2025 head-to-head · Midsize & Large SUV

2025 Porsche Cayenne Plug-in Hybrid vs Volvo XC90 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
$2,127/ year to fuel
53 MPGe + 22 MPG
✓ Cheaper to run
$2,279/ year to fuel
26 MPG

The 2025 Porsche Cayenne Plug-in Hybrid is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with 18¢/kWh electricity and $3.95/gal premium gas, it costs about $2,127 a year to fuel (53 MPGe + 22 MPG), versus $2,279 for the 2025 Volvo XC90 Hybrid (26 MPG). That's roughly $152 a year, or about $761 over five years.

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Fuel cost over 10 years

  • Porsche Cayenne Plug-in Hybrid
  • Volvo XC90 Hybrid

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Porsche Cayenne Plug-in HybridVolvo XC90 Hybrid
$2,127 Your annual fuel cost $2,279
53 MPGe + 22 MPG Combined efficiency 26 MPG
53 MPGe / 21 MPG City 23 MPG
54 MPGe / 23 MPG Highway 30 MPG
63 kWh Electricity use (kWh/100 mi) —
460 mi Driving range —
29 mi All-electric range —
174 g/mi Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) 343 g/mi
6/10 EPA fuel economy score 5/10
8/10 EPA greenhouse gas score 5/10
2.5 hrs Charge time at 240V —
Plug-in hybrid Powertrain Hybrid
Premium gas + electricity Fuel Premium gasoline
3.0L 6-cyl turbo Engine / motor 2.0L 4-cyl turbo
8-speed automatic Transmission 8-speed automatic
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.

Porsche Cayenne Plug-in Hybrid vs Volvo XC90 Hybrid across model years

  • Porsche Cayenne Plug-in Hybrid
  • Volvo XC90 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 94 2025 midsize & large SUVs, the Porsche Cayenne Plug-in Hybrid ranks 44th and the Volvo XC90 Hybrid 48th for lowest fuel cost.

The powertrains differ: the Porsche Cayenne Plug-in Hybrid is a plug-in hybrid, while the Volvo XC90 Hybrid is a full hybrid.

Frequently asked questions

Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2025 Porsche Cayenne Plug-in Hybrid or the 2025 Volvo XC90 Hybrid?

Measured by cost to drive, the Porsche Cayenne Plug-in Hybrid. The Porsche Cayenne Plug-in Hybrid is rated 53 MPGe + 22 MPG combined and the Volvo XC90 Hybrid 26 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).

How much does it cost to fuel the 2025 Porsche Cayenne Plug-in Hybrid vs. the Volvo XC90 Hybrid per year?

At 15,000 miles a year with 18¢/kWh electricity and $3.95/gal premium gas, about $2,127 for the Porsche Cayenne Plug-in Hybrid and $2,279 for the Volvo XC90 Hybrid.

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