The Best Plug-in Hybrid SUVs On The Market

Here we leave you with a list of the 15 best candidates that we can find in the market. All of them stand out for their power, performance, and electrical autonomy.

We will all agree that one of the most demanded segments is that of those vehicles that are located halfway between a car and an off-roader, with bulky bodies, powerful engines under the hood, and a ground clearance that does not reach convince many. Of course, we are talking about SUVs, a type of product that is increasingly in demand, especially now that many brands offer ecological versions in plug-in hybrid format or PHEV.

For this reason, we have decided to immerse ourselves in a wide market like this to try to find the fifteen best candidates that one can acquire if you give special importance to the power of the propulsion system, its benefits, and the autonomy in electric mode or the consumption of fuel. gas. Taking these factors into account, the ten SUVs that we will see below would be an ideal option for all those who are also concerned about the environment, but who do not lose sight of the high performance of their engines and the sensations behind the wheel.

Of course, all of them have high prices that will not be within the reach of everyone, so later on we will offer you another list of the 15 most affordable options that we can find in our market today. Having made this note, it is time to discover the 15 most attractive and interesting Sport Utility Vehicles of the moment. Let’s meet them!

The Stellantis group could not be left out of this classification, represented by DS, that is, one of its premium brands. This plug-in hybrid version combines a 1.6-liter four-cylinder block with two electric motors to generate a combined total of 300 horsepower and 520 Nm. Thanks to this, it reaches 100 km/h in 5.9 seconds and its average fuel consumption is just 1.5 l/100 km, with a range of use in EV mode of 54 kilometers.

The American colossus sneaks into the classification with its only version available on our market, one that combines an EcoBoost V6 engine with an electric drive, resulting in 457 horsepower and 825 Nm. The ten-speed automatic transmission is responsible for sending all the energy to both axles and allows it to reach 100 km/h in 6 seconds. As for its electrical autonomy, it is satisfied with 42 kilometers.

Perhaps it is one of the most attractive on the list and that touch of Polestar fits like a glove. Under the hood is a 2.0-liter engine that, when combined with a 65 kW electric motor, is capable of offering a respectable 392 horsepower and 640 Nm of maximum torque. Despite stopping the scale at 2,170 kilos, the XC60 is capable of accelerating from 0 to 100 km/h in 5.5 seconds, with an average consumption of 2.4 liters per 100 kilometers and 53 km of electrical autonomy.

The German model combines a four-cylinder engine with an electric motor to generate a combined power of 320 horsepower and a maximum torque of 700 Nm. The traction is integral, the gearbox, automatic, has nine relationships and its 13.5 kWh batteries allow it to travel up to 49 kilometers without turning on the combustion engine. It is not a slow car as it covers 0 to 100 km/h in 5.7 seconds.

Under the hood of the British model hides a propulsion system made up of a four-cylinder petrol engine and a 105 kW electric unit, resulting in a combined output of 404 hp. Despite its high weight and 4.74 meters long, this F-Pace is capable of reaching 100 km/h in 5.3 seconds and its top speed is 240 km/h, with an electric range of 53 kilometers. and an average consumption of 2.2 l/100 km.

Volvo’s most representative SUV could not be left out of this classification. Its plug-in hybrid propulsion system is the same as that of its XC60 brother, in such a way that it combines a 2.0-liter engine with an electric motor, resulting in 392 horsepower and a maximum torque of 640 Nm. Its electrical autonomy is 49 kilometers and it accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 5.8 seconds.

It is one of the most popular large premium SUVs on the market and a plug-in hybrid version could not be missing from its range. We have stayed with the most powerful option, which combines a V6 engine with an electric motor to generate 455 horsepower and a maximum torque of 700 Nm. All this power is sent to all four wheels before passing through an eight-speed automatic transmission. Its electrical autonomy is 42 kilometers and it reaches 100 km/h in 5.7 seconds.

The update received has been very good for this English SUV since its electric autonomy has increased to 50 kilometers and its consumption is 3.5 l/100 km, with a propulsion train that generates a respectable 450 horsepower and 700 Nm of maximum torque. Not only that, but this Bentayga is capable of reaching 100 km/h in 5.5 seconds and its top speed allows it to go beyond 250 km/h. All this with a point of luxury and exclusivity above its rivals.

The German colossus had to be in our classification because how could we forget its 462 horsepower and 700 Nm, arising from the combination of a turbocharged V6 and an electric motor located in the front. Its average consumption according to the WLTP cycle is 2.8 l/100 km and its autonomy in EV mode is 45 kilometers. In addition, this ecological version reaches 100 km/h in 5.4 seconds.

It is the first Volkswagen to carry the letter R in its name and this sports version is also ecological, as shown by the 2.8 liters at 100 kilometers that it homologates in a combined cycle. This very low consumption is also accompanied by an EV range of 47 km and acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h in just 5.1 seconds, all thanks to a propulsion system that generates 462 horsepower and 700 Nm of maximum torque.

The iconic British SUV could not be missing, and it is that with its P400e version it manages to offer 404 horsepower and 640 Nm of maximum torque, with an average approved consumption of just 3.3 liters per 100 km. In addition, it allows you to travel up to 40 kilometers in purely electric mode and reaches 100 km/h in 6.4 seconds. All this with the usual luxury offered by the English brand.

The German SUV has a great peculiarity, and that is that its plug-in hybrid propulsion system does not combine a gasoline combustion engine with an electric one, but rather uses another fuel that is much more controversial and punished in recent years, that is, diesel! It is a 2.0-liter four-cylinder that produces a combined 320 hp and 600 Nm, offering no less than 98 kilometers of ecological autonomy and all this with a ridiculous average consumption of… just 0.7 l/100 km!

The German SUV is not one of the most powerful in the classification, but its figures are not discreet for that, since its in-line six-cylinder turbocharged propeller produces 394 horsepower and 600 Nm, when combined with an 83 kW electric motor. The highlight of this version is that it offers up to 87 kilometers of autonomy in electric mode and fuel consumption of just 1.2 l/100 km. All this with very decent performance as it does the 0 to 100 in 5.6 seconds and is capable of reaching 235 km/h.

It indeed shares both the platform and the propulsion system with the Jaguar F-Pace that we also have on this list, but unlike this one, it has much more outstanding off-road abilities and that makes any buyer with a certain adventurous gene I opted for the Velar. To the 404 hp and 53 kilometers of electrical autonomy are added entry, exit, and ventral angles more typical of an off-roader than an SUV, so the English model occupies our second position.

The absolute king of this classification could not be other than the Cayenne Turbo S E-Hybrid and this version perfectly combines high performance with efficiency. Under the hood is a powertrain made up of a 4.0-liter V8 Biturbo block and a 100 kW electric motor, resulting in a combined output of 680 hp. Thanks to this, the SUV is capable of reaching 100 km/h from a standstill in just 3.8 seconds and its autonomy in electric mode is 40 kilometers, with a combined consumption of 3.8 l/100 km!