2024 head-to-head · Midsize & Large SUV

2024 Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid vs Toyota Grand Highlander 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
$1,534/ year to fuel
64 MPGe + 26 MPG

AWD · 2.4L 4-cyl · Single-speed · 64 MPGe + 26 MPG

✓ Cheaper to run
$1,292/ year to fuel
36 MPG

The 2024 Toyota Grand Highlander Hybrid is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with 18¢/kWh electricity and $3.10/gal regular gas, it costs about $1,292 a year to fuel (36 MPG), versus $1,534 for the 2024 Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid (64 MPGe + 26 MPG). That's roughly $243 a year, or about $1,213 over five years.

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Fuel cost over 10 years

  • Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid
  • Toyota Grand Highlander Hybrid

Side by side

Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in HybridToyota Grand Highlander Hybrid
$1,534 Your annual fuel cost $1,292
64 MPGe + 26 MPG Combined efficiency 36 MPG
67 MPGe / 25 MPG City 37 MPG
61 MPGe / 27 MPG Highway 34 MPG
52 kWh Electricity use (kWh/100 mi) —
420 mi Driving range —
38 mi All-electric range —
115 g/mi Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) 246 g/mi
8/10 EPA fuel economy score 7/10
9/10 EPA greenhouse gas score 7/10
6.5 hrs Charge time at 240V —
Plug-in hybrid Powertrain Hybrid
Regular gas + electricity Fuel Regular gasoline
2.4L 4-cyl Engine / motor 2.5L 4-cyl
Single-speed Transmission CVT
AWD Drivetrain FWD

✓ 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.

Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid vs Toyota Grand Highlander Hybrid across model years

  • Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid
  • Toyota Grand Highlander 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 79 2024 midsize & large SUVs, the Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid ranks 16th and the Toyota Grand Highlander Hybrid 15th for lowest fuel cost.

The powertrains differ: the Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid is a plug-in hybrid, while the Toyota Grand Highlander Hybrid is a full hybrid.

Frequently asked questions

Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2024 Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid or the 2024 Toyota Grand Highlander Hybrid?

Measured by cost to drive, the Toyota Grand Highlander Hybrid. The Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid is rated 64 MPGe + 26 MPG combined and the Toyota Grand Highlander Hybrid 36 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).

How much does it cost to fuel the 2024 Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid vs. the Toyota Grand Highlander Hybrid per year?

At 15,000 miles a year with 18¢/kWh electricity and $3.10/gal regular gas, about $1,534 for the Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid and $1,292 for the Toyota Grand Highlander Hybrid.

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