Ultimate guide t0 Ford Racing Puma

Pumped-up, power-packed and picture-perfect, the Ford Racing Puma is the ultimate baby blue oval coupé

Engine

1679cc in-line fourcylinder, 16-valve, DOHC Zetec SE with alloy block and head, 10.3:1 compression ratio, revised camshafts, sequential electronic fuel injection, reprogrammed Ford EEC-V engine management, electronic distributorless ignition, uprated and numbered inlet manifold, sports exhaust system including manifold and catalytic converter, revised airbox.

Transmission

Front-wheel drive with IB5 five-speed manual gearbox, shot-peened gears and 3.82:1 final drive ratio, longer driveshafts and optional viscous-coupled LSD.

Brakes

295mm ventilated front discs with Alcon four-pot calipers and Mintex 1144 pads, 270mm rear discs, ABS.

Suspension

MacPherson struts, uprated gas-filled dampers and Eibach coil springs, L-arms on separate subframe, antiroll bar, track widened by 35mm each side (front), torsion beam, uprated gas-filled dampers and Eibach coil springs, anti- roll bar, wheel spacers, track widened by 45mm each side (rear), PAS steering rack with 2.9 turns lock-to-lock.

Wheels and Tyres

Mim Speedline 7.5x17in multi-spoke alloys and Pirelli P7000 215/40x17 tyres.

Interior

Ford Racing Sparco front seats in blue alcantara with Sparco and Ford Racing logos, matching rear seat with Puma logo, matching door cards, three-spoke steering wheel with blue Alcantara inserts, aluminium gearknob, white sports instruments, 6000N RDS EON CD head unit, air conditioning, driver’s and front passenger’s airbags.

Exterior

Puma three-door coupé body with extended aluminium front wheelarches, widened steel rear quarters, deep front spoiler with air cooling ducts, front splitter, revised grille, body-colour bumpers, modified rear apron, tinted glass, electric front windows, Ford Racing Blue (Imperial Blue) metallic paint, electric/ heated door mirrors and heated windscreen.