Do the PHEVs that state mpg and kWh calculate the mpg on the petrol only mileage (making the figures accurate) or on the total mileage, including miles driven on electric (as per the Tucson – making the figures inaccurate)? Funnily enough, on the few occasions that I have done a tank to tank refill following long runs with a depleted battery from start to finish, the mpg stated in the car has been accurate (unfortunately ) I agree about the Tiguan. Even though it’s bland (as per all new generation VWs) I prefer the exterior look of it to the Tucson, but the interior (where we spend our time) falls short in comparison. I never found any of our 4 previous Tiguans quite as dull to drive as the Tucson though, but the driver aid systems work far better in the Hyundai, albeit that advantage is offset by all the ruddy bings and bongs and the fact that you can only cancel some of them. On that note, I read something online that you can ask the dealer to disable them if you sign a disclaimer? Have you heard that? When booking the car in for its first service (before I read this) I asked if they could do anything and they said no, even when I said that it would stop me getting another Hyundai as I found them so irritating and distracting!
I believe so because it keep the petrol engine and electric motor/battery seperate E.G on a trip PHEV will drive as an hybrid (some petrol/some battery), in the Tucson it’s difficult to define that, as we have no idea of how many lites of fuel and kW’s of electricity that trip has taken, only an overall combined figure. A car that keeps those entities seperate gives the number of kW’s used and fuel used for thar trip, including an overall combined figure, we can define more accuratey the car used 10 gallons + 10 kW’s of electricity for that 200 mile trip say. Infact most PHEV’s on the market do it this way.
I’m glad I set up a spreadsheet for economy because it give an accurate look at one way trips, combined trip and local based on the tank being refilled each time. The negative is, I’m always carrying a full tank which adds weight unnessarily, so will now drop to tank to tank.
Ive had two Tucsons, so I’d be lying if I said I didn’t like it however, the right colour is a must to tone down the overly chiseld look. I maintain its an excellent family A to B car rather than a drivers car. I have the 220 for thatand equally I was was in nort Staffs pro’s motorcross team till the age of 38-39 from which I started out at the age of 9 and equally took part in rallying, but I gid come from a family with a liong list of racing. and Ive had a lot of quick road cars, but the Tucson remains part of a limited choice to get my daughter to and from safely and comfortably and if I’m being honest the 2.5l Rover 75 I bought, and ended up giving my eldest daughter, did that in even more comfort and without the fecking bing bongs😂
It is me who said the dealer can disable (AC-B3) if you sign a disclaimer, although how that would appeal to Motability is another matter and it might also disable stuff you want on the same bus . I’m actively looking buying a OBD11 dongle or prograaming the safety systems off or at least the sound off with one, in similar to how you can activate deactivate functions on BMW quite easily, however Hyunda’s software is nothing like european cars. Keep you posted on this one.
Heres an example of an i10/20 at an Hyundai workshop.