FORD TOURNEO CUSTOM
Our range-extender MPV isn’t always silent, even when on battery power
MILEAGE 18,168
WHY WE’RE RUNNING IT
To find out if PHEV power and eight seats give van greater lifestyle appeal
G iven that its wheels are turned entirely by an electric motor, the Tourneo can’t half make a racket at times. If the petrol engine has been working particularly hard to keep the battery topped up while on the move (after a long stretch of motorway driving, say), the radiator fan kicks into high gear to cool things down. It sounded like a leafblower while I parked up on my quiet residential street the other evening.