FAST FACTS

Price: $42,998. Air conditioning tax — $100. Engine: 2.0 L four-cylinder, double-overhead camshafts, 4 valves per cylinder, plus two electric motors, one front, one rear. Power/torque, horsepower/lb.-ft.: engine — 117 @ 4,500 r.p.m. / 137 @ 4,500 r.p.m./ front electric motor — 80 / 101; rear electric motor — 80 / 144.

Fuel consumption city/highway, L/100 km: gasoline engine — 9.4 / 9.0; electric — 3.0 / 3.4. Regular fuel.

Competition: Toyota RAV4 Hybrid; not much else in this price range as various manufacturers come in and get out of this segment.

What’s best: Seamless transition between electric and gasoline power; ride and handling well within expectations in this class; electrification doesn’t impinge on interior space.

What’s worst: Basic chassis getting long in the tooth; electrification only takes you 35 km.