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Sunday 3 May 2015

Hybrid SUVs


With Crossover and SUV sales rocketing in the past few years, we remain to be in love with the more commanding road view that this category gives us. But with fuel being equally as important, more recently we've seen the introduction of the Hybrid SUV and Hybrid Crossover. Here's a brief overview of what's available today in this market comparing some of the most important aspects.
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV
One of the best value hybrids, impressive figures and an enticing price draws plenty of people to the Outlander PHEV.
CO2: 44 g/km
Efficiency: 148 mpg
Power: 119 bhp
Torque: 190 Nm
EV Range: 32.5 miles
Engine: 2.0-litre petrol
Price: £28,249
Outlander PHEV drives jobs boost-57619
Lexus NX 300h
The new crossover from Lexus comes with the letter 'h' after its name that Lexus is so well-known for. The NX 300h uses hybrid technology.
CO2: 116 g/km
Efficiency: 56.5 mpg
Power: 194 bhp
Torque: 155 lb ft
Engine: 2.5-litre petrol
Price: £34,495
Lexus NX300h excels in safety testing-60979
Lexus RX 450h
The NX's bigger brother is also a hybrid vehicle. The RX has been around for quite some time now, and just like before, the RX 450h is available.
CO2: 145 g/km
Efficiency: 44.8 mpg
Power: 295 bhp
Torque: more than 300 Nm
Engine: 3.5-litre petrol
Price: £44,495
World premiere for all-new Lexus RX at New York Motor Show-64988
Volvo XC90 T8 Twin Engine
After remaining almost unchanged for a decade, the 2nd generation has had a complete redesign and climbed further upmarket. For the first time ever, it's also offered with a hybrid powertrain.
CO2: 49 g/km
Efficiency: 134.5 mpg
Power: 407 bhp
Torque: 640 Nm
EV Range: 26 miles
Engine: 2.0-litre petrol
Price £59,955
The new Volvo XC90 T8 Twin Engine petrol plug-in hybrid driven in Tarragona, Spain
Porsche Cayenne S E-Hybrid
Porsche has joined the hybrid game with its Cayenne S E-Hybrid and its Panamera S E-Hybrid models. Its figures come as a pleasant surprise.
CO2: 79 g/km
Efficiency: 83.1 mpg
Power: 416 bhp
Torque: 590 Nm
EV Range: 22 miles
Engine: 3.0-litre petrol
Price: £62,099
New Porsche Cayenne S E-Hybrid-57141
Land Rover Range Rover Sport Autobiography Dynamic Hybrid
The luxurious SUV is now offered with a hybrid powertrain, but its purpose is more to get respectable performance figures in an economical way that to be super-economical, hence the lower-than-average figures.
CO2: 164 g/km
Efficiency: 45.6 mpg
Power: 340 bhp
Torque: 700 Nm
EV Range: 1 mile
Engine: 3.0-litre diesel
Price: £84,350
Range Rover Sport Hybrid tows an Airstream 2,500 miles to the Arctic Circle-63405
Land Rover Range Rover Autobiography (SWB and LWB) Hybrid
This is the crème de la crème. The ultimate luxury machine. A statement symbol. But such lavishness needn't be as expensive as it has been in the past. Even the top-of-the-range Range Rover is offered as a hybrid.
CO2: 169 g/km
Efficiency: 44.1 mpg
Power: 340 bhp
Torque: 700 Nm
EV Range: 1 mile
Engine: 3.0-litre diesel
Price: £98,000
Range Rover Hybrid Long Wheelbase in China-54205

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