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2025 Hyundai Tucson vs Hyundai Tucson 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.
The 2025 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas, it costs about $1,224 a year to fuel (38 MPG), versus $1,661 for the 2025 Hyundai Tucson (28 MPG). That's roughly $437 a year, or about $2,185 over five years.
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Fuel cost over 10 years
- Hyundai Tucson
- Hyundai Tucson Hybrid
Side by side
| Hyundai Tucson | Hyundai Tucson Hybrid | |
|---|---|---|
| $1,661 | Your annual fuel cost | $1,224 |
| 28 MPG | Combined efficiency | 38 MPG |
| 25 MPG | City | 38 MPG |
| 33 MPG | Highway | 38 MPG |
| 322 g/mi | Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) | 234 g/mi |
| 6/10 | EPA fuel economy score | 7/10 |
| 6/10 | EPA greenhouse gas score | 7/10 |
| Gas | Powertrain | Hybrid |
| Regular gasoline | Fuel | Regular gasoline |
| 2.5L 4-cyl | Engine / motor | 1.6L 4-cyl turbo |
| 8-speed automatic | Transmission | 6-speed dual-clutch |
| FWD | 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.
Hyundai Tucson vs Hyundai Tucson Hybrid across model years
- Hyundai Tucson
- Hyundai Tucson 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 133 2025 small SUVs, the Hyundai Tucson ranks 69th and the Hyundai Tucson Hybrid 35th for lowest fuel cost.
The powertrains differ: the Hyundai Tucson is a conventional gas model, while the Hyundai Tucson Hybrid is a full hybrid.
Frequently asked questions
Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2025 Hyundai Tucson or the 2025 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid?
Measured by cost to drive, the Hyundai Tucson Hybrid. The Hyundai Tucson is rated 28 MPG combined and the Hyundai Tucson Hybrid 38 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).
How much does it cost to fuel the 2025 Hyundai Tucson vs. the Hyundai Tucson Hybrid per year?
At 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas, about $1,661 for the Hyundai Tucson and $1,224 for the Hyundai Tucson Hybrid.
Hyundai Tucson vs Hyundai Tucson Hybrid in other years
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