The engine sounds horrible
Agree. The same with the Tuscon very thrashy thrashy sound.
If and when it does join the scheme you will be looking at nearly £6k AP on top of the £10k sacrificed allowance of 3yrs. Given Mb don’t do you any favours should you wish to purchase after 3yrs, I’m afraid its a no go for me and my last guestimate when I ordered the Tuscon it would not be cost effective over the 3yrs against the ICE version.
Having said that I really like the interior of the Sportage compared to the Tuscon. The only thing I didn’t like was black area around the lower tailgate. It would also be nice if the hybrid 230 made it onto the scheme on either vehicle.