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Just been reading about the new Golf, A3, Leon & Octavia having a 1.4 Petrol engine paired with an electric engine. You can also run on purely electric for 38 miles. It all sounds great until you look at the BHP which is 201… Do Motability still cap all cars at 199BHP?
I currently have the Octavia VRS which is at 230bhp and id have the new one in a second but sadly the BHP rules now my current car is no longer on but these new plug in hybrids sound great and i’d maybe not miss the power that much.
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Jim I’ve had golfs for over 10 years I can’t wait to see brand new shape Leon hybrid when Seat showroom opens
Jim I’ve had golfs for over 10 years I can’t wait to see brand new shape Leon hybrid when Seat showroom opens
Back in jan when ordering there wasn’t any golf’s to replace my current mk7 golf with.
Now 4/5 months later will the mk8 be on the scheme soon. I just dunno. if so, i may cancel my current order.. Seat and audi dealers are to far away, for me to consider them. Problem is servicing etc, them not being local.
Think the cap is 225bhp for hybrids and ev’s. Seems though alot of cars the bhp is getting lower on ice cars. with less output to meet eu standards. which is why i decided to get a civic sport 182bhp from a 1.5l vw you get 150bhp.
The Skoda Superb iV was on the scheme before lockdown. Was looking into it but unfortunately my parking bay is 15 metres from my house. But a lovely car nonetheless.
That is great news on the 225bhp i had no idea. Why the difference between the two though? Why not 225 across the whole range?
That is great news on the 225bhp i had no idea. Why the difference between the two though? Why not 225 across the whole range?
New Toyota RAV4 Excel
2.5 VVT-i Excel Hybrid AWD Auto 5 Dr
Automatic
2.5 Hybrid
48.7 mpg
222 bhp
Age 25+New Toyota Corolla Hatchback Excel
2.0VVT-i Excel Hybrid Auto 5 Dr
Automatic
2.0 Hybrid
60.6 mpg
180 bhp
Age 25+I think it’s to do with the power to weight ratio, I dunno maybe bigger batterys for longer range of a full ev are heavier than fuel in an ice car and a tank to hold it in.
Also a hybrid has 2 engines which again is more weight.
It’s not something i had looked into as yet, would a hybrid golf be 225 i dunno. Info is vague on this it’s judged by each car that come onto the scheme and sometimes it’s the price cap..
BMW i3 S
120Ah Auto 5 Dr
Automatic
Electric
184 bhp
Age 25+one engine is cheaper than two.. But to meet eu regs car makers are doing it or they’ll be fined, they also removing their most polluting models or making them hybrid.
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