2024 head-to-head · Small SUV

2024 Lexus RX Hybrid vs Volvo XC60 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.

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✓ Cheaper to run
$1,646/ year to fuel
36 MPG
✓ Cheaper to run
$1,626/ year to fuel
63 MPGe + 28 MPG

AWD · 2.0L 4-cyl turbo · 8-speed automatic · 63 MPGe + 28 MPG

On fuel costs these two are nearly tied. Driving 15,000 miles a year with $3.95/gal premium gas and 18¢/kWh electricity, the most efficient 2024 Lexus RX Hybrid (36 MPG) costs about $1,646 a year to fuel and the 2024 Volvo XC60 Plug-in Hybrid (63 MPGe + 28 MPG) about $1,626.

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Fuel cost over 10 years

  • Lexus RX Hybrid
  • Volvo XC60 Plug-in Hybrid

Side by side

Lexus RX HybridVolvo XC60 Plug-in Hybrid
$1,646 Your annual fuel cost $1,626
36 MPG Combined efficiency 63 MPGe + 28 MPG
37 MPG City 66 MPGe / 28 MPG
34 MPG Highway 60 MPGe / 28 MPG
— Electricity use (kWh/100 mi) 50 kWh
— Driving range 560 mi
— All-electric range 36 mi
243 g/mi Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) 122 g/mi
7/10 EPA fuel economy score 8/10
7/10 EPA greenhouse gas score 9/10
— Charge time at 240V 5 hrs
Hybrid Powertrain Plug-in hybrid
Premium gasoline Fuel Premium gas + electricity
2.5L 4-cyl Engine / motor 2.0L 4-cyl turbo
CVT 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.

Lexus RX Hybrid vs Volvo XC60 Plug-in Hybrid across model years

  • Lexus RX Hybrid
  • Volvo XC60 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 119 2024 small SUVs, the Lexus RX Hybrid ranks 55th and the Volvo XC60 Plug-in Hybrid 54th for lowest fuel cost.

The powertrains differ: the Lexus RX Hybrid is a full hybrid, while the Volvo XC60 Plug-in Hybrid is a plug-in hybrid.

Frequently asked questions

Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2024 Lexus RX Hybrid or the 2024 Volvo XC60 Plug-in Hybrid?

Measured by cost to drive, the Volvo XC60 Plug-in Hybrid. The Lexus RX Hybrid is rated 36 MPG combined and the Volvo XC60 Plug-in Hybrid 63 MPGe + 28 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).

How much does it cost to fuel the 2024 Lexus RX Hybrid vs. the Volvo XC60 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 $1,626 for the Volvo XC60 Plug-in Hybrid.

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