Thread: Hybrid cars what to look for.

Originally Posted by spnz

Hi,

I have a 2016 Toyota fielder/Corolla wagon 1.5 hybrid...

In real life driving mixed highway and round town (Wanaka/Queenstown) I average 5 Litres per hundred Kms, I have roof racks, often carry my mountain bike on the back etc etc. Best I've got was 4L per hundred, but that was in flat Christchurch!

I've been super happy with it, gets over the crown range, Ive put 60k on it in two years.

Its Def funny driving a small car around with all the big guzzling utes on the road ! Get a few looks pulling upto road ends and hunting out of it, when most are expecting me to have a 4x4 !

Same boat here. 2016 fielder hybrid. 5L per 100km. Mostly highway around the NI to avoid putting lots of kms on the 4wd. Get 4L/100 if only in town. Very comfortable to drive, just a bit noisy, but it’s a low spec Toyota so never going to check all the boxes. Very happy with it.

Lots of people saying that the electric motor don’t do any work once on open road but that’s not been my experience, it’s constantly using the electric motor especially up hills.