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Handsome, economical, and not coming to the U.S. any time soon, the 2009 Ford Kuga crossover arrives at the 2008 Geneva auto show in production-ready form.The Kuga was first seen as the Iosis X concept during the 2006 Paris auto show and again as a near-production-ready concept last September in Frankfurt.We like the tiny Kuga and think its chiseled looks would appeal to a wide audience on both sides of the Atlantic. Ford says the Kuga stays true to the company’s “kinetic design” language, as seen in the European-market Focus and Mondeo. The Kuga uses the same C1 global platform used by the second-generation Focus and other C-segment vehicles in Ford’s European lineup (the North American Focus is still a first-gen model). The Kuga goes on sale in Europe in June. Power will be provided solely by a 2.0-liter turbocharged diesel with 134 horsepower and 250 pound-feet of torque. A six-speed manual is the only transmission—although we suspect Ford will admit that some sort of slushbox will eventually...
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