The New T7 California can be ordered from today in Germany + configurator.

[Californication69]

Sounds like a BMW....

Yep the Hybrid X5 does 32-37mpg on a run with a flat battery / AWD.....

A 1.4 TSI in a Cali....nope. Wouldn't touch a defender PHEV with the 4 pot 2.0l

FFRR P400 SWB SE

 

[pjm-84]

That's impressive.....the 2.0l in the full fat was a little bit juicy, particularly in the Defender, so nice to see the straight 6...... assume I had this engine in the P400 and it did sound good. But I flipped it after it turned up 11.5months late and I had bought the BMW instead

 

[JuanVecino2023]

Apart from the BIK tax relief there’s no logical reason (to me) for purchasing a PHEV. Worst of both worlds, normal ICE serving costs and problems, battery range of 10-30 miles, still needs plugging in and no fast charge capability, so realistically can only be done at home, Multivan takes 3 hours 36 minutes according to VW spec sheet.The multivan has a reduced size fuel tank too, only 45 litres. To me they’re a complete waste of time, I’ve delivered quite a few PHEV and the the mpg on a long journey is abysmal, I often get customers complaining that the battery is empty when I handover, hardly surprising as I’ve just driven it 150 miles, 120 miles of which was lugging an empty battery around.

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Very much sums up my experience of owning (leading), a PHEV.

BIK was the driver. Real world EV range 20 miles on average. Worked fir local runs.

Massively expensive on journeys over 60 miles where I couldn’t charge in between legs.

 

[pjm-84]

Opposite. The Outlander would do 38/40mpg all day long with zero battery but performance was woeful at 120hp.

Volvo XC40 mild hybrid has averaged 45mpg from a 2.0l petrol....over 31,600miles

The BMW is just silly. 32-37mpg from a 2.5 ton / AWD 3.0l petrol that can still dash 0-60 well below 6 seconds and march on to 149mph.

 

[Skorn]

It looks like the new 4motion PHEV California is available for order in Germany. Still not open for orders in the UK yet but hopefully all 3 engine options are released at once when it becomes available here.

 

[2haw]

Multvan California opens for UK order’s tomorrow apparently.