150mpg Volvo

[ewanc0]

Anyone else read the article in the Sun motor section the other day?
150 mpg and still 220ish bhp when needed.
Only downside - they reckon it'll cost 40 grand

[Brodick]

Yup. The New V60 - Looks an interesting overall package
it has been getting quite a lot of press over the past few months

[volvorocks]

Anyone else read the article in the Sun motor section the other day?
150 mpg and still 220ish bhp when needed.
Only downside - they reckon it'll cost 40 grand

Yes indeed .

I posted a while ago here (http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?p=989907#post989907)

[volvorocks]

Anyone else read the article in the Sun motor section the other day?
150 mpg and still 220ish bhp when needed.
Only downside - they reckon it'll cost 40 grand

Ps

Down be to worried about the 40k ........sure we can do a deal at 38k....lol

Sort of defeats the object of it being economical doesnt it....lol

[Andy Northface]

Ps

Down be to worried about the 40k ........sure we can do a deal at 38k....lol

Sort of defeats the object of it being economical doesnt it....lol

I'll buy one in 15 years time when they are under a grand! :)

[isleaiw]

But dont the batteries for the hybrid element last about 7 or 8 years and cost about 7k to replace....? maybe not such a bargain then!

Ian

[kebab10]

But dont the batteries for the hybrid element last about 7 or 8 years and cost about 7k to replace....? maybe not such a bargain then!

Ian

Indeed they do. And, they use more energy to make them than they will save in the first year or two of ownership. Then when they need replacing, who will pay for the disposal of them? How much will that cost? Hardly a "green" solution.