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2025 BMW 4 Series Hybrid vs Ford Mustang

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
$1,911/ year to fuel
31 MPG
✓ Cheaper to run
$1,788/ year to fuel
26 MPG

The 2025 Ford Mustang is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with $3.95/gal premium gas and $3.10/gal regular gas, it costs about $1,788 a year to fuel (26 MPG), versus $1,911 for the 2025 BMW 4 Series Hybrid (31 MPG). That's roughly $123 a year, or about $614 over five years.

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Fuel cost over 10 years

  • BMW 4 Series Hybrid
  • Ford Mustang

Side by side

BMW 4 Series HybridFord Mustang
$1,911 Your annual fuel cost $1,788
31 MPG Combined efficiency 26 MPG
28 MPG City 22 MPG
36 MPG Highway 33 MPG
86 cu ft Passenger volume 81 cu ft
12 cu ft Cargo volume 12 cu ft
285 g/mi Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) 342 g/mi
6/10 EPA fuel economy score 5/10
6/10 EPA greenhouse gas score 5/10
Hybrid Powertrain Gas
Premium gasoline Fuel Regular gasoline
2.0L 4-cyl turbo Engine / motor 2.3L 4-cyl turbo
8-speed automatic Transmission 10-speed automatic
RWD Drivetrain RWD

✓ 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.

BMW 4 Series Hybrid vs Ford Mustang across model years

  • BMW 4 Series Hybrid
  • Ford Mustang

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

Per EPA interior volume figures, the BMW 4 Series Hybrid has more passenger space (86 vs. 81 cu ft).

Among 30 2025 subcompact cars, the BMW 4 Series Hybrid ranks 8th and the Ford Mustang 6th for lowest fuel cost.

The powertrains differ: the BMW 4 Series Hybrid is a full hybrid, while the Ford Mustang is a conventional gas model.

Frequently asked questions

Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2025 BMW 4 Series Hybrid or the 2025 Ford Mustang?

Measured by cost to drive, the Ford Mustang. The BMW 4 Series Hybrid is rated 31 MPG combined and the Ford Mustang 26 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).

How much does it cost to fuel the 2025 BMW 4 Series Hybrid vs. the Ford Mustang per year?

At 15,000 miles a year with $3.95/gal premium gas and $3.10/gal regular gas, about $1,911 for the BMW 4 Series Hybrid and $1,788 for the Ford Mustang.

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