Barnfather
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I don't know about the original poster, but I recently ordered a PHEV on the company lease scheme, and all the buzz around the office at the time were around the Merc 350 c-class and the BMW 3-Series Hybrid. Both had outrageous 0-60 times (the Merc and BMW) and both - like the Outlander, worked out really affordable on the lease scheme.
When talking about the above cars, for example, a £40k Outlander, Merc or BMW (all phev) would cost me less in leasing costs per month than a high-ish spec Nissan Quashqai Diesel, or Ford Mondeo.
One downside of the german cars however is the potentially long lead-time. I didn't get a quote, but I've seen anything up to a year for a wait for these.
Second is the reduced EV range compared to the Outlander. No amount of blistering performance would make up for that in commuting terms.
But finally - for me - it was form factor. I *really* wanted a SUV. More than I wanted a hybrid/phev by some distance (I drive a hybrid at the moment). Looking at other SUVs, even ones with much lower list price than the Outlander, I couldn't get anywhere near the affordable leasing costs for them. The only SUV which came within my spend-range happened to be an Outlander PHEV, and thats where my focus stayed.
When talking about the above cars, for example, a £40k Outlander, Merc or BMW (all phev) would cost me less in leasing costs per month than a high-ish spec Nissan Quashqai Diesel, or Ford Mondeo.
One downside of the german cars however is the potentially long lead-time. I didn't get a quote, but I've seen anything up to a year for a wait for these.
Second is the reduced EV range compared to the Outlander. No amount of blistering performance would make up for that in commuting terms.
But finally - for me - it was form factor. I *really* wanted a SUV. More than I wanted a hybrid/phev by some distance (I drive a hybrid at the moment). Looking at other SUVs, even ones with much lower list price than the Outlander, I couldn't get anywhere near the affordable leasing costs for them. The only SUV which came within my spend-range happened to be an Outlander PHEV, and thats where my focus stayed.