Hi all.

I've seen a few people ask if the mild hybrid feels any different.  I've got a Fiesta STLine 125 MHEV as a hire car and it doesn't feel any different to a normal engine.  It's a bit nipper than my wife's none-hybrid 100ps but it would be.  The hybrid just accelerates like a normal turboed engine and all you see are little symbols on the dash to show if you are either pulling from or adding power to the battery.

I have known drivers though who when coasting down to traffic lights put the car in neutral from a fairly high speed.  This would flatten the hybrid battery as it only shows charging when you are deccelarating in gear.

Yes, I had a test drive in a Puma 125ps MHEV just before Covid struck. Felt perfectly normal to me, other than the dash displays.  I found them quite entertaining but suspect they could annoy me longer term - presumably you can choose whether to display them or not? Didn't get time to play about on a test drive.

Good point about coasting - as I understand it the system needs to recover the energy normally lost when the engine is on overrun.

 

 

 

 

I've driven them just feels normal

I'll see if the display can be changed.

I wonder if after a no deal we can get rid of those stupid EU mandated shift lights?  😄😄