2025 head-to-head · Small SUV
2025 Kia Sportage vs Kia Sportage 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 Kia Sportage Hybrid is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas, it costs about $1,081 a year to fuel (43 MPG), versus $1,661 for the 2025 Kia Sportage (28 MPG). That's roughly $579 a year, or about $2,897 over five years.
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Fuel cost over 10 years
- Kia Sportage
- Kia Sportage Hybrid
Side by side
| Kia Sportage | Kia Sportage Hybrid | |
|---|---|---|
| $1,661 | Your annual fuel cost | $1,081 |
| 28 MPG | Combined efficiency | 43 MPG |
| 25 MPG | City | 42 MPG |
| 32 MPG | Highway | 44 MPG |
| 317 g/mi | Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) | 206 g/mi |
| 6/10 | EPA fuel economy score | 8/10 |
| 6/10 | EPA greenhouse gas score | 8/10 |
| 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 | 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.
Kia Sportage vs Kia Sportage Hybrid across model years
- Kia Sportage
- Kia Sportage 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 Kia Sportage ranks 68th and the Kia Sportage Hybrid 27th for lowest fuel cost.
The powertrains differ: the Kia Sportage is a conventional gas model, while the Kia Sportage Hybrid is a full hybrid.
Frequently asked questions
Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2025 Kia Sportage or the 2025 Kia Sportage Hybrid?
Measured by cost to drive, the Kia Sportage Hybrid. The Kia Sportage is rated 28 MPG combined and the Kia Sportage Hybrid 43 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).
How much does it cost to fuel the 2025 Kia Sportage vs. the Kia Sportage Hybrid per year?
At 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas, about $1,661 for the Kia Sportage and $1,081 for the Kia Sportage Hybrid.
Kia Sportage vs Kia Sportage Hybrid in other years
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