Performance Hybrid Cars

Best Hybrids according to our experts

01.

Cupra Leon

From

$38,800

7.6/10

From

$38,800

VW Group seems to occupy every niche, as the sporty plug‑in hybrid EV Cupra Leon VZe demonstrates. Based on the Golf GTE but with a totally different look and feel, the Mazda3‑sized, Spanish‑made Leon VZe combines an electric motor and a small turbo‑petrol engine for limited pure‑EV driving around town, or stirring performance out on the open road. But it's expensive and ergonomically flawed.

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02.

Mercedes-Benz E-Class

From

$129,360

8.3/10

From

$129,360

Mercedes‑AMG knows its way around a high‑performance sedan and the E53 Hybrid 4Matic+ is its latest, with an impressive plug‑in hybrid powertrain delivering huge power without compromising refinement. We've taken a first drive on Australian soil to see if it has what it takes to challenge an icon like the BMW M3.

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03.

Cupra Formentor

From

$42,990

8.0/10

From

$42,990

The most popular model in the Cupra stable gets another plug‑in hybrid variant but this time with the snazzy features of its top petrol grade. Is it a model we need?

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04.

Mercedes-Benz E53

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$129,360

8.3/10

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$129,360

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05.

Lexus LC

From

$187,440

8.0/10

From

$187,440

The Lexus LC 500 has always been big and bold, and the addition of a folding fabric roof has done nothing to change that for this Convertible version. In fact, it makes hearing the rumble of that big V8 even easier. But is it really a performance car? We put one to the test to find out.

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