The Best 2013 Kia Optima Hybrid Winter Reviews ~ Many people love the idea of a hybrid, but are worried about hybrid winter performance. To answer this question, have a Kia hybrid in a large demonstration of two days. Many people write about how the Kia hybrid works in winter in places like Vancouver or Chicago, Winnipeg but only trust a true test of Winnipeg so now we give the true test of Winnipeg in January. Incidentally Winnipeg average temperature in January is between -23 and -13 ° C. The Kia Optima Hybrid is the result of a hybrid 2012 that an MSRP of $ 30,895 plus freight, fees and taxes. At present at the time of writing Kia is a discount of $ 3,400 to show this vehicle that takes you to the level of non-hybrid counterpart.
It was a cold night in January (-18 ° C) and the car was under 6 inches of snow and parked behind a row team that was 8 inches high. When back in the car turned off the traction control and turned my way out of the snow that was parked in. Drove the car to the building and put up a sign. When returned to the car he had already warmed up. The number one thing customers want to know if it is a hybrid is what is the fuel economy. You save enough fuel to pay for itself? In Canada, Kia puts 96 months 160.000 km warranty on the entire hybrid system. This means that for most consumers, battery life, and the replacement are not problems.
Kia Optima Hybrid is in the Guinness Book of Records for "the lowest fuel consumption, 48 U.S. states: gasoline hybrid car" verified by Guinness World Records judge. The only thing we found in Winnipeg in January conduction through the heart of the city is that you can Listener Guide ratings throwing out the window. It does not matter what car you drive, actually scores 75% of the current consumption. Others may argue that, but with my drive and the vehicle used usually find these numbers are correct, no matter what car drive. This was the case with the Optima Hybrid.
Ener Guide ratings for this vehicle are 5.8 l/100 km in the city. Ener Guide ratings of the Optima Hybrid is 8.6l/100km. The true miles for these two vehicles can be found under this condition was 8.1 for the hybrid and 11.7 for GDI Optima. The Optima Hybrid saves fuel still significant in Winnipeg in winter on the non-hybrid sibling. A disclaimer, if the vehicle is designed as an electric vehicle up to about 17 km on the trip, so was between 11 and 12 l/100km until the last mile when it began to fully implement LE and the average gas consumption plummeted.
So for those who wonder if the hybrid will pay for itself, in this application, the answer is emphatically yes. Discounts on hybrid current make this vehicle priced about the same as the Optima EX. The acquisition cost is about the same, regardless of whether you opt for petrol direct injection or hybrid (GDI). If the vehicle is moving at 100,000 km with the difference in fuel consumption, the savings at $ 3780. Savings will be raised to a higher gas price.
Remember that this is based on driving in the winter only. As said the EV engine started running after 17 km for gasoline consumption began to dramatically improve. At the other end of the spectrum, if you want your car to the shop to buy bread, you will not see any savings in the winter.
Cold started again after a long time now, good care on snowy roads, fuel savings in the long term, and is competitively priced with the non-hybrid version.
It was a cold night in January (-18 ° C) and the car was under 6 inches of snow and parked behind a row team that was 8 inches high. When back in the car turned off the traction control and turned my way out of the snow that was parked in. Drove the car to the building and put up a sign. When returned to the car he had already warmed up. The number one thing customers want to know if it is a hybrid is what is the fuel economy. You save enough fuel to pay for itself? In Canada, Kia puts 96 months 160.000 km warranty on the entire hybrid system. This means that for most consumers, battery life, and the replacement are not problems.
Kia Optima Hybrid is in the Guinness Book of Records for "the lowest fuel consumption, 48 U.S. states: gasoline hybrid car" verified by Guinness World Records judge. The only thing we found in Winnipeg in January conduction through the heart of the city is that you can Listener Guide ratings throwing out the window. It does not matter what car you drive, actually scores 75% of the current consumption. Others may argue that, but with my drive and the vehicle used usually find these numbers are correct, no matter what car drive. This was the case with the Optima Hybrid.
Ener Guide ratings for this vehicle are 5.8 l/100 km in the city. Ener Guide ratings of the Optima Hybrid is 8.6l/100km. The true miles for these two vehicles can be found under this condition was 8.1 for the hybrid and 11.7 for GDI Optima. The Optima Hybrid saves fuel still significant in Winnipeg in winter on the non-hybrid sibling. A disclaimer, if the vehicle is designed as an electric vehicle up to about 17 km on the trip, so was between 11 and 12 l/100km until the last mile when it began to fully implement LE and the average gas consumption plummeted.
So for those who wonder if the hybrid will pay for itself, in this application, the answer is emphatically yes. Discounts on hybrid current make this vehicle priced about the same as the Optima EX. The acquisition cost is about the same, regardless of whether you opt for petrol direct injection or hybrid (GDI). If the vehicle is moving at 100,000 km with the difference in fuel consumption, the savings at $ 3780. Savings will be raised to a higher gas price.
Remember that this is based on driving in the winter only. As said the EV engine started running after 17 km for gasoline consumption began to dramatically improve. At the other end of the spectrum, if you want your car to the shop to buy bread, you will not see any savings in the winter.
Cold started again after a long time now, good care on snowy roads, fuel savings in the long term, and is competitively priced with the non-hybrid version.
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