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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dipak7" data-source="post: 675960" data-attributes="member: 18777">My 20sen worth (please forgive me if this has been mentioned in the thread before; didnt go through it all).The A6 is a great effort, and really takes the hybrid game forward. I also run an A6 in the household and am completely sold on the sheer solidity of it all. The general tfsi issues are well-documented and most are easy and cheap fixes. Oil consumption included. I did have a lengthy test drive in the hybrid, and a few things hold me back from buying this if I ever were to.1. The battery cost. And the fact that the battery is only covered by a 2 year warranty, or so the salesman told me.2. The 3km range on electric alone may hold true in colder climates. Here, I barely managed 2km. Usually 1.5km. Batteries perform less well in hotter climates, and the aircond has a big effect too.3. The electric/petrol transition can still be a jerky affair. Try going over a bump whilst braking at a critical speed, and its caught out. Miles ahead of the lexus, but still not perfect la.4. Real world mileage. I cant comment as yet, perhaps some hybrid owners can shed light. But the tfsi is great on paper. Give it a heavy foot and the consumption goes south very quickly. So the mileage benefit may be very situation-dependent.5. And this is the clincher for me. From Jan 2014, there will be no more incentives for hybrid. That means hybrid sales will take a nosedive, from the current miniscule numbers. Add to that dwindling support over the next few years (because of the small numbers), and you'll likely be left with something that's hard to sell on.6. Call me old fashioned (and this is really nitpicking), but no RPM meter la. That economy power meter thing is just weird.</blockquote>

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