Best Hybrid SUVs for Less Than $35,000 From Consumer Reports' Tests
These models are all reliable and incredibly fuel-efficient
There are a few ways you can offset the inflated price of a new SUVs. One is to buy a model with a track record of good reliability. Another is to buy a fuel-efficient model. And the best way is to buy a model that’s both reliable and fuel-efficient.
Fortunately, here at Consumer Reports we test every vehicle to get its true fuel economy, and we ask our members to tell us how reliable their vehicles are. Armed with those data, we can recommend models that will give you years of dependable service without gouging your wallet at the fuel pump.
Fortunately, the hybrids that automakers are building today are often better in nearly every way than their conventionally powered siblings. As Consumer Reports’ auto experts have seen in testing, hybrid versions of vehicles generally have a better response when starting up from a stop and are quicker and quieter in regular driving and when accelerating. Many of them also have ride and handling characteristics that are as good as—or better than—their conventionally powered siblings.