Superb Hybrid

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So, in the hung for an estate car I have found the Superb PHEV (?) with the 1.4 petrol alongside battery power which gives a range of about 40miles which would be ideal for us for most journeys.

However, I don’t have the first clue about this technology!

Are the Skodas any good?

I see they have a ten year 100k mile warranty on the battery but many of the ones in our budget are 21 plates with 80k on them although I can’t see we would even reach 100k for a few years with our use.

They all have full dealer history and first MOTs are spotless with no advisories .

[AlexIT]

Superb with 1.4 petrol engine... Ok, on the 40 miles electric range -make it more 30-, but that must on GTR fuel consumption level at 70 mph
What you save by using the battery in town, you're going to spend it in petrol.
I had that same engine in the Leon and it averaged 39 mpg and it was for sure a lot lighter!

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Ok thanks.

Tbh, we aren’t looking at really getting one, more the price was reasonable, and it was also the thought of getting in to a pre conditioned car. D

So, apparently they are 212hp, but I assume that must be a combination of petrol and electric?

I guess petrol power alone is around 150jp?

[HughG]

It's the same drive train that is in the Passat GTE, maybe worth a look at those also.

[paradigital]

AlexIT said:

Superb with 1.4 petrol engine... Ok, on the 40 miles electric range -make it more 30-, but that must on GTR fuel consumption level at 70 mph
What you save by using the battery in town, you're going to spend it in petrol.
I had that same engine in the Leon and it averaged 39 mpg and it was for sure a lot lighter!

Says someone who has clearly never owned one.

We have the Passat GTE estate and find that it’s great all round. 99% of the wife’s daily driving (school runs, shopping, etc) are on battery (charged every night on octopus 7p/kwh, or from excess solar for £0), even in this weather.

On longer runs like our regular holidays from Cheshire to North Devon, we average over 60mpg for the journey down/up, and that’s fully laden with 4 passengers and a brimmed boot.

Empty it’s even more efficient in hybrid mode.

[clockworks]

I had a Siperb estate, but the 280 version. Very nice car, and even with a 280bhp 2 litre turbo engine, no hybrid system, and four wheel drive, it averaged close to 40mpg once warmed up.

I currently own a Volvo XC40 plug-in hybrid. 1.5 litre engine, plus an 80bhp electric motor.
Costs 3p a mile on battery (around 70% of my mileage), and will do better than 40mpg after the battery is "flat". Perfectly driveable on just the battery, even up steep hills or on dual carriageways.

If you do lots of short journeys, a PHEV can make sense in you are not ready for a full BEV.

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Thanks everyone,

I kinda discounted the Passat before I even looked as I assumed they would have galactic mileage and still be more expensive, but I have seen a few nice ones! In budget.

Do the dsg boxes in these need servicing the sand as the golf etc?