A 220 mile round trip equated to 54 mpg, not bad considering the car was fully loaded.
I’m a young oldie (61) that still loves a challenge so I’m going to have great fun bettering the 54 mpg when I do the exact same trip in a few weeks time.
I’m still struggling trying to remember what buttons and menus control what whilst on the move but mastering the basics was a doddle.
I used the radar cruise control briefly to see how it behaved, the harsh acceleration when it had to play catch up tells me it was wasting lots of fuel so I shan’t employ adaptive cruise when chasing high mpg’s.
I loved how progressive lifting off the throttle was doing the braking for me whilst regenerating and the fact that I was running at 70 mph on battery power alone amazed me…..Didn’t think that was possible in the mild hybrid.
back seat passengers said it was quite noisy back there….well it would be because I hadn’t used the luggage sliding cover…..come to think of it….either the back hatch or the luggage cover is rattling…..must investigate.
I really like how practical this spacious hatchback is, how it sips fuel and how it accelerates when flicked into S mode…..all in all it’s a great all rounder.