I'm just wondering whether anyone has test driven one of these and, if so, is the performance as good as a petrol-only vehicle?
I want something with reasonable performance for when I drive the Rimutaka, Nelson and Kaikoura ranges so I'm wondering whether a hybrid is suitable or whether I would be better off with a petrol only engine with better headline specification. I think the peak torque is about 220Nm, and the combined petrol+electric power figure is quoted as 150Kw but I'm guessing that going uphill the battery would quickly go flat and it would revert back to the somewhat enemic 120kw?