These 10 hybrid family SUVs that consume less than 6l/100 km

The gradual disappearance of diesel does not have the same consequences depending on the category. So we hardly regret the end of “fuel oil” under the hood of small city cars (Toyota Aygo), designed to make short journeys which are all uses where diesel turns out to be the least appropriate (clogging, weather longer heating time and therefore less effective depollution…). But with family SUVs, the situation changes. Because the diesel engine remains, even today, the best performance/consumption ratio, even more so when the car is loaded. However, in such a situation, the hybrid, promised as the replacement for diesel, took time to be effective. But this technical and industrial maturation has finally borne fruit and we can now see that the fuel consumption of hybrid SUVs remains very reasonable. Even plug-in hybrids, initially judged as aberrations because they are very greedy once the battery is empty, now manage to contain their appetite when their “battery” is flat. A great efficiency which should not make us forget the main rule when driving these PHEVs: recharge as much as possible to maximize “electric” driving times.

Hybrid progress is real

To make this observation, no official technical sheet, but the numerous results of our independent measurements carried out on the Montlhéry circuit where, in the absence of normal use, we carry out standardized use of all cars. For fuel consumption, our three independent cycles (city, road and highway) cannot represent all uses, but allow us to compare cars with each other. And also to see the progress made by the engines. Because if the mechanics evolve, our cycles, our typical routes in particular carried out without traffic, heating and air conditioning turned off, windows closed, do not change.

In 2024, there will be many hybrid family SUVs whose average consumption does not exceed 6l/100 km. Of course, this figure is only the weighting of the other cycles (40% city, 40% road and 20% highway) and certain SUVs which are not mentioned here would be better classified if we only retained one of them. these three routes. Likewise, the limitation of this hit parade to 6l/100 km maximum value excludes all others. However, an average of 6.1 l/100 km is already a very good result. But since it is necessary to distinguish the best students, this ranking only includes 10 models.

10 models but 6 manufacturers

By pruning a little this “top” that Renault dominates with its E-Tech 145 traction chain, only 6 manufacturers are represented, some managing to include several models.. Which are not all such recent models, since the oldest, the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid, dates from 2019. And we salute Ford, whose restyled plug-in hybrid Kuga remains at the same time imposing, efficient and sober. On the other hand, the presence of the Kia Niro is not a surprise, which has systematically included our selections of the most sober SUVs since its birth in 2016.