Not 100% no - but a lesser % still represents a good saving.Okay understand your point, but surely regenerative braking will never recover the energy used to get the vehicle up to speed especially in an urban area?
Not 100% no - but a lesser % still represents a good saving.Okay understand your point, but surely regenerative braking will never recover the energy used to get the vehicle up to speed especially in an urban area?
I tow a swift 550 single axle max weight 1495 with a 2.0d 180bhp Ford Kuga with a powershift gear box it tows the caravan much better than my manual 2012 2.0 xtrail 170bhp. Kuga’s are probably the least expensive main stream SUV . The powershift gearbox was sorted out after around 2015 I believe. I have had three Kuga’s not had any problems at all. All 2.0 diesels, 2x 180 1x150bhp. I think they offer good value. 40+ mpg solo 27 towing last time out .
Re MPG I barely do any real town driving , mostly country lanes A and B roads and Milton Keynes, plus Mway journey every 5 weeks 300 miles . I don’t do a lot of miles in the car per year, I am no boy racer but don’t drive slowly either the on board mpg is always around 40mpg goes up on a run . My manual Kuga’s were a bit better on fuel. If your going powershift route the gearbox must be serviced with proper proof. Around 36k or 3 or 4 years depending on the service schedule. Don’t buy one if you doubt the service history same as a VAG with the DSG gear box. As long as they are serviced they are fine. Lots of low mileage Kuga’s around Vegnale with some extras are a good spec and value. Good luck with your search. Sportage should still have warranty but a bit underpowered I found when I hired one on holiday.I think I’ve narrowed it down to either this Kuga model or a similar Sportage. Both appear to come with the mod cons I would desire for my largely solo driving.
A decent spec Tiguan is slightly out of my budget used, as I’m trading in I don’t want to add much more on than my current car value.
Kuga appears to be heavier which might work out for slightly future proofing. Albeit some used websites had the same mpg as the Sorento did at a similar price and higher spec which surely can’t be right given the sheer weight.
I know you say 40mpg solo, is that urban or motorway? The specs for mpg on the Sportage and Kuga appear to vary, I’m looking between 2017/2019 models to get similar to what I have now.
It's done on a rolling road under laboratory conditions. It's supposed to replicate real world driving, but it doesn't seem to replicate the way most people drive in the real world.When they do the mpg test it is probably on a nice smooth oval track at Millbrook in perfect conditions so a high mpg is to be expected.
Not sure about that as we had to deliver Vauxhalls to Millbrook for testing, but then this was way back in the mid nineties so things may have changed.It's done on a rolling road under laboratory conditions. It's supposed to replicate real world driving, but it doesn't seem to replicate the way most people drive in the real world.
I'm sure about it.Not sure about that as we had to deliver Vauxhalls to Millbrook for testing, but then this was way back in the mid nineties so things may have changed.
Oh yes, you don't want to be putting a car on a test track, only to find you unfortunately get an accurate MPG.I'm sure about it.
Even in the days test tracks were used for economy tests the manufacturers were allegedly fiddling the results, taping up panel joints and removing wing mirrors for better aero dynamics etc. Unfortunately the new test regimes didn't stop them finding ways to enhance the results, hence the dieselgate scandal.Oh yes, you don't want to be putting a car on a test track, only to find you unfortunately get an accurate MPG.
Manufacturers will carry out a wide variety of tests on new designs, and will use many different types of proving systems, not every test is necessarily related to the official MPG tests.Not sure about that as we had to deliver Vauxhalls to Millbrook for testing, but then this was way back in the mid nineties so things may have changed.