forward of its unveiling this week.

He stated: “You’ll be able to see it’s a Puma – however it’s a brand new Puma.

“The No1 cause for getting this automobile is design so we didn’t need to change the recipe an excessive amount of.

“However on the identical time we wished to speak the innovation and novelty of an electrical automobile.

“We’ve achieved that by principally, for effectivity, closing off the grille space however sustaining the graphics of the unique Puma by this black body.”

I don’t learn about you, however I’m pondering child Mustang Mach-E on the entrance?

‘WE DIDN’T WANT TO CHANGE THE RECIPE’

Gueler added: “For me, the actual get together trick is while you open the boot.

We’ve Megabox in Puma (456 litres) and now we have now Gigabox (523 litres).

“This little automobile has extra cargo load quantity than a Mondeo property and, in its class, it’s unmatched.”

The dashboard is copy-and-paste the just lately up to date petrol Puma, with twin screens topped by a soundbar.

The raised centre console is new and has a lot of useful storage.

One final query for Gueler: Inform us you’re going to do a spicy ST model?

Gueler stated: “That’s one thing I might love to speak about however I can not.”

That’s a sure, then.