My parents just took delivery of their new Puma!
The first impressions are really good. It feels quite a bit more high end than their old C-Max did, and sportier to drive too.
They didn't go for the ST-Line version, the bigger wheels and "harder" suspensions made it a little bit unconfortable. They did take most of the useful options though, like the fully digital dash, blind spot alert system, radar cruise-control, lane keep assist, heated seats and steering wheel, rear-view camera, etc. The only thing missing from the ST-Line is the colour matched wheel arches, which I thought would bother me more than it actually does, maybe due to the gray paint that they chose.
It's about the same dimensions as the C-Max, just about 20cm shorter, but it feels like a smaller car to drive, more nimble and somehow easier to see out of and park. Being 200kg lighter than the C-Max helps the acceleration and will help at the pump too.
The mild-hybrid system is interesting. I can't really feel it working under acceleration, although you know it's doing something since you can follow its current status in the dashboard, but the regenerative breaking is quite noticeable when letting go of the accelerator, which I find to be a good thing since I like not to use the breaks much in many situations like downhills and it gives some much-needed engine-break to the 1.0l EcoBoost engine.