2025 head-to-head · Small SUV
2025 Dodge Hornet vs Hyundai Santa Cruz
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 · 2.0L 4-cyl turbo · 9-speed automatic · 24 MPG
The 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas, it costs about $1,860 a year to fuel (25 MPG), versus $1,938 for the 2025 Dodge Hornet (24 MPG). That's roughly $78 a year, or about $388 over five years.
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Fuel cost over 10 years
- Dodge Hornet
- Hyundai Santa Cruz
Side by side
| Dodge Hornet | Hyundai Santa Cruz | |
|---|---|---|
| $1,938 | Your annual fuel cost | $1,860 |
| 24 MPG | Combined efficiency | 25 MPG |
| 21 MPG | City | 22 MPG |
| 29 MPG | Highway | 30 MPG |
| 372 g/mi | Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) | 356 g/mi |
| 5/10 | EPA fuel economy score | 5/10 |
| 5/10 | EPA greenhouse gas score | 5/10 |
| Gas | Powertrain | Gas |
| Regular gasoline | Fuel | Regular gasoline |
| 2.0L 4-cyl turbo | Engine / motor | 2.5L 4-cyl |
| 9-speed automatic | Transmission | 8-speed automatic |
| AWD | Drivetrain | FWD |
✓ 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.
Dodge Hornet vs Hyundai Santa Cruz across model years
- Dodge Hornet
- Hyundai Santa Cruz
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 Dodge Hornet ranks 89th and the Hyundai Santa Cruz 84th for lowest fuel cost.
Frequently asked questions
Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2025 Dodge Hornet or the 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz?
Measured by cost to drive, the Hyundai Santa Cruz. The Dodge Hornet is rated 24 MPG combined and the Hyundai Santa Cruz 25 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).
How much does it cost to fuel the 2025 Dodge Hornet vs. the Hyundai Santa Cruz per year?
At 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas, about $1,938 for the Dodge Hornet and $1,860 for the Hyundai Santa Cruz.
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