The all-new Ford Kuga escapes

Ford will launch the brand new Kuga at the Los Angeles Auto Show today. The SUV, called the Escape in the US, is the latest of Ford's global product strategy. The Kuga and Escape were two entirely separate cars before in the US and Europe markets; now, taking some inspiration from the Spice Girls, two become one.

And staying with that comparison, it looks a bit gobby, right? The addition of a number plate will probably alleviate that, though. As it happens, the relatively small area assigned for a plate that you see in the picture above gives this Kuga away as the American version.