[Mis à jour le 28/07/2021 à 11h40] For several years, the automotive market has seen a significant increase in SUV sales. Technologies hybrids are also found on a upward slope. From then on, it was obvious that the hybrid SUV genre would quickly take off. A flight favored by the regular tightening of anti-pollution standards and the bonus-malus scale, encouraging more and more manufacturers to offer an alternative to the venerable “100% thermal”.
With Toyota, Lexus, Honda, Hyundai, Kia and Mitsubishi, the asian brands have invested heavily in this niche. The German manufacturers followed suit, like Audi, BMW, Mercedes and Porsche. Similarly, the french brands recently unsheathed their first hybrid SUVs, including the DS 7 Crossback, Peugeot 3008, Citroën C5 Aircross and Renault Captur.
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Most of the hybrid SUVs that appeared this year are plug-in. Depending on their characteristics (autonomy, price, etc.), some of them may benefit from an ecological bonus, a financial boost that has been revised downwards since the 1is…See more pictures on Auto moto : magazine auto et moto