I have in B-Mode for my usage of the car 3.7l (City) to 4.4l (combined city and highway). Only highway is a bit higher but thats ok for me. I am totally happy with this beautiful car.
I'm an older driver and this car is my favourite ever car in all departments. I get well over 500 miles on a full tank even if I don't use the eco setting. and let it do it's own thing on multi sense (that's mixed city/twice monthly motorway driving). That compares to about 350 miles on the Scenics I drove before. Well impressed.
I have driven the hybrid Dacia Jogger, with the same engine and the same Renault platform, in a mountain region of France. I really appreciated the B mode on downhill sections, which gave me good electric braking even when the battery was full. I had very little need to use the brake pedal on descents, where the travel mode was always in EV with the combustion engine at a standstill. Starting with a battery that's 50% full, you have to go down a gradient of around 200 meters before it's fully charged. When the battery is at 100%, the Jogger still has the same electric braking capacity, as the starter-alternator drives the combustion engine at idle to dissipate braking energy. Driving this car in a mountain region was a great experience and I felt very secure in all the slopes and bends.
Thank you for sharing! The regenerative braking mode is something I very much miss when going back from an electric or hybrid to a regular ICE car. It's great not having to use the brakes AND charging the batteries at the same time.
I had the same debate and went for the Arkana Esprit Alpine. Nicer interior, wireless android auto (toyota is only wired here where I live). Took both for test drives and found the Arkana using the EV mode alot more than the Corolla Cross. Collecting my car next week.
@@ronanmurphy_explorer Thanks mate! i went to dive the arkana and i was shocked from the lack of front visibility! the front glass is so small for my driving taste.. I will probably go for the corolla sedan.. THANKS AGaIN MATE!
I have driven the hybrid Dacia Jogger, with the same engine and the same Renault platform, in a mountain region of France. I really appreciated the B mode on downhill sections, which gave me good electric braking even when the battery was full. I had very little need to use the brake pedal on descents, where the travel mode was always in EV with the combustion engine at a standstill. Starting with a battery that's 50% full, you have to go down a gradient of around 200 meters before it's fully charged. When the battery is at 100%, the Jogger still has the same electric braking capacity, as the starter-alternator drives the combustion engine at idle to dissipate braking energy. Driving this car in a mountain region was a great experience and I felt very secure in all the slopes and bends.
This is Arkana ..with Toyota hybrid système with Toyota license.. Possibly in 2025 Bigster , from Dacia would have got this hybrid motor.. My BMW (G30-2020) 530e PHEV .. when the thermic engine starts cold , makes no so mach BMW quality sounds, ok this is for a little moment.. a few minutes
You're delusional: Toyota doesn't share any of it's hybrid tech with ANY other manufacturer in the world. This tech is Renault's own one, using an F1 derived clutchless gearbox.
My Golf 7 1.4 TSI (new) fuel consumption for 5 years (20k km per year) was 5.9l/100km, highway driving consumption is 4-5l. I've noted mileage after each refueling myself. So yeah, these hybrids doesn't sound like a good improvement.
He didn't drive this around town. Going up to 60km/h keeps you mostly in EV mode, and then you use between 3 and 4L per 100km. On the highway at 100km/h you use around 4 to 4.5L. I know how TSI engines are unreliable and start consuming oil sooner or later so there's that as well.
@@Daumex thanks for sharing, sounds like a good mileage! Which car are You talking about? Btw, my TSI (mentioned above) is at 105k km, almost 6 years old and no oil consumption signs yet.
I have in B-Mode for my usage of the car 3.7l (City) to 4.4l (combined city and highway). Only highway is a bit higher but thats ok for me. I am totally happy with this beautiful car.
that sounds pretty acceptable for a non plug in hybrid!
recently I drove about a 1000km city and highway, and the number I got was 4.3 but I had to drive with caution and a feather foot 😁
I'm an older driver and this car is my favourite ever car in all departments. I get well over 500 miles on a full tank even if I don't use the eco setting. and let it do it's own thing on multi sense (that's mixed city/twice monthly motorway driving). That compares to about 350 miles on the Scenics I drove before. Well impressed.
I have driven the hybrid Dacia Jogger, with the same engine and the same Renault platform, in a mountain region of France.
I really appreciated the B mode on downhill sections, which gave me good electric braking even when the battery was full.
I had very little need to use the brake pedal on descents, where the travel mode was always in EV with the combustion engine at a standstill.
Starting with a battery that's 50% full, you have to go down a gradient of around 200 meters before it's fully charged.
When the battery is at 100%, the Jogger still has the same electric braking capacity, as the starter-alternator drives the combustion engine at idle to dissipate braking energy.
Driving this car in a mountain region was a great experience and I felt very secure in all the slopes and bends.
Thank you for sharing! The regenerative braking mode is something I very much miss when going back from an electric or hybrid to a regular ICE car. It's great not having to use the brakes AND charging the batteries at the same time.
this or the corolla cross 1,8? for a 4 member family..
I had the same debate and went for the Arkana Esprit Alpine. Nicer interior, wireless android auto (toyota is only wired here where I live). Took both for test drives and found the Arkana using the EV mode alot more than the Corolla Cross. Collecting my car next week.
@@ronanmurphy_explorer Thanks mate! i went to dive the arkana and i was shocked from the lack of front visibility! the front glass is so small for my driving taste.. I will probably go for the corolla sedan.. THANKS AGaIN MATE!
You should have also driven to the mountains because it was so close!
I have driven the hybrid Dacia Jogger, with the same engine and the same Renault platform, in a mountain region of France.
I really appreciated the B mode on downhill sections, which gave me good electric braking even when the battery was full.
I had very little need to use the brake pedal on descents, where the travel mode was always in EV with the combustion engine at a standstill.
Starting with a battery that's 50% full, you have to go down a gradient of around 200 meters before it's fully charged.
When the battery is at 100%, the Jogger still has the same electric braking capacity, as the starter-alternator drives the combustion engine at idle to dissipate braking energy.
Driving this car in a mountain region was a great experience and I felt very secure in all the slopes and bends.
This is Arkana ..with Toyota hybrid système with Toyota license..
Possibly in 2025 Bigster , from Dacia would have got this hybrid motor..
My BMW (G30-2020) 530e PHEV .. when the thermic engine starts cold , makes no so mach BMW quality sounds, ok this is for a little moment.. a few minutes
You're delusional: Toyota doesn't share any of it's hybrid tech with ANY other manufacturer in the world. This tech is Renault's own one, using an F1 derived clutchless gearbox.
My Golf 7 1.4 TSI (new) fuel consumption for 5 years (20k km per year) was 5.9l/100km, highway driving consumption is 4-5l. I've noted mileage after each refueling myself. So yeah, these hybrids doesn't sound like a good improvement.
He didn't drive this around town. Going up to 60km/h keeps you mostly in EV mode, and then you use between 3 and 4L per 100km. On the highway at 100km/h you use around 4 to 4.5L. I know how TSI engines are unreliable and start consuming oil sooner or later so there's that as well.
@@Daumex thanks for sharing, sounds like a good mileage! Which car are You talking about? Btw, my TSI (mentioned above) is at 105k km, almost 6 years old and no oil consumption signs yet.
Arkana's E-tech shines in urban stop an go situations.
if you mostly drive on a straight clear road, 1.4 would probably do just as good