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Hybrid Power

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Picked up a 69 plate Hybrid Titanium this week and have found, unfortunately, that it will be quicker to get out and run alongside.

Is there anything that can be done to increase the power in this old barge?

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    Duracell? 🤔

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    Is anyone remapping hybrids yet?  I have seen some pretty bad reviews on these I'm afraid, they've got decent power, but very little torque for the size of the car.

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    I had read the reviews, so I went into it with my eyes wide open (its a company car) and the rest of the package is top notch (apart from windnoise through the sunroof and tyre grip)

    The torque from standstil to 40 is enough to get going but after that, you have no hope of overtaking anything.

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    Mondeo hybrid?  I'd heard similar.  It's a shame as the car is otherwise really nice.  Saw one at the dealers last time I was there.

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    1 hour ago, Guy Heaton said:

    Mondeo hybrid?  I'd heard similar.  It's a shame as the car is otherwise really nice.  Saw one at the dealers last time I was there.

    Yep, its a 2.0 Petrol Hybrid, with 187bhp on paper but nothing like it in the real world. Real armchair of a car and great for eating up miles at 80. Streets ahead of the Passat I just swapped it for.

     

    It only has 70 miles on the clock, maybe (hopefully) it will loosen up in time.

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    It's got the same getup and go as the 2.0 diesel up to 62mph, but then after that the get up has got up and gone. Top speed is 116mph  if you got a long enough road to build up speed. 

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    you shouldn't have any windnoise through the sunroof...

    i've driven a fusion with a sunroof (same as the mondeo), and even at 70/80 MPH, you couldn't notice any wind noise through the sunroof whatsoever.

    be grateful for the MPG, if you wanted a fast car you should have bought a focus ST or something

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    3 hours ago, Incontro said:

    you shouldn't have any windnoise through the sunroof...

    i've driven a fusion with a sunroof (same as the mondeo), and even at 70/80 MPH, you couldn't notice any wind noise through the sunroof whatsoever.

    be grateful for the MPG, if you wanted a fast car you should have bought a focus ST or something

    I’m not interested in MPG, it’s a company car.

    Perhaps I will mention that roof to Ford when it goes for its first service. 
     

    I have had an Orange ST-2, so been there done that. Hitting mid 40’s means I need comfort now, not driving a hatch back.

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