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VOLVO CARS POOLE
MEET VOLVO EX90
Volvo Cars has revealed the new EX90, a true sevenseater, all-electric SUV that further raises the standard in safety and a more sustainable lifestyle. The new Volvo EX90 represents the start of a new era for Volvo, setting a decisive course for a fully electric future, with an estimated range of up to 363 miles.
The standard of safety in the Volvo EX90 is also higher than any Volvo car before it. It’s designed to understand you and its surroundings to help keep you, your loved ones and others in traffic safe. It can also get smarter and safer over time, as it learns from new data and receives updates.
The Volvo EX90 has an invisible shield of safety enabled by our latest sensing technology, inside and outside. State-of-the art sensors such as cameras, radars and lidar are connected to the car’s highperformance core computers, where NVIDIA DRIVE runs Volvo Cars’ in-house software to create a realtime, 360-degree view of the world.
Production of the EX90 will begin late in 2023, with first deliveries due in 2024. Contact Volvo Cars Poole if you would like more information.
T. 01202 065 555 582-602 Ringwood Road, Poole, Dorset, BH12 4LY www.volvocarspoole.co.uk
MAX HOFFMAN – MILLION DOLLAR MIDDLEMAN
This fascinating story charts the career of Max Hoffman, the US car dealer who represented Jaguar, Porsche, Mercedes, Volkswagen, Fiat, Lancia, BMW, and many other European car brands during the decades following WWII.
Hoffman built a reputation as an effective middleman, but as the car companies he represented became more successful under his watch, the less they needed their go-between.
When it was inevitably time to say goodbye to Maxie, he showed his teeth with everything from lawsuits against his suppliers, to allegedly threatening executives with a mob hit.
However, Hoffman also had a very good reason to be defensive. He understood the American market, and he pushed manufacturers specifically for cars that would strike a chord and make everybody involved richer. Sometimes the hero, sometimes the villain, but more often than not, Max Hoffman was the unseen puppet master behind some of today’s best classics.
Max Hoffman by Myles Kornblatt costs £30.00. Veloce books are stocked by (or can be ordered from) bookshops by quoting the correct ISBN number. Books can also be ordered from their website www.veloce.co.uk
Words by Mark Slack
When you think of a Ford Mustang it evokes memories of the iconic Ford featured in the film Bullitt. A very American muscle car that even today packs a powerful punch with a 5.0-ltre V8 petrol engine. However, there’s a new kind of Mustang prowling the roads in the shape of the allelectric Mach-E, a very modern and green incarnation of the traditional Mustang. With prices starting from £50,030 it has become almost as much a cult Ford as its petrol-powered stablemate.
Three Mach-E models are available in standard or extended range; rear-wheeldrive, all-wheel-drive dual motor and a performance GT version. In GT form, which was my test model, there’s 487PS on tap and the 0 - 62 mph benchmark passes in just 3.7 seconds. There are three drive modes available including a full fat untamed mode. From behind the wheel this astonishingly quick acceleration gives a real sense of drama and, allied to adaptive suspension, provides an extremely entertaining drive. It’s also more than capable in town which is where any EV is at its best and most
practical. As ever the big question with an EV is range. The Mach-E GT will cover between 236 to 310 miles depending on conditions. Urban driving invariably means more braking so regenerative energy helps battery charging and hence range. On faster roads such as a dual carriageway or motorway the range doesn’t hold up quite so well. The UK’s charging infrastructure is lacklustre at best so longer journeys do With the number of EVs growing it’s these need to be planned. specialist and more exciting models that will act as halo cars for EV adoption, and the ROAD TEST: SKODA SCALA MONTE CARLO Mach-E certainly falls into this category. It’s comfortable and a superb drive whether in Priced from £72,830 the Mach-E GT comes very well equipped with performance - ONE I’D BE HAPPY TO KEEP IN MY GARAGE seats, wireless phone charging, adaptive normal or untamed mode. My only problem, When you find the flagship model of a cruise, auto lights and wipers, high beam despite almost universal positives, is that the range is priced from just under £25k you’re assist and Bang & Olufsen sound system. build quality doesn’t quite live up to that very looking at a manufacturer who knows how A large central screen offers most control high price tag.. It just doesn’t have that certain to package cars. When you find out