

Vehicles must have at least four of these in their standard offering to receive points. There are nine safety features Forbes Wheels considers mandatory for the standard offering: forward emergency automatic braking, forward collision warning, automatic high beams, blind spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic warning, adaptive cruise control and lane departure warning or one its higher-level variants, lane keeping assistance or lane centering. Also included in the safety rating are points awarded for certain advanced driver-assistance safety features offered as standard equipment on the base trim.

Vehicles not yet rated by either agency receive zero points.
#Hybrid crossover drivers
The RAC is leading the way when it comes to supporting drivers in the switch to electric vehicles.Ī growing number of our patrol vans have built-in emergency mobile charging systems that can give an out-of-charge electric car enough power to be driven a short distance home or to a working charge point. Read our Volkswagen Tiguan eHybrid review. Another key stat is the boot space of 615 litres – enough for a family holiday. Only available in five-seat configuration, it offers 245PS and a six-speed DSG automatic gearbox.Įmissions range from 38g/km to 41g/km, with fuel economy up to 176.6mpg and an all-electric range of around 30 miles. The Tiguan eHybrid is a plug-in hybrid SUV. However, it deals a good hand when it comes to efficiency, too. Available in five-seat or seven-seat Tiguan Allspace versions, it plays practicality as its trump card. The second generation of Volkswagen’s Tiguan compact crossover has been as popular as the first. Its 1.5-litre petrol engine is coupled to a 131PS electric motor, which helps reduce CO2 emissions to 122g/km and provides an official fuel economy figure of 52mpg.Ī ‘B’ mode for the eCVT automatic gearbox offers increased regenerative braking to charge the batteries, and can be fine-tuned by using the steering wheel-mounted paddles. First seen on the larger CR-V SUV and Jazz supermini, this is reflected in the HR-V’s new ‘e:HEV’ (Hybrid Electric Vehicle) suffix.
#Hybrid crossover full
The third generation HR-V also adopts full hybrid technology for the first time. Without going down the ‘SUV coupe’ route, Honda has given its new HR-V sportier looks than most rivals. We look at some of the best of both vehicles, including the new Honda HR-V and Renault Arkana.


Plug-in hybrid SUVs have batteries that can be recharged, and can run on pure electric power for longer distances. So-called ‘self-charging’ hybrid SUVs combine a petrol or diesel engine with an electric motor. Hybrid-powered SUVs are popular because of the blend of space and potentially low running costs they offer families.
