« Reply #12 on: 27 October 2015, 14:51 »
A serious question - by what is the draw of a GTE?
I appreciate this technology is the future whether we like it or not, and that with each generation the power plants and batteries will improve.
A 1950's 4 cylinder petrol engine was generally a pretty nasty thing for example, and a 1970's Diesel Golf vibrated and clattered dreadfully - show it a hill and it was as reluctant as a cat being thrown out the front door in a rain storm.
So early days for PHEV technology.
The ONLY people I can see buying one of these is someone who gets a decent company car allowance - which begs the question as to why you'd compromise on a few measly quid a month when you're already getting a pretty high salary?
I can't see the emissions argument aside from London pollution charges - the vehicle takes both petrol ( it also carries a big heavy battery and a huge vacuum cleaner motor to be dragged around by a little 1.4 engine so it won't be fuel efficient on anything but a downhill stretch or a constant speed on a dead flat road) and the electricity generally comes from a hugely polluting power station.
Why compromise driving enjoyment so much for so little reward?
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