2025 head-to-head · Midsize & Large SUV

2025 GMC Acadia vs Mazda CX-90 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
$2,022/ year to fuel
23 MPG
✓ Cheaper to run
$1,939/ year to fuel
56 MPGe + 25 MPG

4WD · 2.5L 4-cyl · 8-speed automatic · 56 MPGe + 25 MPG

The 2025 Mazda CX-90 Plug-in Hybrid is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas, 18¢/kWh electricity and $3.95/gal premium gas, it costs about $1,939 a year to fuel (56 MPGe + 25 MPG), versus $2,022 for the 2025 GMC Acadia (23 MPG). That's roughly $83 a year, or about $413 over five years.

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Fuel cost over 10 years

  • GMC Acadia
  • Mazda CX-90 Plug-in Hybrid

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GMC AcadiaMazda CX-90 Plug-in Hybrid
$2,022 Your annual fuel cost $1,939
23 MPG Combined efficiency 56 MPGe + 25 MPG
20 MPG City 53 MPGe / 24 MPG
27 MPG Highway 61 MPGe / 27 MPG
— Electricity use (kWh/100 mi) 58 kWh
— Driving range 490 mi
— All-electric range 26 mi
387 g/mi Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) 168 g/mi
5/10 EPA fuel economy score 7/10
5/10 EPA greenhouse gas score 8/10
— Charge time at 240V 2.1 hrs
Gas Powertrain Plug-in hybrid
Regular gasoline Fuel Premium gas + electricity
2.5L 4-cyl turbo Engine / motor 2.5L 4-cyl
8-speed automatic Transmission 8-speed automatic
FWD Drivetrain 4WD

✓ 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.

GMC Acadia vs Mazda CX-90 Plug-in Hybrid across model years

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  • Mazda CX-90 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 94 2025 midsize & large SUVs, the GMC Acadia ranks 36th and the Mazda CX-90 Plug-in Hybrid 32nd for lowest fuel cost.

The powertrains differ: the GMC Acadia is a conventional gas model, while the Mazda CX-90 Plug-in Hybrid is a plug-in hybrid.

Frequently asked questions

Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2025 GMC Acadia or the 2025 Mazda CX-90 Plug-in Hybrid?

Measured by cost to drive, the Mazda CX-90 Plug-in Hybrid. The GMC Acadia is rated 23 MPG combined and the Mazda CX-90 Plug-in Hybrid 56 MPGe + 25 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).

How much does it cost to fuel the 2025 GMC Acadia vs. the Mazda CX-90 Plug-in Hybrid per year?

At 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas, 18¢/kWh electricity and $3.95/gal premium gas, about $2,022 for the GMC Acadia and $1,939 for the Mazda CX-90 Plug-in Hybrid.

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