2025 head-to-head · Small SUV
2025 Lexus NX vs Lincoln Nautilus 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.
Part-time 4WD · 2.0L 4-cyl turbo · CVT · 30 MPG
The 2025 Lincoln Nautilus Hybrid is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas, it costs about $1,550 a year to fuel (30 MPG), versus $1,661 for the 2025 Lexus NX (28 MPG). That's roughly $111 a year, or about $554 over five years.
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Fuel cost over 10 years
- Lexus NX
- Lincoln Nautilus Hybrid
Side by side
| Lexus NX | Lincoln Nautilus Hybrid | |
|---|---|---|
| $1,661 | Your annual fuel cost | $1,550 |
| 28 MPG | Combined efficiency | 30 MPG |
| 26 MPG | City | 30 MPG |
| 33 MPG | Highway | 31 MPG |
| 311 g/mi | Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) | 290 g/mi |
| 6/10 | EPA fuel economy score | 6/10 |
| 6/10 | EPA greenhouse gas score | 6/10 |
| Gas | Powertrain | Hybrid |
| Regular gasoline | Fuel | Regular gasoline |
| 2.5L 4-cyl | Engine / motor | 2.0L 4-cyl turbo |
| 8-speed automatic | Transmission | CVT |
| FWD | Drivetrain | Part-time 4WD |
✓ 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.
Lexus NX vs Lincoln Nautilus Hybrid across model years
- Lexus NX
- Lincoln Nautilus 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 Lexus NX ranks 71st and the Lincoln Nautilus Hybrid 60th for lowest fuel cost.
The powertrains differ: the Lexus NX is a conventional gas model, while the Lincoln Nautilus Hybrid is a full hybrid.
Frequently asked questions
Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2025 Lexus NX or the 2025 Lincoln Nautilus Hybrid?
Measured by cost to drive, the Lincoln Nautilus Hybrid. The Lexus NX is rated 28 MPG combined and the Lincoln Nautilus Hybrid 30 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).
How much does it cost to fuel the 2025 Lexus NX vs. the Lincoln Nautilus Hybrid per year?
At 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas, about $1,661 for the Lexus NX and $1,550 for the Lincoln Nautilus Hybrid.
Lexus NX vs Lincoln Nautilus Hybrid in other years
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