Would my driving suit a hybrid (Ioniq)?
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I'm looking at this lease deal for no other reason than it's a pretty fantastic price: http://www.appliedleasing.co.uk/personal-lease-car...
It's not a car I'd normally consider, but I think it might still suit my needs. It'll mainly be used for commuting.
Morning commute: 20 minutes at 30mph, 5 minute blast at 60mph, then 35 minutes crawling between 5-15mph.
Evening commute: 40 minutes of stop-start very heavy traffic (average speed over the 40 minutes is 6mph) followed by 20 minutes on 30/60mph roads.
I've seen a few reviews where people are only getting 45mpg from the Ioniq in mixed driving, which is pretty disappointing.
How well suited will my driving be to it?
It's not a car I'd normally consider, but I think it might still suit my needs. It'll mainly be used for commuting.
Morning commute: 20 minutes at 30mph, 5 minute blast at 60mph, then 35 minutes crawling between 5-15mph.
Evening commute: 40 minutes of stop-start very heavy traffic (average speed over the 40 minutes is 6mph) followed by 20 minutes on 30/60mph roads.
I've seen a few reviews where people are only getting 45mpg from the Ioniq in mixed driving, which is pretty disappointing.
How well suited will my driving be to it?
I have a Lexus and my commute pattern is:
2.5 miles of 30/40mph local roads followed by about 8 miles of NSL DC followed by about 10 miles of either NSL or 40mph A roads.
I find it works pretty well in that if you're in anything over 40mph it's going to be on the engine but it's ensuring the hybrid battery is charged or it's mixing with the battery.
Average MPG is anything from 52-55mpg depending on temperatures as you do notice MPG drop in the winter.
Being stuck in traffic becomes a silent experience and I can genuinely say that it's changed my driving temperament in so much as I was never one who suffered from road rage but I have found the Lexus makes me truly not give a s
t about how quickly I get somewhere.
I would definitely try one as I've no idea if the Hyundai hybrid tech is the same, and I suspect Lexus have done a lot to make the car so quiet and isolated from the outside world - I'd want to ensure Hyundai have done something similar so the lack of engine noise doesn't become hearing everything outside the car.
2.5 miles of 30/40mph local roads followed by about 8 miles of NSL DC followed by about 10 miles of either NSL or 40mph A roads.
I find it works pretty well in that if you're in anything over 40mph it's going to be on the engine but it's ensuring the hybrid battery is charged or it's mixing with the battery.
Average MPG is anything from 52-55mpg depending on temperatures as you do notice MPG drop in the winter.
Being stuck in traffic becomes a silent experience and I can genuinely say that it's changed my driving temperament in so much as I was never one who suffered from road rage but I have found the Lexus makes me truly not give a s
t about how quickly I get somewhere.I would definitely try one as I've no idea if the Hyundai hybrid tech is the same, and I suspect Lexus have done a lot to make the car so quiet and isolated from the outside world - I'd want to ensure Hyundai have done something similar so the lack of engine noise doesn't become hearing everything outside the car.
I also have a Lexus. Mine is a CT 200h so the same hybrid setup as the Prius. I've got a 10 minute 30mph followed by 30 minute 60 mph community in the morning. On the way back it is 20 minutes 60mph, stop start 10 minutes then 15 minutes 30 mph. I'm averaging 50mpg in the winter and a bit more in summer.
From what I have read the Ioniq is pretty good and against the Prius it is much down to personal preference. I haven't driven it myself. The Toyota arrangement has a 1.8 litre engine and cvt gearbox where are Hyundai went with a 1.6 and more traditional gearbox (auto). A cvt can be less satisfying to the ear but is technically more efficient.
Have a read here and if you are still interested perhaps go for a test drive. http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/hyundai/ioniq/97628/h...
As above a hybrid is great and certainly changes how you approach situations. I'm much less stressed and traffic jams doesn't bother me as much when I know I'm not wasting fuel.
There is a plugin hybrid version of the Ioniq which should give much better mpg for short and medium distance runs but you need to have somewhere to plug it in.
From what I have read the Ioniq is pretty good and against the Prius it is much down to personal preference. I haven't driven it myself. The Toyota arrangement has a 1.8 litre engine and cvt gearbox where are Hyundai went with a 1.6 and more traditional gearbox (auto). A cvt can be less satisfying to the ear but is technically more efficient.
Have a read here and if you are still interested perhaps go for a test drive. http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/hyundai/ioniq/97628/h...
As above a hybrid is great and certainly changes how you approach situations. I'm much less stressed and traffic jams doesn't bother me as much when I know I'm not wasting fuel.
There is a plugin hybrid version of the Ioniq which should give much better mpg for short and medium distance runs but you need to have somewhere to plug it in.
Edited by colin79666 on Saturday 18th March 19:05
I've previously had a Mercedes c250d and then a c220d which I had 41mpg then 45mpg respectively over a 2 years ownership.
In my hybrid Ioniq my first fill average was 56.8 and that include more motorway usage than normal. An extra bonus is that petrol is cheaper and not half as smelly as diesel.
On my 45 minute commute of A roads followed by 15 minutes stop start traffic I see 65-70 mpg for the journey.
In my hybrid Ioniq my first fill average was 56.8 and that include more motorway usage than normal. An extra bonus is that petrol is cheaper and not half as smelly as diesel.
On my 45 minute commute of A roads followed by 15 minutes stop start traffic I see 65-70 mpg for the journey.
Edited by c1derman on Tuesday 21st March 07:55
A key question for you is HOW you drive those 20 minutes on 30/60mph? If you like to make swift progress and need to accelerate rapidly (which would trigger the ICE) then chances are your fuel economy would be hit.
The trouble with reviewers who test hybrids is that they often don't really understand how the hybrid system on that particular car has been designed, and hence the results are disappointing as you say.
When I got my Prius, I drove it like I drove my previous petrol car, and my initial results were disappointing too. Once I adjusted my driving style to suit the car (and paying attention to the energy meter on the dash), and the car having a few thousand miles, I'm now getting substantially higher fuel economy (yesterday, my 10 mile drive outside of rush hour in South London got me 91mpg)
Good Luck!
The trouble with reviewers who test hybrids is that they often don't really understand how the hybrid system on that particular car has been designed, and hence the results are disappointing as you say.
When I got my Prius, I drove it like I drove my previous petrol car, and my initial results were disappointing too. Once I adjusted my driving style to suit the car (and paying attention to the energy meter on the dash), and the car having a few thousand miles, I'm now getting substantially higher fuel economy (yesterday, my 10 mile drive outside of rush hour in South London got me 91mpg)
Good Luck!
It's Kia rather than Hyundai but Robert Llewellyn reviewed their PHEV
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDFfHga_k1A
Some interesting comments.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDFfHga_k1A
Some interesting comments.
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