Hybrid Kuga replaces B-class diesel
Ford has a new big customer. If everything continues to run smoothly for Ford, you will soon see the Ford Kuga in large numbers on the road in police costume. The police have decided to make the Ford Kuga its new basic police vehicle (BPV).
After a year and a half full of testing, the Ford Kuga has been chosen by the police as the new basic police vehicle. Currently that is the Mercedes-Benz B-class. The Ford Kuga differs considerably from that B-class in terms of design. Not least because the Ford Kuga is an SUV, while the B-class can be characterized as a compact MPV. But there is an even bigger difference. The police B-class is a 220d. A police car with a diesel engine. The Ford Kuga that if everything goes well from 2025 servant suit on the road is a hybrid.
Ford currently only supplies the Kuga to private individuals as a 225 hp plug-in hybrid. However, it is the Ford Kuga Hybrid that has been chosen as the new police car. The Ford Kuga Hybrid has an atmospheric 2.5 four-cylinder petrol engine that, together with an electric motor, produces 190 hp and 200 Nm. The Kuga with that engine version was not delivered in the Netherlands. A standard model sprints with that power in 9.1 seconds from a standstill to a speed of 100 km / h. Switching is done with a CVT.
Whether the police Kugas achieve the same performance? That is of course just the question. The Kugas Hybrid are being transformed into a police car by Abiom and Veth Automotive, which of course means that the Kugas are loaded with flashing lights, means of communication and even armor, Ford reports. In 2024, the first ‘trial models’ will be deployed in various basic teams. If this test phase is completed satisfactorily, the agreement between Ford and the police will become final and large-scale delivery can begin in 2025. Incidentally, the Dutch police will eventually also have fully electric cars in its fleet.
– Thanks for information from Autoweek.nl