2013 Ford Kuga Titanium: owner review - Drive

4.7 (721) · € 26.99 · In Magazzino

When purchasing our Kuga we looked at a few other cars like the Ford Focus, Mondeo, the newer Escape but found ourself being drawn back to the Kuga for multiple reasons. Downsizing from a Ranger Wildtrak meant the need for something that was big enough but not being huge. The price of the Kuga was the main selling point along with the features and looks of a 2013 car. Yes this nearly 7 year old car can park its self into a parallel car park and open the electronic boot with the wave of your foot. Safety features like 7 air bags and a feature where it will call emergency services if a air bag goes off using your GPS signal from your phone. The cars steering is spot on also being very light around town being able to throw a u-turn when ever you would like. We did have a issue with the front shock, when hitting bumps the car would make a loud bang throwing the car around. Luckily for us it was replaced under the dealerships warranty. The fuel economy is not what the claimed figures are but having only owned the car since February over time it will be better. The most out of a tank was around 800kms and the lowest being around 5.0L/100kms doing a country trip. Uses around 7.0L/100kms doing 110km/h down the Hume freeway towards Melbourne. I’m sure it would be better going Sydney way, in town we get no more than 7.2L/100kms. Having only 44,000kms when purchasing everything is like new having no wear inside and minimal marks on the outside. The engine is more than enough to get you moving with its very torquey 2.0L 4 cylinder Duratorq Diesel engine. The 6-speed PowerShift transmission always finding the highest gear possible keeping the revs low all the time. Altogether this is a awesome car with an awesome price tag, most of its competitors in the same year range look very old and basic where the Kuga still looks very modern with its European styling to this day. Make sure to consider this one on your shopping list.