to get much more than that, the school run was 69 alone.
Purely downhill with wind in your rear, maybe. It managed 48mpg in the (very favourable to HEVs) WLTP index. Auto Express suggests mid 40s. Green car reports says 43mpg (us) combined, which is 50mpg UK for the 2wd in the EPA test, confirming the WLTP test. What Car got “just over 40mpg” in the Tucson with exactly the same drivetrain.
I’m pretty sure it wasn’t set to “since fill” (the number changed rather rapidly in the beginning, less in the end), in the dashboard. The 37mpg in the beginning were a result of two accelerations off the light to, you know. See how it “goes”, shortly after the journey started.
One thing to not is that i’m not 100% certain whether we drove the 2WD or 4WD – the GT Line S FHEV can be either, if i’m not mistaken.
@Rico on my 25min test drive (FHEV), half of it was slow, stop-start driving, which is where HEV gain over ICE as they use their electric motors. I only achieved 42mpg for the trip. The long term mpg was 40.
That sounds about right, ish.
I don’t think you’re going to regret it. Short hilly drives might be worse than the FHEV, but motorway driving would be better than the FHEV. Not sure what you’re driving currently, though 38mpg on short hilly drives doesn’t sound particularly bad?
You can’t regenerate on the motorway, so the FHEV system makes no difference other than adding weight. On the upside, the MHEV has a 7speed gearbox – i don’t know the ratios, but there’s a chance that 7th is akin to an overdrive, improving economy – usually 6speed gearboxes are used in hybrids because they leave space for the electric motor inside the gearbox (like our Golf GTE for example).
Prior: SEAT Ateca Xcellence Lux 1.5 TSI DSG MY19, VW Golf GTE PHEV DSG MY23
Current: Hyundai Ioniq 6 Ultimate
Next: we'll see what's available in 2028.