The Ford Ford Kuga Facelift 2023 has been hunted in the United States. Some new spy photos of the model destined for the other side of the Atlantic arrive, the one known as Ford Escape, a twin brother distinguished by small details, completely exposed, both inside and outside of the sportier version that receives the ST-finish. Line.
The arrival of the reviewed ford kugaY Exhaust, is getting closer. The blue oval brand has been surprised again on the roads near the Michigan headquarters, carrying out a series of tests already with camouflage-free pre-production prototypes of the updated compact SUV. New nails spy photos in more detail than the ones we showed you a few hours ago from the “Active” version.
Now it is the turn of the sporty “ST-Line” finish. The Ford Kuga has appeared without vinyl dressing its bodywork, and revealing the modern style that it will wear on European roads in 2023. A very substantial change, especially at the front, which now has some new slimmer headlamps that maintain their horizontal layout. The radiator grille is also betting on a new shape, now octagon instead of a hexagon losing volumewhile the bumper simplifies the lines and size of the air intakes.
2023 Ford Kuga ST-Line Facelift Spy Photos
The rear view does not present such relevant changes. Following the line of the Focus, the rear has a revision of the lampshade and of the luminous functions of the pilots, also changing the lower skirt. But, without a doubt, the most relevant change is the absence of the handle to access the gate that has disappearedintegrating into the break below the window.
The spy photos also show the important changes in the interior. The Ford Escape, and Kuga, have a new multifunction steering wheel and a larger “Sync 4” multimedia system screen, with a bottom line of capacitive buttons for quick access to the most common functions. In addition, the new touch screen has made it necessary to change the layout of some equipment on the dashboard, in the case of the ventilation nozzles. A more modern style but also with a cache plus for the American Ford model, which will not change in the European.
The engine offer will be the same as the current model, although it will benefit from the improvements implemented in the updated Focus range, with special attention to the efficiency of the gasoline, diesel and also the plug-in hybrid PHEV. The unveiling of the model supposes an increasingly closer presentation, so taking into account that the American model will go into production in a couple of months and the European one will not be much delayed, the market launch will take place between the end of the year or the beginning of 2023.