'I'm a driving expert - the best-selling new car has a hidden compartment'

The Ford Puma was the best-selling new car during the first seven months of 2024 (Image: Getty) A motoring personality has taken to YouTube to share one of the coolest hidden features on the best-selling new car for the first half of 2024. Oliver Tompkins is a presenter on the YouTube channel Car Chat TV and regularly appears in videos in which he tests the latest models and showcases some of their lesser-spotted features . In a popular video , Oliver shows viewers a hidden storage compartment that can be found under the regular boot floor of every Ford Puma.

He explained: "Welcome to the Megabox. This is what Ford call the storage space under the boot floor lid - the Megabox. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.



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" READ MORE: Car club celebrates 50 years of iconic hatchback with Silverstone lap of honour Called the Megabox, the hidden storage compartment can be found under the boot floor (Image: YouTube @CarChatTV) Accessible via a door in the floor of the standard boot, the Ford Puma's Megabox gives the compact crossover an extra 80 litres of luggage capacity, with a very reasonable depth of 115cm. This makes it the perfect place for owners to hide any valuables they may need to leave unattended in their car, keeping it well away from prying eyes. However, the Megabox is also particularly useful for storing dirty items like muddy walking shoes, being waterproof and featuring a drainage hole for easy cleaning.

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Read our Privacy Policy According to the Society of Motoring Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), 29,792 Ford Pumas were sold in the UK during the first seven months of 2024. The smallest model in the Ford range, following the axing of the long-running Fiesta supermini, prices start at £25,800 for the Titanium model. This includes a mild hybrid powertrain, a 12-inch touchscreen with smartphone connectivity and five different selectable driving modes.

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