10 Affordable 2024 Hybrid SUVs

10 Affordable 2024 Hybrid SUVs

People love the extra versatility and capability of SUVs, but one thing most drivers don’t like is spending a lot of extra money on gasoline. All-electric models can be the answer for some folks, but they can be more expensive to purchase and less practical to “fill up.” That’s why hybrid SUVs – which have both gas engines and electric motors – can hit the sweet spot for so many shoppers. 

Here are five fantastic choices on the more affordable end of the scale for hybrid SUVs, especially in their most recent editions:

• Ford Escape: One of the country’s first hybrid SUVs, the Ford Escape Hybrid debuted in 2005 and has been helping save gas ever since. The 2024 Escape is a tech-friendly adventure machine capable of 42/36 mpg city/highway.

• Honda CR-V: The 2024 Honda CR-V Hybrid squeezes on an extra mpg in town compared to the Escape hybrid, checking in at 43/36 mpg city/highway in its front-wheel-drive configuration. Honda’s long history of efficient driving fun is on full display in this one.

• Toyota Corolla Cross: The 2024 Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid is a bit more compact but also a bit more affordable. This is essentially an SUV version of the brand’s super-popular sedan — which is meant as high praise. The Corolla Cross Hybrid’s high EPA ratings include 45/38 mpg city/highway.

• Hyundai Tucson: The 2024 Hyundai Tucson puts a sharper focus on performance, pairing its electric motors with a turbocharged four-cylinder engine and all-wheel drive for 228 hp and the ability to score 38 mpg in both the city and highway. Tucson is known for its sharp styling, too.

• Kia Niro: If you’re looking to maximize fuel economy, you should take a look at the Kia Niro Hybrid that can achieve an amazing 53/54 mpg city/highway in its FE trim. The Niro can also go all-in on unique style with contrast-color “aeroblades” over the rear wheels. 

Prefer a plug-in hybrid, for a bigger electric motor, a significant EV driving range, and a gas-hybrid mode to keep on going? Check out these popular picks:

• Kia Niro: Yes, the 2024 Kia Niro is available as both a traditional hybrid and as a plug-in version, with the latter model boasting an all-electric range of 33 miles and the ability to see nearly 48 mpg in combined gas-hybrid driving.

• Toyota RAV4 Prime: Toyota makes quite a few hybrid SUVs, and the 2024 Toyota RAV4 Prime is one of the best. Certainly helping matters is a driving range of 42 miles on electricity alone and a gas-hybrid rating of 38 mpg combined.

• Jeep Wrangler: Perhaps not the first brand you’d associate with plug-in SUVs, Jeep has seen impressive success with the Wrangler 4Xe, which makes sense. It blends iconic capability with a 21-mile EV range and an EPA grade of 20 mpg in combined gas-hybrid travel.

• Hyundai Tucson: Another nameplate doubling up on hybrids, the 2024 Hyundai Tucson Plug-In leverages the same benefits as the traditional hybrid, but with an EV range of 33 miles and an EPA score of 35mpg combined in gas-hybrid mode.

• Mitsubishi Outlander: The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV is a long-running choice among compact plug-ins, and the 2024 model can run for nearly 38 miles on electricity alone, then keep going hundreds of more miles in gas-hybrid mode at 26 mpg combined.

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