The estate version of the Peugeot 508 SW. Volkswagen Passast GTE plug-in hybrid reviewed Unfortunately, like the Golf GTE plug-in, the Passat is currently delisted on VW’s UK website ‘owing to high demand.’ The familiar Volkswagen Passat Estate bodystyle lends itself well to a hybrid application. If the V90 is too big, don’t forget you can pick any of the 90- or 60-series models with the same Twin Engine hybrid tech. This is a good-looking car - and quick to boot, with a combined power output of 400bhp from the petrol and electric motors. Volvo offers most of its big cars with Twin Engine hybrid spec, and one of our favourite is the big V90 estate. On test: the Toyota Corolla Touring Sports Hybrid The icing on the cake? It's made in the United Kingdom, so you'll be doing your bit to support local manufacturing. Toyota's hybrid car knowledge, specs and experience all wrapped up in a surprisingly practical bodyshell. Toyota claims up to 55mpg and CO2 emissions stand at 112g/km to trim your running costs. Priced from around £28,000, you can pick up the wagon bodystyle in the Corolla Hybrid to electrify your family lugging duties. Result? Skoda quotes CO2 emissions below 40g/km, a 7.7sec 0-62mph time and electric-only running of up to 37 miles. Adding hybrid powertrain to the mix only makes it more compelling - the iV badge denotes this is the plug-in hybrid version, matching a 1.4 TSI petrol engine with a 85kW electric motor aiding the front wheels. The Skoda Superb has long been the go-to estate car for those wanting towering space, decent value and the slick execution that VW's 'budget' brand now promises across the board. Land Rover quotes CO2 emissions of just 74g/km and 85.3mpg combined economy.īest hybrid estate cars 1. The new Defender P400e mixes the 2.0-litre, four-cylinder petrol engine with a powerful electric motor, giving a combined 398bhp system output - and enough range to drive 27 miles on electric power. We've gathered our favourite hybrid SUVs in a separate guide here, but if you're shopping for a plug-in off-roader there is now a lot of choice - and the new Land Rover Defender hybrid is among the front-runners. In its natural environment of the motorway it’s a more accomplished cruiser even without fancy adaptive dampers, and the real world electric range is astonishingly good. I f you’re after a plug-in hybrid to save the planet or a few pounds, it’s hard to ignore the C300e’s numerous charms. With battery technology getting ever cleverer, this PHEV Merc boasts some seriously impressive official figures.īattery capacity is up from 13.5kWh to a far more serious 25.4kWh, enough to lift range to a WLTP certified 62 miles, far more than the BMW 330e and pretty much every other plug-in out there. If you’re still wondering whether the plug-in hybrid is a true alternative to a diesel-powered car, the Mercedes C300e answers that with an emphatic ‘yes’.
Its ultra-low 6% BiK rate thanks to low CO2 and decent e-range means it’s good value for business use, although perhaps not so good as those willing and able to take the plunge into a full EV Basically, it’s a great company car if you live 20-30 miles from the office, and still visit it five days a week. Like all plug-ins the Octavia makes sense for regular, reliable journeys within its electric range (which in fairness is usefully long) and the occasional longer jaunt on petrol power. It’s now available as a dive-door Touring estate as well as the four-door saloon.
If you mostly drive around town, why not consider a pure electric car which now make up more than 5% of UK new car registrations? But if your typical driving falls somewhere between these extremes - as it does for many UK motorists - a hybrid may be just the answer you're looking for.Ī classic of the breed, the BMW 3-series hybrid adds an 87bhp electric motor to the familiar 2.0-litre engine, bringing a theoretical 25-mile electric range and some attractive tax breaks, saving company car drivers a good couple of hundred pounds a month. If you already know which type of UK hybrid you’re interested in, click on the links below to jump to our pick of the cars on sale in each sector (some more popular sectors such as hybrid 4x4s have been hived off into their own separate pages): Essentially, it means hybrid cars to continue for the next decade and a half. The government announcement banning fossil fuels from 2030 has an important sub-clause that extends the life of hybrids to 2035: 'Between 20, new cars and vans can be sold if they have the capability to drive a significant distance with zero emissions (for example, plug-in hybrids or full hybrids), and this will be defined through consultation.