2020 head-to-head · Midsize & Large SUV

2020 Lincoln Navigator vs Porsche Cayenne Plug-in Hybrid

MPG, range and what each one really costs you to fuel, from official EPA ratings and recalculated with your own gas and electricity prices.

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✓ Cheaper to run
$2,447/ year to fuel
19 MPG
✓ Cheaper to run
$2,509/ year to fuel
41 MPGe + 21 MPG

The 2020 Lincoln Navigator is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas, 18¢/kWh electricity and $3.95/gal premium gas, it costs about $2,447 a year to fuel (19 MPG), versus $2,509 for the 2020 Porsche Cayenne Plug-in Hybrid (41 MPGe + 21 MPG). That's roughly $62 a year, or about $310 over five years.

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Fuel cost over 10 years

  • Lincoln Navigator
  • Porsche Cayenne Plug-in Hybrid

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Lincoln NavigatorPorsche Cayenne Plug-in Hybrid
$2,447 Your annual fuel cost $2,509
19 MPG Combined efficiency 41 MPGe + 21 MPG
16 MPG City 45 MPGe / 20 MPG
22 MPG Highway 37 MPGe / 22 MPG
— Electricity use (kWh/100 mi) 71 kWh
— Driving range 420 mi
— All-electric range 14 mi
478 g/mi Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) 293 g/mi
3/10 EPA fuel economy score 5/10
3/10 EPA greenhouse gas score 7/10
— Charge time at 240V 3 hrs
Gas Powertrain Plug-in hybrid
Regular gasoline Fuel Premium gas + electricity
3.5L 6-cyl turbo Engine / motor 3.0L 6-cyl turbo
10-speed automatic Transmission 8-speed automatic
RWD Drivetrain AWD

✓ marks the better value. EPA scores run 1–10 (10 is best). Volumes come from the EPA interior volume index and aren't published for every body style.

Lincoln Navigator vs Porsche Cayenne Plug-in Hybrid across model years

  • Lincoln Navigator
  • Porsche Cayenne Plug-in Hybrid

Annual fuel cost of the most efficient configuration of each model year, at your prices. Click a point to open that year.

How they differ

Among 55 2020 midsize & large SUVs, the Lincoln Navigator ranks 21st and the Porsche Cayenne Plug-in Hybrid 22nd for lowest fuel cost.

The powertrains differ: the Lincoln Navigator is a conventional gas model, while the Porsche Cayenne Plug-in Hybrid is a plug-in hybrid.

Frequently asked questions

Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2020 Lincoln Navigator or the 2020 Porsche Cayenne Plug-in Hybrid?

Measured by cost to drive, the Lincoln Navigator. The Lincoln Navigator is rated 19 MPG combined and the Porsche Cayenne Plug-in Hybrid 41 MPGe + 21 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).

How much does it cost to fuel the 2020 Lincoln Navigator vs. the Porsche Cayenne Plug-in Hybrid per year?

At 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas, 18¢/kWh electricity and $3.95/gal premium gas, about $2,447 for the Lincoln Navigator and $2,509 for the Porsche Cayenne Plug-in Hybrid.

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