Opinions on the 1.6 Diesel Sportage? Much difference between it and the Petrol? Also, what are the chances they remove the other Sportages now?
Personally I think if you don’t do many motorway miles (which I don’t), then the petrol HEV is the only petrol to go for as the other petrols are underpowered and too thirsty. When I say “underpowered and too thirsty” this is for my needs, others maybe happy with the performance. I was due to order HEV on Tuesday, but I’m not considering the remaining options. But if I did many motorway miles, I would go for the Diesel over petrol, including the HEV. The HEV won’t recharge much on the motorway, unless you’re having to break often, so Diesel still wins for long distance drivers.
I certainly wouldn’t say the Sportage HEV is a performance orientated in anyway and I still say it has questionable fuel economy @42mpg average with casual driving albeit better than the equivalent petrol version.
Opinions on the 1.6 Diesel Sportage? Much difference between it and the Petrol?
Whilst the diesels more so the 134bhp will be torquey and better suited for towing, both the 113bhp and 13bhp have a 0-62 speed north of 11 seconds neither are particularly quick for a diesel. They do benifit of having the best fuel economy, but consideration of how much more the gap between petrol and diesel is going to get. It also depends what your mileage you do and whether a diesel or petrol would be better suited to you.
Also, what are the chances they remove the other Sportages now?
How long is a piece of string especially in the current circumstances.