>> Interesting. Presumably it’s the new 1.0 litre PHEV with 155 horse, same as the Focus
>> ? I didn’t want another SUV, but a return to more traditional estate, of which
>> I’ve had plenty, although most were bought off friends with high mileages and cheap as
>> chips.
>> The only downside I find is the internal load height..with the Macan I could fit
>> in about 12/14 pallets, the Focus Estate only 6/8.
>> I think the Kuga looks especially good in Ruby Red.
>>
Strangely, Ford appear to have two approaches to PHEV powertrains. The Transit PHEV is the 1.0 Ecoboost unit, I think largely working as a generator to charge the batteries, which in turn drive a motor which powers the wheels.
Conversely, the Kuga is a 2.5, 4 cylinder, naturally aspirated unit running the Atkinson cycle and channeling that ‘power’ via a CVT ‘box. A very different animal to the previous Golf GTD Estate with a manual ‘box.
To be honest, the main driver was cutting BIK costs, as it’s company car. It does that very effectively, as the monthly tax bill is around 1/3 of that for the Golf. PHEV or BEV is the only way to go for reasonable company car tax bills these days.
Actually drives well, in spite of the CVT ‘box.
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