Plug in hybrid estate options

Have a BMW 330s Touring - fantastic to drive. Get about 50km in summer on electric only, about 33-36 km in winner. Boot space a little compromised - but has not impacted me in two years

The Passat GTE is an option. But seems rare and expensive. I wonder are some of these Japanese imports.

Most Passat GTE’s came from the UK. They are decent value

19.7kWh battery is almost double the size of the one used in the Passat GTE. As a result, the expected zero-emission range has grown to 62 miles. VW will offer the eHybrid powertrain with to power outputs: 204PS and 272PS. Both variants will be capable of 11kW AC charging and will also support 50kW rapid charging.

Its nice to see the next generation of phevs with bigger batteries, as is, the current size suits me for my daily needs, plug in again once or twice during the week takes care of most of my other trips, I put 40euro into the tank at the weekend, just to stop the thing beeping on what was left over from a 320km airport run 2 months ago.

I cannot find anything on useable battery, its probably around 17 kwh, I would imagine 80 km would be easily achieved.

The rapid charging would be handy for people with small bladders or those who suffer from excessive tiredness, stop, plug in, order a coffee, go for a pee and on you go.

New Kodiaq will have a similar PHEV drivetrain available, likely to be a lot more popular than a Passat estate.

Always buy a Toyota. You are guaranteed that it wont rip off for 20 years, even one feature. All the other companies rip off after 70k- 80k kms.

Is that even coming to Ireland? Hopefully not as the saloon is not.

The next generation Skoda Superb which was just revealed yesterday will have a PHEV estate not sure about the current one but if it does now is a great time to check it out @OP as you can say you know there is a new model coming and maybe get a great deal the same with the Skoda Octavia if the Superb is too big for ye.

Will never let you down? You don't really believe that do you.

Any car from any brand can break down. Including Toyota.

Check his previous post from today

Any car can have issues. But statistically Toyota are one of the better brands for reliability. They make 9 million cars a year. Are you expecting none of them will have issues.

Both of you are guilty of "best/worst cars on the road"

There's a Superb Estate PHEV which is massive. But feels like a lot more space for your money than a SUV.