If the cost of batteries is £25,000 for a 240 mile range car, there is little appetite for adding another bank of batteries to a hybrid until the cost reduces significantly, meanwhile it is cheaper to extend the number of charging points ( I average over 70% of my travelling to ‘engine off’ mode a few more points and I can hit over 80%.

Good point Eamon, more rapid charging points and lower purchase costs will encourage buyers to get on board!

I am attending a launch in Peterborough on Saturday 12th May, I have several questions, but fewer now that I have read your excellent review, thanks.

Having seen it, I was a little underwhelmed. A funny point being the high tech dashboard using a petrol pump icon to indicate the available range. Range is now thought to be about 240 miles, if true that’s quite good but most manufacturers are very optimistic, apparently the most economical speed is 25mph, I said that if I spend £70k on a car it had better do more than that. Apparently the battery set up costs £25,000, they need to find a way of reducing that by 90%. I prefer a socket at tge back so I can revers in to the charging point, the ipace is on the near side front wing. Air suspension is £1,600 extra, maybe my C class hybrid will need to do a few more miles yet…..

Eamonn, I agree with your point on the charging socket, I was very surprised at its location and thought it wasn’t very practical. Your real life experience of charging really helps our users appreciate these important points before committing to buy.
I missed the most economical speed being 25mph which is another good point. However they also recommend town driving to extend the range through braking.
I was also told the air suspension was standard, mixed messages from different dealers, Jaguar need to get their story straight.

Absolutely love this car. No noise, lots of power and acceleration and very comfortable. All our friends who drive or sit in it, are astonished at the comfort and ease of driving, Great turning lock especially on tight hairpin turns when motoring in Italy and Greece. Lots of charge points or carry you own lead and so many Hotels now allow to plug into the mains free of charge as its cheap to charge. We have driven in many parts of the UK and also right across Europe and its been a great drive all the time.

I think your review is not fair and is probably based on being used for a very short time. Quality of fitting is NOT poor and we have had our two and half years and not found defects or poor fittings. Seats are really comfortable, visibility is excellent and the forward collision system is extraordinary and has saved us several times as it thinks in such a short time, far quicker than the human brain can react !

Rear seats fold flat and you can get lots of luggage inside as we discover on a month long drive abroad and it not a tiring drive in traffic which is the problem with Petrol and Diesel Cars especially as they go through the gears.

The Mitsubishi PHEV is a great drive, great steering and control plus many safety features built in.

The car has a 5 year guarantee and the electric batteries have an 8 year guarantee and its so very easy to re charge and definitely worth have a fixed home charger. The regenerative braking system is so easy to use and on B3 setting it will add free electricity on each trip you make. What is very noticeable and in fact odd is when you drive a car that does not have regenerative braking and how you feel so insecure as you have to hit the brakes so much when slowing down – very odd and much prefer this system.

In summary, a very safe drive, with plenty of power and acceleration and very comfortable driving for both short and long trips. Very , very pleased we bought this car.