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Think back to 1983 – Maggie Thatcher won her second general election, Bjorn Borg retired and Microsoft Word was launched. But 1983 was also the year when PowaKaddy produced its first electric trolley. Twenty six years on, they’ve launched the latest addition to the family in the form of the Freeway II golf trolley.
If looks could kill
One thing many of you will notice about most trolleys, especially without a bag on them, is that they look as sturdy as a drunk anorexic. But the Powakaddy Freeway II is different. The swanky elliptical frame has obviously been designed with good looks in mind and it’s fitted with awesome new sport wheels as standard. And, you can also buy wide wheels as an extra. We’ve also heard a whisper the FW II might be available in white – we’ll keep you posted!
Controlling interest
One of the things we love the most about the new Powakaddy Freeway II golf trolley is the Playstation/Xbox-esque handle. The soft-to-touch power pad has an integral multi-function control pad and display which features a distance-measuring facility. The Digital Distance Function lets the golfer set the trolley to travel a certain distance in front of you, and then stop. You can set the trolley to distances of 10, 20 or 30 yards.
Assemble with ease
TG Equipment Editor Jon Greathead is an electric trolley virgin and a DIY muppet, but even he managed to get the trolley into working order quickly. The battery sits neatly between the two wheels and the Lithium option weighs just 2.5kg, 75 per cent lighter than standard. The trolley packs down neatly too and will fit into the smallest of car boots.
Silence is golden
Noisy electric trolleys are about as appealing as a warm pint of lager – happily, the new FWII features a hidden 200 watt motor which not only sets the product gliding over all sorts of taxing terrain but does so without making a racket.
Like Ricky Hatton at fight-time…
The Freeway II is incredibly sturdy, but also pretty light too. The chassis is made of ultra-lightweight aluminium so the perennial problem of breaking your back lugging your trolley out of the boot is happily a thing of the past.
Okay, so how much?
The basic FWII with a Lead acid 18-hole battery will set you back £449. The Powakaddy Freeway II golf trolley with a Lead acid 36-hole battery will cost £479, while the brilliant Lithium battery option will retail at £699. Expect the Powakaddy Freeway II to hit the shops at Easter.
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What’s the score?
The FW II is an update of the massively popular Freeway trolley, which has been around for a lengthy period of time. PowaKaddy have long been one of the pillars of the electric trolley society and the latest addition, which comes some 26 years after the very first PowaKaddy, looks just as solid as previous offerings.
What do we think?
The first thing to say is that, because it’s a PowaKaddy, it has a massive reputation based on pure quality. The FWII is no exception. The elliptical frame is sturdy and solid, as well as being easy on the eye. We like the easy-to-use control panel and the cool console-esque handle. The FWII is fitted with a distance-measuring facility, as well as a Digital Distance Function which allows the golfer to set the trolley to travel a distance of 10, 20 or 30 yards. And one gem that we nearly missed was that the FWII folds down completely, even when the super-light lithium battery is still in place. Awesome.
If you want the trolley with a lithium battery it will cost £749.
See new, white version....