we’re functions and being Ford it is quite intuitive, something that makes a car feel premium. talking Skoda it comes as no surprise. The and if you have to go digital then Ford Look at the entry level Mach-E and it makes Scala sits between the Fabia and Octavia in generally make life easier. a much more appealing financial proposition. terms of size and is a five door hatchback that looks a little bit more like an estate than traditional hatch. My test model was the Monte Carlo finished in optional, and rather smart, Race Blue Metallic. Add the standard panoramic glass roof and extended glass of the tailgate and this is an unusual and rather stylish bargain. The range starts at £20,120 and comes with a good range of standard equipment, although not navigation but you can link your smart phone. The Monte Carlo comes very well equipped including 18-inch black alloys, powered, heated and folding door mirrors, privacy glass, navigation, air conditioning, rear view camera and very comfortable sports seats that look the part The interior, unlike so many VAG cars, has for a car bearing a Monte Carlo badge. It’s a a pleasing number of buttons and sensible very nice place to be seated. digitisation. One minor issue with the instrument panel, which has a multitude Power comes from a choice of 1.0-itre, of optional views, is the speedometer 3-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine or, and rev counter are almost identical so a as in my test car, a 1.5-litre 4-cylinder petrol. quick glance can be confusing. Thankfully Mated to a 6-speed manual gearbox, with there is a digital speedometer and you can nicely slick gearchange, it’s a pleasant drive remove the rev counter with one of the view that rides well with rather decent handling changes. too. Despite the Monte Carlo badge it’s no racer but can certainly pick its feet up when The build quality on the Scala is excellent required yet returns around 50 mpg. and it feels and drives like a more expensive car. With superbly comfortable seats and a spacious interior for both passengers and luggage, it makes the Scala a bit of a bargain. If you don’t need the slightly larger frame of the Octavia then the Scala fits the bill perfectly. I’m lucky to be able to drive a different car every week, and some very nice cars, but the Scala Monte Carlo is definitely one I’d be happy to keep in my garage.
When you think of a Ford Mustang it evokes memories of the iconic Ford featured in the film Bullitt. A very American muscle car that even today packs a powerful punch with a 5.0-ltre V8 petrol engine. However, there’s a new kind of Mustang prowling the roads in the shape of the allelectric Mach-E, a very modern and green incarnation of the traditional Mustang. With prices starting from £50,030 it has become almost as much a cult Ford as its petrol-powered stablemate. Three Mach-E models are available in standard or extended range; rear-wheeldrive, all-wheel-drive dual motor and a performance GT version. In GT form, which was my test model, there’s 487PS on tap and the 0 - 62 mph benchmark passes in just 3.7 seconds. There are three drive modes available including a full fat untamed mode. From behind the wheel this astonishingly quick acceleration gives a real sense of drama and, allied to adaptive suspension, provides an extremely entertaining drive. It’s also more than capable in town which is where any EV is at its best and most practical. As ever the big question with an EV is range. The Mach-E GT will cover between 236 to 310 miles depending on conditions. Urban driving invariably means more braking so regenerative energy helps battery charging and hence range. On faster roads such as a dual carriageway or motorway the range doesn’t hold up quite so well. The UK’s charging infrastructure is lacklustre at best so longer journeys do With the number of EVs growing it’s these need to be planned. specialist and more exciting models that will act as halo cars for EV adoption, and the Priced from £72,830 the Mach-E GT comes Mach-E certainly falls into this category. It’s very well equipped with performance comfortable and a superb drive whether in seats, wireless phone charging, adaptive normal or untamed mode. My only problem, cruise, auto lights and wipers, high beam despite almost universal positives, is that the assist and Bang & Olufsen sound system. build quality doesn’t quite live up to that very A large central screen offers most control high price tag.. It just doesn’t have that certain functions and being Ford it is quite intuitive, something that makes a car feel premium. and if you have to go digital then Ford Look at the entry level Mach-E and it makes generally make life easier. a much more appealing financial proposition.
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