Petrol, diesel, electric or hybrid?
With all this technological advancement it is pretty hard to know what exactly is under our bonnets. The truth is that sometimes, even I get confused. And it’s like the car companies are trying to confuse us even more by coming up with all kinds of different ways to indicate their models like bluetech, blue efficiency and so on. Even the name hybrid can mean a million things. So if you are not really sure which one is the best powertrain for you, here is a simple clarification.
The majority of people think that petrol engines consume the most fuel. This however is not true. Some of the latest petrol motors with integrated turbocharger offer pretty good mpg. And don’t forget that petrol is cheaper than diesel and that petrol motors are also cheaper to service. People are also think that when a car has a hybrid badge on it, this means that it is very economical. Well, this is not entirely true. Hybrid basically means that the car has two different engines, usually one petrol and one electric motor. Some vehicles like the new jazz hybrid are indeed very efficient but others, like the Lexus ls600h, are not. The truth is that in most cases you will be better off with some economical diesel engine with small displacement. However, it appears that the electric vehicles are the most efficient and the cheapest to run and service as they have less moving parts. There is only one problem though; they are very expensive to buy.
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