Auto Express – July 30, 2019

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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”