Maybe it’s my age, but i can’t see a rotary of all engines being the “correct” choice. Of course, in terms of size, it’s unbeatable – but there’s a reason why they never really caught on. Be it the fact that they’re very thirsty, or burn oil at the same rate as petrol. Or of course the fact that the apex seals on the rotor barely last a year.
I do find one thing funny though (and it shows why WLTP numbers for PHEVs etc are bollocks). WLTP says 285mpg.
Yet, fully charged, with a full petrol tank (which is huge for a car that size at 50l) it has a range of “more than 370 miles”. Lets say 400 miles. Take 50 miles away for the electric part, means 50l of petrol for 350 miles. That’s 32mpg.
I’m not quite certain where the advantage of this car lies over normal PHEVs, i’ll be honest. At 1.8 tons this isn’t lighter than PHEVs, it has around 10 miles more electric range but a much thirstier ICE.
I mean, i’ll certainly keep an eye out and am curious about the reviews – but from what’s known at least at this point in time, this doesn’t seem like a great mix.
Genuinely, without being facetious – who’d take this over a BMW X1 xDrive 25e? Same electric range, the X1 is noticeably bigger and more practical, has considerably more power, is just all around a much better car – and equally likely to come to the scheme considering this particular engine is already available with the newly (re-)added X2.
Yes, the X1 is more expensive than the MX-30, but you very much get what you pay for.
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.