Still deciding on what to order next month. This thread has been helpful in what to expect in the sister PHEV (Sportage) that I probably will be ordering. But, reading through Sportage forums, they only mention using HEV and EV modes, seems like they don’t seem to use Auto. Frustrating that the only car that seems to tick all the boxes is the Sportage. But it’s the first time I feel deflated, rather than excited, when choosing my next car. I’m tempted to wait and see what next quarter brings, but I fear that it will still be the Sportage and with it’s current “low” AP of £2,799, I expect it to rise. My preferred choice would be the Volvo V60, but my wife isn’t confident in parking and manoeuvring in small areas. Plus mpg will be very poor on short trips, which is 85% of our journeys.
May I suggest a Toyota CH-R or Prius both PHEV, our neighbour has the CH-R PHEV easy 45 miles plus in EV mode and north of 50 mpg in HEV with the battery depleted.
Unfortunately I have suffered a brain injury and occasionally I get confused and often say the wrong thing.