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Your Hybrid Vehicle Awards
With about two months left in the year, it's that time when people start compiling lists or bests and worsts, so why not here?
Make your case for best hybrid of 2008, most promising newcomer, hybrid least likely to succeed, or any other category you may come up with.
It should be interesting to see what trends we come up with by year's end.
Make your case for best hybrid of 2008, most promising newcomer, hybrid least likely to succeed, or any other category you may come up with.
It should be interesting to see what trends we come up with by year's end.
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Both vehicles getting higher mpg that indicated on the sticker. It's like driving a real car, not a "wimpy" Prius that probably can't get out of it's own way. I suppose the small trunk may turn of some potential buyers but, otherwise no complaints. Plus looking forward to two times $2350 Fed Rebate (which I believe still applies for new purchases) So my vote goes to the Altima!
It may be the most fuel efficient Hybrid SUV on the planet. It is far from the most fuel efficient SUV. The VW Tiguan TDI sold in the EU has a combined 40MPG US. And highway rating of 44.4 MPG US. Most of the automakers sell diesel SUVs everywhere but here that will beat the hybrids hands down. I am sure Ford offers diesel SUVs that will easily top their hybrids.
Not here in the states, the only Ford diesels are on the large pickups.
Are you sure that the 40 MPG wasn't Imperial gallons? What it is in L/100KM? I suspect that in US MPG it would be about 34, which is similar to the FWD FEH (though the Tiguan is AWD). That is not counting any EPA pollution equipment required for US emissions that might decrease MPG...
Also note that hypermilers are getting 38-40 MPG in the FEH, although I don't drive that way. You could attempt to make the point that this is special driving, but there is no way you could similarly drive a Tiguan diesel to 30% better than EPA MPG, no matter what tricks you might perform. I personally get about 10% over EPA on my AWD FEH.
Not to mention price. If you think $32K is high for an FEH (limited trim), try the Tiguan Diesel for 45K (base trim)!
Final note: I don't know about your area, but Diesel generally runs 75 cents to a full dollar more than regular unleaded gas here in LA.
I suspect that cost wise the FEH may come out ahead.
NO it shows a combined 45.6 MPG Imperial. Which I calculated to 39.97 MPG US. It is the same engine in the Jetta selling in all 50 states with emissions for the upcoming EU standards. Ford has different names so not sure which is equal in size to the Escape.
Tiguan TDI
Interesting. The Diesel CR-V is rated in the low 30's, IIRC. I think that is a 2.0 Liter engine.