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one of my short list i havent sat in yet so i wonder are the so called ergonomic seats any good and how is the economy in real life 52mpg claimed.
i think its a bit bigger than i would normally go for but it has all the would likes heated front screen etc the heated seats and wheel are an extra but i can live with that. this trim has no sunroof which suits me.
anyone got one or have any experience.
hopefully next sat i can get to ford and toyota to try the last 2 on my list.
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Are you looking at the Kuga PHEV or a standard Hybrid either way 52mpg is easily achievable, personally I would go for the Toyota.
Unfortunately I have suffered a brain injury and occasionally say the wrong thing.
sorry yes standard hybrid i cant charge at home so plug in wont work. may pos get away with full electric with a decent range as i would probably only need to charge once every 3 weeks or so.
the toyota mpg is next level more even than the juke. but again i need to do the sit test and see if the design trim is ok as the gt is now top end of budget. sensible head says juke tekna is best at £269.but the design yaris cross is £115 with a better mpg but less bling. lol its never easy whatever your budget.
Toyota Corolla is well worth a look, if you visit Toyota. The Kuga is cheap inside and perhaps too big for your needs and will only get a reversing camera. For £269 you would get everything you want and more having another Juke.
the corrolla is weird the sporty one is the cheapest lol. could be interesting then.top of budget as is the sporty yaris cross. just a case of which fits better, quite like the hatchback. but the mpg is streets ahead of anyone else. be interesting to have a look toyotas can be a bit plasticky. may pop round to the mansfield one on the way home tommorrow.
the teckna juke does have the winter kit i would like. just have to hope the prices stay around the same. i would probably sign up on the 28 th feb/1 march to fix the price if they do. cant see them going down really.
The Kuga was on my shortlist, but I eliminated it within 2 minutes of sitting in it as the quality of materials now used in current generation Fords are shocking IMHO. I’ve never seen such cheap and nasty looking door cards. The bright green didn’t look too bad in the showroom but I’ve seen 2 or 3 of them on the road now and it doesn’t look good in natural light, again IMHO.
@mitch i had an St Line X from 2021 the 2.0 D AWd version for 3 years and it was great car only gripe was the driver seat it was very very firm with minimal side bolster….but with the update facelift the seating was uprated to the AGR ergo seats which are a big improvment,and the infotaiment system has had a restyle and been improved.Still like them.
Would i have the green colour…..nah.
I was temped to have another but the AP’s for the model i would choose was way too much,so i went with the Enyak and have never thought i made the wrong choice.
Had an ST-Line Kuga hybrid as a rental (and a Corolla Cross the day before) in NZ last week, much more responsive than the Corolla Cross, better engine, better handling, interior was ok, not “plush” by any means. Seat was weird, very hard, felt sort of humped in the middle, not uncomfortable or sore, just very firm – both wife and I remarked on it. Seats were larger than the Corolla’s – both width and depth.
Fuel consumption wasn’t as good as the Corolla, we used 7 litres to cover 80 miles, although the 47 miles of motorway were all 60mph limit.
Also had a Corolla Cross in Stavanger, Norway a few weeks prior, did 200-odd miles, needed 9.7 litres to fill, although Norway speed limits were 50mph (and often less). Noticed it did use electric only way more often than the Kuga, also CVT intrusive and felt like about half the power!
Engine wise the Kuga would be my choice, quiet, powerful.
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i think its going to go to the wire and depend on the test drives, the toyotas have the mpg sewn up but the bigger engine is tempting in the kuga but do i need the size ? the juke is more than adequate roomwise.
its going to be the seats and comfort i think. just need decent time in them maybe i can get a 24 hr test in all 4.
the juke would be nailed on with a sportier set up but then again how many nissans could you call sporty.
oh for a mk1 mr2 lol i had one of those for 6 years longest ive owned a car now that was sporty.
Had an ST-Line Kuga hybrid as a rental (and a Corolla Cross the day before) in NZ last week, much more responsive than the Corolla Cross, better engine, better handling, interior was ok, not “plush” by any means. Seat was weird, very hard, felt sort of humped in the middle, not uncomfortable or sore, just very firm – both wife and I remarked on it. Seats were larger than the Corolla’s – both width and depth. Fuel consumption wasn’t as good as the Corolla, we used 7 litres to cover 80 miles, although the 47 miles of motorway were all 60mph limit. Also had a Corolla Cross in Stavanger, Norway a few weeks prior, did 200-odd miles, needed 9.7 litres to fill, although Norway speed limits were 50mph (and often less). Noticed it did use electric only way more often than the Kuga, also CVT intrusive and felt like about half the power! Engine wise the Kuga would be my choice, quiet, powerful.
Forgive the interuption 🙂
It’s along time since Ive been to NZ, so can’t comment there, but in europe the Kuga hybrid uses eCVT (hydraulically operated system based on a torque converter and a set of planetary gears) The Corolla, well the latest model uses eCVT (two electric motors mated to a transmission and planetary gear shaft, as well as the engine, respectively), so both use planetary gears rarther than a belt like older CVT full on elastic band effect.
The Corolla cross depending on the year may use CVT or [eCVT – 7.6s awd]
In terms of 0-62, the Corrola 2.0l 7.4s. Kuga 8.3s. Corolla 1.8 9.1s
The smaller engine Corolla going by forums will do low 60’smpg (whatcar suggests 75mpg) which isn’t bad for a small family car, but guess Toyota has mastered the hybrid lol.
However, I still say for tootling around along with the odd trip, you can’t beat the Juke at its current price and the niceties in Tekna trim, as we stand today 🙂
i would probably agree @kezo with my sensible head on.lol. esp as the gr trims are almost £800 more for no more toys and the extra mpg wont cover that.
i will test them all as there are bits on all i am not sure about, mostly comfort. but the tekna has headrest speakers are they any good or just a gimmick and the seats are different to mine.
none really scream buy me bt then they are what they are small suv crossovers or whatever the bzzword is today.
i need the jcw to come back at zero ap that would end the argument lol.
In Sheffield verually all the private hire taxi’s are Corolla’s in all shapes and forms colours mainly white,blue,black….that tells me they are defo going to be reliable cars which is huge plus…would i have one here where i live probably not because i would soon get fed up of peeps trying to flag me down.
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