2025 head-to-head · Small SUV
2025 Lexus RX Hybrid vs Lexus RX 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.
AWD · 2.5L 4-cyl · CVT · 83 MPGe + 35 MPG
The 2025 Lexus RX Plug-in Hybrid is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with $3.95/gal premium gas and 18¢/kWh electricity, it costs about $1,293 a year to fuel (83 MPGe + 35 MPG), versus $1,646 for the 2025 Lexus RX Hybrid (36 MPG). That's roughly $353 a year, or about $1,766 over five years.
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Fuel cost over 10 years
- Lexus RX Hybrid
- Lexus RX Plug-in Hybrid
Side by side
| Lexus RX Hybrid | Lexus RX Plug-in Hybrid | |
|---|---|---|
| $1,646 | Your annual fuel cost | $1,293 |
| 36 MPG | Combined efficiency | 83 MPGe + 35 MPG |
| 37 MPG | City | 91 MPGe / 36 MPG |
| 34 MPG | Highway | 75 MPGe / 33 MPG |
| — | Electricity use (kWh/100 mi) | 40 kWh |
| — | Driving range | 540 mi |
| — | All-electric range | 37 mi |
| 244 g/mi | Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) | 89 g/mi |
| 7/10 | EPA fuel economy score | 8/10 |
| 7/10 | EPA greenhouse gas score | 9/10 |
| — | Charge time at 240V | 2.5 hrs |
| Hybrid | Powertrain | Plug-in hybrid |
| Premium gasoline | Fuel | Premium gas + electricity |
| 2.5L 4-cyl | Engine / motor | 2.5L 4-cyl |
| CVT | Transmission | CVT |
| AWD | 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.
Lexus RX Hybrid vs Lexus RX Plug-in Hybrid across model years
- Lexus RX Hybrid
- Lexus RX 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 133 2025 small SUVs, the Lexus RX Hybrid ranks 67th and the Lexus RX Plug-in Hybrid 42nd for lowest fuel cost.
The powertrains differ: the Lexus RX Hybrid is a full hybrid, while the Lexus RX Plug-in Hybrid is a plug-in hybrid.
Frequently asked questions
Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2025 Lexus RX Hybrid or the 2025 Lexus RX Plug-in Hybrid?
Measured by cost to drive, the Lexus RX Plug-in Hybrid. The Lexus RX Hybrid is rated 36 MPG combined and the Lexus RX Plug-in Hybrid 83 MPGe + 35 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).
How much does it cost to fuel the 2025 Lexus RX Hybrid vs. the Lexus RX Plug-in Hybrid per year?
At 15,000 miles a year with $3.95/gal premium gas and 18¢/kWh electricity, about $1,646 for the Lexus RX Hybrid and $1,293 for the Lexus RX Plug-in Hybrid.
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