I don't understand the negativity towards Prius

[Dolph]

I’ll take tractor noise over the incessant drone of a CVT auto.

You don’t hear that in normal driving or indeed those days you leave at 6:30am and the neighbour think their milk is being delivered late...

You don't have to have a cvt either if you look away from the Toyota. The ioniq has a highly efficient dual clutch setup rather than a cvt. Cvt isn't the only option for hybrids.

 

[Jonnycoupe]

Shame no one makes manual hybrids. I’d love to try one out...

PS transits deliver milk, I know as my neighbours delivery often wakes me at 1:30am.

 

[lordrobs]

Shame no one makes manual hybrids. I’d love to try one out...

PS transits deliver milk, I know as my neighbours delivery often wakes me at 1:30am.

I guess the closest we got was the IMA Hondas.

 

[Psycho Sonny]

I can believe it. The old PD TDIs are more economical than the modern DPF diesels. I’ve seen 60mpg brim to brim doing 400 mile return motorway trips in a Fabia vRS on fat sticky tyres.

It’s not on it last legs, only has 40k on it. I commute on foot. Owned from new. Scheduled maintenance only and a brake calliper so far. I understand that most vehicles of a similar age are not in similar condition.

he's talking about 65mpg in a city in rush hour traffic though. where it takes you an hour to drive 10 miles.

 

[MagicBoy]

he's talking about 65mpg in a city in rush hour traffic though. where it takes you an hour to drive 10 miles.

55mpg.

Can't comment further, wasn't my post. Plus I've walked to work for over 10 years. Don't miss rush hour commuting at all. I get 45mpg on the three mile trip across town to the supermarket if it helps according to the MFA.

If I had to drive to commute to work across a city then I can see the appeal of a petrol hybrid like the Auris/CT200h.