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2017 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid
Any opinions on this car
Why is it not so popular ?
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I think it’s not more popular for a number of reasons:
It is only front wheel drive
It has a pointless towing capacity of 800kg which means it can’t pull any caravan
It is not a plug in Hybrid
It can only muster 57.6 miles per gallon which is the same as the diesel which can pull 1600kg
The 2.5 litre petrol engine is not very quiet and it has a CVT gearbox, which is necessary as power comes from two sources, but it revs quite high.
The batteries used are old fashioned nickel metal hydride
When compared to the Mitsibushi PHEV, which is now not on the Scheme, it seems outdated.
George, WMC has given some good reasons why it’s not popular, I’ll add one more. The salesman told me proudly, that when you come off the motorway the electric motor can take you between 1 and 2 miles on it’s own! So all those motorway miles result in a tiny “electric bonus”. The real MPH is much lower than published because of an old fashioned engine and an ancient battery pack combination!
That’s off the list then it sounds diabolical.
