Best Hybrid SUVs You Can Buy Today

Here you’ll find the selection of the TOP 5 best hybrid SUVs – 2023 models of non-luxury class you can buy today.

The SUVs mentioned here combine such qualities as value, performance, technology, comfort, and utility in the best way.

TOP 5 Best Hybrid SUVs:

5. Toyota Highlander Hybrid

• Base price: $40,220
• Combined MPG: 36
• Powertrain: 2.5-liter inline four-cylinder engine, 243 hp, CVT, AWD

4. Ford Escape Hybrid

• Base price: $32,340
• Combined MPG: 40
• Powertrain: 2.5-liter inline four-cylinder engine, 192 hp. CVT, AWD

3. Honda CR-V Hybrid

• Base price: $32,450
• Combined MPG: 37-40
• Powertrain: 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine + 2 electric motors, 204 hp, CVT, FWD/AWD

2. Hyundai Tucson Hybrid

• Base price: $30,900
• Combined MPG: 37
• Powertrain: turbocharged 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine, 226 hp, 6-speed automatic transmission, AWD

1. Kia Sportage Hybrid

• Base price: $27,490
• Combined MPG: 38-43
• Powertrain: 1.6L Turbo 227 HP and 258 lb.-ft. torque, 6-speed automatic transmission, FWD/AWD

TOP 5 Best Plug-in Hybrid SUVs:

5. Toyota RAV4 Prime

• Base price: $42,340
• Combined MPG: 38
• Combined MPGe: 94
• Powertrain: 2.5-liter inline-four with dual electric motors, 18.1-kWh battery pack, 302 hp, CVT, AWD
• Electric-only driving range: 42 miles

4. Subaru Crosstreck PHEV

• Base price: $36,845.
• Combined MPG: 35
• Combined MPGe: 90
• Powertrain: 2.0-liter flat 4-cylinder engine, 148 hp, CVT, AWD
• Electric-only driving range: 17 miles

The all-new 2024 Subaru Crosstrek will have its North American premiere at the 2023 Chicago Auto Show on February 9 at 10 a.m. CT.

3. Ford Escape PHEV

• Base price: $38,500
• Combined MPG: 40
• Combined MPGe: 105
• Powertrain: 2.5-liter 4-cylinder engine, electric motor, 210 hp, 14.4-kWh battery pack, CVT, FWD
• Electric-only driving range: 37 miles

2. Kia Sorento PHEV

• Base price: $49,990
• Combined MPG: 34
• Combined MPGe: 79
• Powertrain: turbocharged 1.6-liter 4-cylinder gas engine, 66.9-kW electric motor, 261 hp, 258 lb-ft, 13.8-kWh battery pack, 6-speed AT, AWD
• Electric-only driving range: 32 miles

1. Hyundai Tucson PHEV

• Base price: $37,050
• Combined MPG: 35
• Combined MPGe: 80
• Powertrain: turbocharged 4-cylinder 1.6-liter engine, 261 hp, 258 lb-ft, 13.8-kWh battery pack, 6-speed shiftable automatic transmission, AWD,
• Electric-only driving range: 33 miles

Note: The primary difference between a hybrid (HEV) and a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) is a charging port the latter has and the former doesn’t.

Hybrids don’t need to plug in to charge. Hybrid cars mainly rely on a conventional combustion engine, and an electric motor just aids it in certain conditions like city driving at low speeds, Regenerative braking, or self-charging through gasoline engine power is enough to fully charge a small battery pack for everyday use.

Plug-in hybrids operate more like pure electric cars: they are powered by the battery pack and recharged from the grid. Electric-only power is usually enough for most commutes, and the internal combustion engine is used only when the battery has run down.