2025 head-to-head · Midsize & Large SUV
2025 Mazda CX-70 vs Mitsubishi Outlander 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.
AWD · 2.4L 4-cyl · Single-speed · 64 MPGe + 26 MPG
The 2025 Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas and 18¢/kWh electricity, it costs about $1,534 a year to fuel (64 MPGe + 26 MPG), versus $1,860 for the 2025 Mazda CX-70 (25 MPG). That's roughly $326 a year, or about $1,628 over five years.
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Fuel cost over 10 years
- Mazda CX-70
- Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid
Side by side
| Mazda CX-70 | Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid | |
|---|---|---|
| $1,860 | Your annual fuel cost | $1,534 |
| 25 MPG | Combined efficiency | 64 MPGe + 26 MPG |
| 24 MPG | City | 67 MPGe / 25 MPG |
| 28 MPG | Highway | 61 MPGe / 27 MPG |
| — | Electricity use (kWh/100 mi) | 52 kWh |
| — | Driving range | 420 mi |
| — | All-electric range | 38 mi |
| 349 g/mi | Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) | 115 g/mi |
| 5/10 | EPA fuel economy score | 7/10 |
| 5/10 | EPA greenhouse gas score | 9/10 |
| — | Charge time at 240V | 6.5 hrs |
| Hybrid | Powertrain | Plug-in hybrid |
| Regular gasoline | Fuel | Regular gas + electricity |
| 3.3L 6-cyl turbo | Engine / motor | 2.4L 4-cyl |
| 8-speed automatic | Transmission | Single-speed |
| 4WD | 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.
Mazda CX-70 vs Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid across model years
- Mazda CX-70
- Mitsubishi Outlander 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 Mazda CX-70 ranks 28th and the Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid 22nd for lowest fuel cost.
The powertrains differ: the Mazda CX-70 is a full hybrid, while the Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid is a plug-in hybrid.
Frequently asked questions
Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2025 Mazda CX-70 or the 2025 Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid?
Measured by cost to drive, the Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid. The Mazda CX-70 is rated 25 MPG combined and the Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid 64 MPGe + 26 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).
How much does it cost to fuel the 2025 Mazda CX-70 vs. the Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid per year?
At 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas and 18¢/kWh electricity, about $1,860 for the Mazda CX-70 and $1,534 for the Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid.
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