Octavia 1.6 tdi dsg vs Kia Niro hybrid

[darrenvrs]

Hello there,

Which one to get? Which would deliver better economy?

Torn between the two cars: Octavia and Niro. Buying it for cab driving. Currently living in Malta-like one big city with not huge distances, some hills and mainly city type of driving.  Image,space and comfort wise I want to go with the Octavia , but the Niro is a hybrid with sensible economy . Help me to decide on the Octavia. Any help/experience appreciated.

Thanks

Edited 25 January, 2018 by darrenvrs

[Ootohere]

The Niro petrol engine and autobox is good then the extra push of the hybrid, 

but then you need to drive it as you want to get that spirited driving, then the economy suffers.

For a 'car for hire & paying passengers' you best try both out. 

[MattChr]

Hybrid or petrol - mostly city driving and can't imagine doing longer distance runs on Malta!

[Gabbo]

If you are using it as a taxi in a city environment, the benefits of a hybrid are probably lost after your overnight charge has been used (i guess you only have 20-30km range on hybrid power??)

Then you are taking the hit of a petrol engine dragging around a heavy hybrid system the rest of the day.

Then again, a diesel in a city environement will not return the best fuel economy figures either.

 

Do you know any other taxi drivers who have hybrid in your area?

 

For me, a hybrid system is pointless unless you can use it just for a commute each day & then do limited mileage afterwards.

Once the hybrid power is used, you are running on the petrol/diesel engine for the rest of the time & it has to carry round all the additional weight of two systems so will give significantly less economy than the standard version on its own.