While other Japanese luxury brands like Infiniti are struggling to turn around their slumping sales figures, Lexus is in the middle of a boom period, with the brand recording its highest ever American sales figures in 2024. Across the year, it shifted 123,035 electrified vehicles up 34% from the previous year — a clear vote of confidence from buyers in its hybridization efforts. The majority of its models are now available with some form of electrification, and the all-electric RZ is available for buyers looking to cut their tailpipe emissions completely.
While the RZ BEV and several PHEV options are available, most buyers still want the practicality and reassurance of a gas engine without the potential inconvenience of finding an electric charger. The brand's 2025 range offers a wide range of economical hybrid models that don't require external charging, with these 10 being the most fuel-efficient variants of each model according to EPA figures. New for the 2025 model year, the Lexus LX 700h adds a hybrid powertrain to the brand's long-running luxury SUV.
It doesn't do much to increase its efficiency, with the non-hybrid LX achieving 19 mpg combined and the new hybrid achieving 20 mpg combined. It's not any more capable off-road either, and the large battery necessitates a slightly smaller fuel tank than in the gas-only LX. Still, the hybrid's 457 horsepower and 583 lb-ft of torque are not to be sniffed at, and are a notable improvement over the gas-only LX 600.
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