Chee Yeng
E 300 BlueTEC Hybrid (2015)
Bought new, Owned for 1 Year
Fuel Economy: 12.1 km/litre (8.3 L/100 km), Diesel, Mileage: 1,000 km/month
- Good acceleration due to the enormous torque of the hybrid diesel engine.
- Good fuel efficient. I need to refuel roughly 3 weekly. Fuel consumption is an average of 8.75 L/100km which is quite far from the 4.1l/100km advertised but I drive mainly 80% city. My Pug 308T needs an average 12-13L/100km for the same driving pattern.
- Tax-free
- Large rear legroom
- Boot is also huge, can fit a stroller with 3 large bags
- Loads of input option for the in-car entertainment (USB, SD Card, Media Interface). It can also play DVD-Video (but only when the car is not moving)
- Rear entertainment display can be used to play separate DVD's and useful for the children during long journeys
- Insulation is very good. Can barely hear road and tire noises.
- Rear windows and rear windscreen shades are very useful during those hot Malaysian days.
- Collision Prevention Assist with Brake Assist has helped me from rear-ending cars
- Suspension: too soft and wallows on Malaysian road. Undercarriage tends to scrape against humps and higher gradient slopes.
- Seats not as comfortable as my Pug 308Tys
- In-built GPS navigation is basically useless
- Rear seat entertainment means no place to put a 'teh-tarik'hook
- Air flow from the rear B-pillar air-conditioning vents quite weak
To Improve
- The suspension needs to be changed. Rebound is too soft.
- Needs to upgrade the Comand GPS system to one more user-friendly
Yes, I would recommend this car