By Paul Homewood

There has been some debate about fuel efficiency in hybrids, so I am reposting this road test in the Express last year about the new Volvo XC60 Hybrid

It contained the usual glowing comments that most expensive cars get, but it did contain this criticism:

Given that the hybrid cost about £9000 more than its diesel equivalent, which has a spec of 49.6 mpg, it hardly offers value for money. I guess that the sort of people who would be prepared to fork out £56000 for one might not regard that as a problem though.

More to the point though, the government is banking on hybrids to reduce fuel consumption and emissions. If this Volvo is typical of the breed, hybrids may not make as much difference as our glorious leaders hope!

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July 15, 2018 at 12:21PM