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HOTTOPIC New Ford Puma
Stopping distance
silenceisasurprise
Drop-top SUVsoffer
lotsoffun in the sun
Ithink ride-sharing
will be non-starter
Keep hyper-hatches,
an ST is right forme
FROM:John Yeates IENJOYreading
AutoExpress’head-to-headtests,but
amsurprisedatthelackofcomment
ontheoftenconsiderabledifferences
inbrakingdistancefrom70mph.A
recentexampleistheKiae-Niro’s
33.4metresvstheNissanLeaf’s36.
metres.Carsneedtobeabletostop!
FROM:HeeYawINaworldwherecars
lookmoreandmoreaggressiveinthe
nameof‘roadpresence’,acheerful,
characterfulcarlikethePumaisa
tonic.Andtopeoplemoaningthis
nameisn’tattachedtoacoupé,
that’sbecauseyoudon’tbuycoupés!
FROM:RogerSavageJUSTwhatthe
worldneeds:anothergenericSUV.
Cardesignseemstohavedied;it’s
allabouttheappsandconnectivity,
ratherthantheactualdriving
experience.Carsfrom10yearsago
lookbetter,notdated,inmanycases.
FROM:Bradley PWITHSUVsenjoying
massivepopularity,Iwouldliketosee
manufacturerscomingoutwithmore
convertibleversions.It’salwaysa
conceptI’veliked,somuchsothat
IboughtausedRangeRoverEvoque
Convertiblelastyear.Iwoulddefinitely
consideranotherdrop-topSUV.
FROM:Graeme Te ller THERE’Salotof
talkaboutprivatevehicleownership
dyingoutandbeingreplacedbyride-
sharingschemes,butIcan’tseethis
happening.Whetheravehicleis
autonomousornot,peopleenjoy
theprivacyoftheirowncar.They
won’tbewillingtogivethatup.
FROM:Tyler Messenger WHILEthere’s
nodoubtthathyper-hatchessuch as
theMercedes-AMGA45arehighly
impressivefromatechnological
perspective,theyseemlikeoverkillto
me.Iknowit’sadifferentanimal,but
forme,somethingliketheFordFiesta
STistheperfecthot-hatchbackrecipe.
■“Likebringingback
theMarathonbarasa
Mars.Idon’thateit,but
whyisitcalledaPuma?”
MarkKelly
■“Headlightsareanice,
subtlethrowbacktothe
original.AnSTorRS
versionwouldbegreat.”
AdamRoss
■“Ashamelesscash-in
onabygoneera.Perhaps
Maverickwouldhave
beenabettername.”
WilliamMorris
New Puma has
divided opinion
among readers
InboxYo ur views
with new SQ
20-inchalloywheels,amoreaggressiveset
offrontandrearbumpers,largersideskirts,
aluminium-lookmirrorcapsandthebrand’s
trademarkchromedquadexhausttips.
ItalsohasAudi’slatestcabindesign,
with12.3-inchdigitaldialsandan10.1-inch
infotainmentsystemwithsupportforApple
CarPlay,AndroidAutoandAmazonAlexa.
PAGE24:FirstdriveofnewAudiQ
“Audi says the SQ7 can
cover the 0-62mph sprint
in 4.8seconds and reach
an electronically limited
topspeed of 155mph”