[AstulzerRZD]

Bit of a lowdown on hybrids:

- Their city mileage is fantastic (regen braking + electric motor operation)
- Their highway mileage is mediocre especially if it has a smaller engine.
- The Toyota/Ford system is very reliable; even if something goes wrong, battery packs can be replaced pretty easily DIY.
- The Honda IMA system in Insight and Civic are quite unreliable and seem to like to chew through battery packs

I think if I were in your spot, I'd want to look for something quiet, comfortable, and perhaps with full speed adaptive cruise.
I know the last thing I'd want is to arrive home beat up from the drive and too tired to take care of myself.

One car that I've really enjoyed on 6+ hour Ontario road trips is the Mk VII Golf - the in cabin noise is very hushed with the felt door seals and suspension drives like it's a much larger & stable car.
The 1.8 is very torquey and relaxed but also easily gets 6L/100km out of one even at 140kmh.
My only concern would be powertrain reliability - I've heard that the rear main seal and PCV can sometimes fail on the EA888.

Funny enough, Volkswagen lets you set cruise control speed down to 15 km/h? so maybe adaptive cruise wouldn't be as big of a benefit vs. standard cruise in traffic.

Of note, the "cheapo" 2015+ Jetta 1.4T also felt quite quiet, stable, and torquey.

Not sure how finances are looking but total cost to own could also be something to keep in mind. I have a feeling that Camry and Lexus ES hybrids are suddenly going to be very in demand by Uber drivers.