Mr. Hart, First I have to say
Mr. Hart, First I have to say that it was your positive comments about the Sorento PHEV that alleviated my buyer's order remorse and made me feel good about my decision. Secondly, I finally got my PHEV, albeit not the one I originally ordered and I have to say that I too was a little taken aback by C & D's review. I whole heartedly agree with your assessment. I ended up buying one from a dealer 250 miles from my home who agreed to drive it to me, meet my order car's price and drive off with my trade. The salesperson apparently didn't want to waste any time on the transaction, so when it got to me, it was showing 28 mpg. I drove it home and charged it over night to a full charge and the next day, I filled it with gas, and proceeded to drive it to and from work (4.6 m) daily. Aside from a couple of times when I let it get below a 20% charge and it went into HEV mode and a few cold mornings with the heater running, I have managed to get it up to 67.5 mpg and still rising while only using a half a tank of gas in 375 miles. I expect to check all my numbers when I get down to 1/4 tank and fill it up, but I fully expect to reach the advertised 79 mpg and have over a 500 mile range.
Your article again raised my spirits and answered about the only negative article I have seen on the web.
Thanks
Alan Litz