2025 head-to-head · Small SUV
2025 Lexus RX Plug-in Hybrid vs Lincoln Nautilus 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.
AWD · 2.5L 4-cyl · CVT · 83 MPGe + 35 MPG
Part-time 4WD · 2.0L 4-cyl turbo · CVT · 30 MPG
The 2025 Lexus RX Plug-in Hybrid is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with 18¢/kWh electricity, $3.95/gal premium gas and $3.10/gal regular gas, it costs about $1,293 a year to fuel (83 MPGe + 35 MPG), versus $1,550 for the 2025 Lincoln Nautilus Hybrid (30 MPG). That's roughly $257 a year, or about $1,287 over five years.
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Fuel cost over 10 years
- Lexus RX Plug-in Hybrid
- Lincoln Nautilus Hybrid
Side by side
| Lexus RX Plug-in Hybrid | Lincoln Nautilus Hybrid | |
|---|---|---|
| $1,293 | Your annual fuel cost | $1,550 |
| 83 MPGe + 35 MPG | Combined efficiency | 30 MPG |
| 91 MPGe / 36 MPG | City | 30 MPG |
| 75 MPGe / 33 MPG | Highway | 31 MPG |
| 40 kWh | Electricity use (kWh/100 mi) | — |
| 540 mi | Driving range | — |
| 37 mi | All-electric range | — |
| 89 g/mi | Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) | 290 g/mi |
| 8/10 | EPA fuel economy score | 6/10 |
| 9/10 | EPA greenhouse gas score | 6/10 |
| 2.5 hrs | Charge time at 240V | — |
| Plug-in hybrid | Powertrain | Hybrid |
| Premium gas + electricity | Fuel | Regular gasoline |
| 2.5L 4-cyl | Engine / motor | 2.0L 4-cyl turbo |
| CVT | Transmission | CVT |
| AWD | Drivetrain | Part-time 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.
Lexus RX Plug-in Hybrid vs Lincoln Nautilus Hybrid across model years
- Lexus RX Plug-in Hybrid
- Lincoln Nautilus 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 133 2025 small SUVs, the Lexus RX Plug-in Hybrid ranks 42nd and the Lincoln Nautilus Hybrid 60th for lowest fuel cost.
The powertrains differ: the Lexus RX Plug-in Hybrid is a plug-in hybrid, while the Lincoln Nautilus Hybrid is a full hybrid.
Frequently asked questions
Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2025 Lexus RX Plug-in Hybrid or the 2025 Lincoln Nautilus Hybrid?
Measured by cost to drive, the Lexus RX Plug-in Hybrid. The Lexus RX Plug-in Hybrid is rated 83 MPGe + 35 MPG combined and the Lincoln Nautilus Hybrid 30 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).
How much does it cost to fuel the 2025 Lexus RX Plug-in Hybrid vs. the Lincoln Nautilus Hybrid per year?
At 15,000 miles a year with 18¢/kWh electricity, $3.95/gal premium gas and $3.10/gal regular gas, about $1,293 for the Lexus RX Plug-in Hybrid and $1,550 for the Lincoln Nautilus Hybrid.
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