As for sensors and stuff i think that is going to be irrelevant now as its coming out but i was just asking out of interest. Thank for all your replies though

As for the Hybrid thingy, im guessing it uses a petrol engine? Right am i missing something here or going to say something incredibly dumb as no one other car manufacturer has done it (must be a reason) but why dont they use a small diesel engine?

Batterys run flat, little diesel kicks in, they have more torque to charge the batterys (would that make a difference?) but what im think is that i used to have a megane 1.5dci, cracking engine, struggled to get below 45mpg, yeah you had to work at it on the moors roads but nothing more then a 1.6 petrol or something but apparently them tree hugging prius's only do like 35mpg? That little DCi engine would easy do 50mpg without thinking about it, put a stupid DPF on the end of it, whats not to love?

I think some people may be forgetting that we have all purchased a Vrs because we like cars and driving.

I have a petrol Vrs and it was cheaper having that than the diesel when I bought new due to mileage.

Now my mileage has rocketed to 25k per year I will be picking up my new diesel Vrs Octavia. Same enjoyment with less fuel.

If I were a boring person I would have got a boring little characterless car like a Focus. I am not hence Vrs.

I bought the vRS because it comes in the pretty race blue, just a few extra badges isnt it?

Octavia vRS diesel, up to now, cheapest barrel of fun iv ever owned

Hi Ema-Jane,

Your car shouldn't be doing a forced regen that often, if you remember the MOT emission test on a diesel is just a rev the car to max and measure the smoke coming out of the back. A DPF would reduce that smoke to virtually nil. It works by having 2 pressure sensors in the exhaust, 1 before and 1 after the DPF, by measuring the difference in pressure it can then deduce how blocked the filter is. A good thing to be taking out the DPF on a PD equipped car as they are not ideal mates and do not work that well together. Just make sure when it is coming up to MOT time that you give the car a few good work outs to clear any soot in the system that the DPF would take out,

I can't understand why many manufacturers are mating a petrol engine with an electric motor in a hybrid. Peugeot are now doing a hybrid using a diesel engine driving the front wheels and electric motor driving the rear wheels, essentially giving you 4 wheel drive at times. I think the combination is rated to provide 200 bhp so not too shabby.

Ian

I can't understand why many manufacturers are mating a petrol engine with an electric motor in a hybrid. Peugeot are now doing a hybrid using a diesel engine driving the front wheels and electric motor driving the rear wheels, essentially giving you 4 wheel drive at times. I think the combination is rated to provide 200 bhp so not too shabby.

Ian

Was looking at that last night as it happens - 200bhp and up to 75mpg, plus 4WD when the weather turns sour. Sounds like the future alright.

Downsides so for - well if costs £35k, will only do three miles (at less than 30mph) in pure electric mode, and it's a Peugeot 3008.

Being that down to the right side of £25k and fit the technology to an Octy VRS though, and all of a sudden I'm feeling a lot more interested....

Also for a de dpf-ed car, the sensor should be working. They will have to recode the values, but cannot code out the sensor.

It stays in as part of the system, so should be working.

ema are you still running the remap , if so that might be why your dpf is sooting up a lot quicker.