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Our pick 1.5 TSI eHybrid 204 Elegance List price £47,540 Target Price £39,229 MPG 731.1 CO2 9g/km For PHEV’s outstanding efficiency and electric range; hushed and comfy cruiser; vast boot; smart inter

PLUG-in hybrid cars, depending on who you believe, are either a wasteful technological dead-end or a sensible compromise and valuable stepping stone to pure-electric vehicles. The truth, as ever, is m

£54,375 OTR/£56,960 as tested/£469 pcm WHY IT’S HERE: Is a giant battery powered MPV really a good idea? DRIVER: sam philip WHAT BETTER WAY TO SEND OFF the Citroen e-SpaceTourer than with a big Europe

List price £47,540 Target Price £39,113 MPG 731.1 CO2 9g/km For PHEV’s outstanding efficiency and electric range; hushed and comfy cruiser; vast boot; smart interior Against Pricier than some rivals;

ESSENTIALS Volkswagen Golf GTE Price: £40,140 Powertrain: 1.5 4cyl plug-in hybrid, 268bhp 0-62mph: 6.6 seconds WLTP efficiency: 196mpg Official EV range: 81 miles Annual VED: £620 Toyota Prius Excel P

THE COOPER S WAS A SOGGY effort and this isn’t any better. You can forgive a hot hatch appalling ride but when it’s on top of a transmission that’s hard to gel with, an uninspiring soundtrack and impr