We are on our second PHEV so know what to expect, to date we have had 2 litre diesel for years, plus we tow a caravan. Our first PHEV 2020 Mitsubishi Outlander 2.4 very good economical vehicle especially charging up off peak at 5 pence a kWh and in those days free at Tesco, It did not perform as well as out previous Ford Kuga 2 litre diesel power shift especially as a tow car, but was at least 25% of the running cost. In the summer 28/30 miles EV in the winter nearer 13 miles, when the battery was depleted 35 mpg, when E5 changed to E10 we noticed towing dropped from 30/31 mpg to 26/27 mpg. When the battery was depleted it drove as hybrid, when towing with a depleted battery is was basically horrible, noisy with flat performance, at that point I wished I had my old Ford Kuga.
In August we changed to a Suzuki Across (rebadged Toyota RAV4 PHEV), I had had my eye on one for year, despite the hefty £6999 AP I wanted a decent tow vehicle, to date the Suzuki Across has been faultless it tow like a steam train putting many diesel to shame, with a depleted battery no drop off in performance, with a depleted battery we regularly see over 50 mpg even in the winter, towing we see 36/38 mpg plus, with a depleted battery around 32/34 mpg all on E10, ideally I would love to extend the lease in August 2026.
We did look at the Mazda C60 after reading the road test, towing reviews plus seeing one in the carpark we gave them a wide berth.
Unfortunately I have suffered a brain injury and occasionally I get confused and often say the wrong thing.