Morning @Oscarmax Is the Suzuki 4wD? I presume it is, as are the Tucson’s that @kezo and I have. I’m no expert on hybrid systems, but my hunch is that having been one of the first to deploy this technology, Toyota have mastered it and now probably have the best and most efficient setups?
Luckily neither Kezo or myself put a priority on low running costs but, in my case, as I’ve moved from a fuel efficient ICE car, I wanted to make sure that overall running costs with the PHEV were lower, to make all the charging effort worthwhile. My 2.0i BMW averaged 42.2 mpg and so far the Tucson PHEV is averaging around 50 mpg (working it out accurately on a cost per mile basis rather than the inaccurate fuel computer reads). Most recently I’ve been doing more local journeys in EV mode where the cost per mile (for me) equates to around 80 mpg so I’m expecting that average to improve (winter permitting – see previous post).
Years ago we owned a petrol RAV4 privately and we loved it so much we kept it 10 years. It could therefore have been a natural choice for our move to a PHEV, but compared to the Tucson it seemed very dated (especially infotainment) and interior quality wasn’t as good, so we dismissed it very early on. I reckon that an all new model must be well overdue, so if it’s replaced by the time we next change and we still wish to persist with a hybrid we will definitely take another look.