Family Estate Car with Hybrid and AWD - Suggestions Please
Discussion
Hi All,
Has anyone any suggestions for a new Family Estate with Awd and Hybrid. I currently drive a '14 Subaru Legacy and while she is still pulling like a train part of me thinks I should flip it while it is under 100,000 km (currently at 86km) and I would like a Hybrid to ease the petrol pain (I don't do diesel).
OR
The other half of me sees only a Toyota Rav 4 as an option. This makes me think I should just drive the Legacy to over 200k in the hope that, in the intervening period (4 years at 30km per year), some maker comes out a Hybrid along the lines of what I drive.
I need Awd for the snow as I live near the Alps and I need an estate as I have a family.
Thanks in advance for the suggestions.
Has anyone any suggestions for a new Family Estate with Awd and Hybrid. I currently drive a '14 Subaru Legacy and while she is still pulling like a train part of me thinks I should flip it while it is under 100,000 km (currently at 86km) and I would like a Hybrid to ease the petrol pain (I don't do diesel).
OR
The other half of me sees only a Toyota Rav 4 as an option. This makes me think I should just drive the Legacy to over 200k in the hope that, in the intervening period (4 years at 30km per year), some maker comes out a Hybrid along the lines of what I drive.
I need Awd for the snow as I live near the Alps and I need an estate as I have a family.
Thanks in advance for the suggestions.
If you want the hybrid to keep down the costs of petrol then you are cost sensitive...
If you are cost sensitive - check the reputation of your current car, unless there are numerous reports of it dying at 100,000 keep it - that will be cheaper than paying more to switch it out... otherwise your hybrid savings will be swallowed up by the cost to switch...
If you are cost sensitive - check the reputation of your current car, unless there are numerous reports of it dying at 100,000 keep it - that will be cheaper than paying more to switch it out... otherwise your hybrid savings will be swallowed up by the cost to switch...
I've no idea if the newer ones are better but the steering was utterly horrific on the MY14 Rav4 I had for a thankfully short while (while my Mondeo Estate was in for bodywork). Really dodgy variable assistance that made it somewhat of a lottery as to how much effort was needed. I ended up using everywhere in "Sport mode"...Not because it seemed to make any damn difference to how un-sporty it was but it at least made the steering consistent!
I've had 5 Outlander PHEvs for the last couple of years, and would have had another if one had been made available for me.
They are plenty big enough for a family of 4 to go camping, fuel economy averages about 40mpg in the real world - more with regular charging, and less when driven spiritedly. They are well equipped with toys and gadgets, and the AWD works pretty well in the snowy peak district - I would have preferred proper winter tyres on it, but as I only kept them for 6-8 months, I wasn't going to pay for them myself.
That said - mine were all demonstrators and very good tax wise as a company vehicle, doing a 25 mile commute most of that was in EV, but I know it doesn't stack up cost wise on more regular long journeys when recharging is not an option, and bought/financed privately.
They are plenty big enough for a family of 4 to go camping, fuel economy averages about 40mpg in the real world - more with regular charging, and less when driven spiritedly. They are well equipped with toys and gadgets, and the AWD works pretty well in the snowy peak district - I would have preferred proper winter tyres on it, but as I only kept them for 6-8 months, I wasn't going to pay for them myself.
That said - mine were all demonstrators and very good tax wise as a company vehicle, doing a 25 mile commute most of that was in EV, but I know it doesn't stack up cost wise on more regular long journeys when recharging is not an option, and bought/financed privately.
Edited by S11Steve on Monday 12th February 15:34
Ignoring the Mitsubishi PHEV and Lexus hybrids as they are SUV's and you've specified Estate cars.
Volvo V60 D6, but check the boot space as they're not that big as standard, and they lose more boot space due to the batteries underneath.
Mercedes C300h
BMW 330e
Struggling to think of many more
To be honest, unless your daily commute is only short and can be completed mostly under the short electric range that these hybrids have, you're probably better off going for a standard petrol car.
Volvo V60 D6, but check the boot space as they're not that big as standard, and they lose more boot space due to the batteries underneath.
Mercedes C300h
BMW 330e
Struggling to think of many more
To be honest, unless your daily commute is only short and can be completed mostly under the short electric range that these hybrids have, you're probably better off going for a standard petrol car.
rastapasta said:
Hi All,
Has anyone any suggestions for a new Family Estate with Awd and Hybrid. I currently drive a '14 Subaru Legacy and while she is still pulling like a train part of me thinks I should flip it while it is under 100,000 km (currently at 86km) and I would like a Hybrid to ease the petrol pain (I don't do diesel).
OR
The other half of me sees only a Toyota Rav 4 as an option. This makes me think I should just drive the Legacy to over 200k in the hope that, in the intervening period (4 years at 30km per year), some maker comes out a Hybrid along the lines of what I drive.
I need Awd for the snow as I live near the Alps and I need an estate as I have a family.
Thanks in advance for the suggestions.
Tesla? The SUV is AWDHas anyone any suggestions for a new Family Estate with Awd and Hybrid. I currently drive a '14 Subaru Legacy and while she is still pulling like a train part of me thinks I should flip it while it is under 100,000 km (currently at 86km) and I would like a Hybrid to ease the petrol pain (I don't do diesel).
OR
The other half of me sees only a Toyota Rav 4 as an option. This makes me think I should just drive the Legacy to over 200k in the hope that, in the intervening period (4 years at 30km per year), some maker comes out a Hybrid along the lines of what I drive.
I need Awd for the snow as I live near the Alps and I need an estate as I have a family.
Thanks in advance for the suggestions.
IanCress said:
Ignoring the Mitsubishi PHEV and Lexus hybrids as they are SUV's and you've specified Estate cars.
Volvo V60 D6, but check the boot space as they're not that big as standard, and they lose more boot space due to the batteries underneath.
Mercedes C300h
BMW 330e
Struggling to think of many more
To be honest, unless your daily commute is only short and can be completed mostly under the short electric range that these hybrids have, you're probably better off going for a standard petrol car.
Passat Estate GTE is one moreVolvo V60 D6, but check the boot space as they're not that big as standard, and they lose more boot space due to the batteries underneath.
Mercedes C300h
BMW 330e
Struggling to think of many more
To be honest, unless your daily commute is only short and can be completed mostly under the short electric range that these hybrids have, you're probably better off going for a standard petrol car.
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