@gilders Your post sums up exactly how I feel about our Tucson PHEV. Has all the kit you could ever want and a very practical car (bings and ruddy bongs aside), but boring as hell to drive. I want to get some fun back into driving as well, so am considering options.
They are good a to b family cars and thats where it ends and if you want anything that basically resembles a bit of pep, you need sports mode which defeats the object. Likewise slapping a turbo on 1.5/1.6l, also defeats the object of these cars and makes them little more than grande toys!
Ive learnt alot in just over a year and when looking at PHEV’s like the Rav4/Across, they all opt for NA engines of least 2.5l, electric motors of which provide more the 50% of the total power, that will quickly get up to speed and keep up with traffic in no more than 6s and on a bad day will get 5o miles and near 50mpg with a depleted battery!
I was so close choosing the Across but my heart opted for function over form, which I regret.