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I thought it was heating the coolant with an immersion heater, not heating air like a toaster or hairdryer. Or did that change since my 2016 was made? Steve

Leave it plugged in, stay indoors, and activate preheating with the remote control app. Or use the timer if you set off the same time each day. It will heat quite effectively and almost always enough that the delta is below the engine start threshold. If you set the app to the right mode it...

We did a 2100 mile holiday to France and got an average of 33.3mpg over the trip (brim to brim measurements). We were four-up with a very full boot and large roof box. And we took full advantage of the very good autoroutes so probably over half the mileage was at 130km/h. We were in mountain...

I understand exactly what you are saying. I just disagree with it. Battery power you gain from running in charge mode, and you seem to have acknowledged that this causes higher fuel consumption, will be paid back when you use the charge up later. Yes. But you suffer efficiency losses in the...

Yep. What would be nice in a future version would be a predictive hybrid strategy linked to satnav data about route, road type, traffic and elevation changes. I know some other makes have this feature and it would certainly make it easier to optimize, especially for the person Chris gave his...

Yes, it does change it. If you press Charge then the battery gauge will increase over time. If you don't, it won't. That is an additional load on the engine which must be satisfied by burning additional fuel. Steve

I can believe that. But in charge mode it will keep on for longer until SOC reaches 80 percent or whatever percentage it tops out at, and then it will go into the maintenance cycle. So the instantaneous drain is the same but the duty cycle changes, it must do or the car would gain SOC up to...

As I Understand It :-)

AIUI: It runs in charge-depleting mode until it reaches the "zero bars" SOC, or until the user presses Save. When one of those happens, it enters charge-maintaining mode which generates enough power to replace (average, over a shortish time) what is being used, and thus keep the charge level...

The poster was asking whether using Charge when the motor is running anyway in parallel mode is free energy. Clearly not, it's adding a significant load to the engine. How many kW does the onboard generator run at? And the thing about running in the most efficient zone is not true in parallel...

The sweet spot for this car is if you normally stay within (or not far out of) electric range. Occasional long trips will bring the average down a bit, but if you are doing 2:1 or 3:1 petrol:electric daily it won't shine I'm afraid. You'd be better off with a diesel in fuel economy terms. But...

Drawing power from the generator causes additional load on the engine and hence increase fuel consumption. Where else would the energy going into the battery come from? When cruising with neither Save not Charge selected, it will use up the battery to the lower limit and then act like Save to...

I'd quite like to replace the privacy rear glass with untinted. But I'm not sure if untinted glass exists for this car … the whole car industry seems to have decided everyone craves the dark stuff. I imagine it would be very expensive too. Steve

The reason is as I explained above. Different countries rate the towing capacity using different standards and tests. You can google the SAE test used in the USA. There is a lot more to it than braking. I don't know whether the same standard is used in Canada. Probably the reason why the...

Let us know how you get on with the CrossClimates. I really liked them on my last car, though never got the chance to try them in snow. Will definitely be top choice when my OE tyres are finished. Steve

I don't think so. The regulations for how permissible towing weights are worked out differ by territory. I've seen exactly the same dismayed comparison being made in the past on Subaru and Isuzu forums, for example the current model Forester has almost the same pounds-for-kilograms too...

Mitsubishi seem to have dropped the "GX" tag. Pretty sure the 4h is what was formerly called GX4h. I expect the insurance companies just haven't caught up. Steve

Fine if it works for you. I thought it important to warn him, as this feature is not obvious to all purchasers. You sometimes need to run the heater to prevent misting up, even if you are personally happy to be cold it would be foolish in the extreme to drive with limited visibility...

Shame about the demise of Holden muscle cars. If I were in your shoes I'd be tempted to buy the Holden and use it. If you store it for your sons or an an investment you run the risk of such big engines being banned by then! The Kia looks great but the Holden is a true Aussie working class...

Welcome. I can't help with the high mileage related questions but I will say with the pre-2017 cars it can be frustratingly hard to drive entirely on battery for short trips in cold weather - even in a car with electric heating. The car will often start the engine to warm up the cabin quickly...