A new Volkswagen Golf GTE was recently test driven by the Fully Charged's Jonny Smith, who really seemed to enjoy the experience, calling it "dialed in" and a "driver's car". Against its peers, Smith says that the VW is a notch above, noting that many other plug-ins "aren't really catered for driving enthusiasts"

The plug-in hybrid Golf is perhaps less-performance oriented than the strongest petrol versions, but it's still a decent car, with the highest fuel economy of the range.

The major target for these type of plug-ins are people with relatively short commutes (within its electric range or fairly close to it), of whom would then be driving all-electrically Monday to Friday.

Jonny Smith, after around 100 miles, averaged 49 mpg (US) or 4.79 l/100 km.

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