All of these hybrid models can travel more than 500 miles on a full tank based on the results of our 75-mph highway fuel-economy test.
If you want a vehicle that can travel long distances between fuel stops, hybrids are a great place to start. They get good fuel economy, which means they can get the most out of a gallon of gas. Hybrid powertrains are also available in many segments, so you'll find hybrid options whether you're shopping for a sedan, an SUV, or a minivan.
After ranking the list of longest-range plug-in hybrids, here we're tallying up the longest-range vehicles we've tested among hybrid models that can't be plugged in. These results are based on our real-world 75-mph highway fuel-economy test and use that efficiency figure to determine a range estimate by multiplying it by the vehicle's fuel-tank capacity.
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Toyota Camry Hybrid: 520 Miles
Highway Fuel Economy: 40 mpg
The Camry Hybrid outperforms its closest rival, the Honda Accord Hybrid, in our fuel-economy testing, meaning it appears on this list and the Honda does not. That result is for the outgoing generation, but there's a new hybrid-only 2025 Camry on the way that could provide even better efficiency. The new Camry Hybrid also offers an all-wheel-drive option, a first for the gas-electric model; the outgoing model offered AWD only with its base nonhybrid 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine.
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Hyundai Elantra Hybrid: 520 Miles
Highway Fuel Economy: 48 mpg
Hyundai's smallest hybrid is the Elantra sedan. While it couldn't quite match its EPA ratings in our real-world testing, its highway result of 48 mpg is still impressive and helps it achieve respectable range despite a relatively small gas tank. The Elantra received a freshening for 2024 that includes more aggressive looks and a few new features, but the hybrid powertrain hasn't changed and still consists of a 1.6-liter gas engine.
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Kia Sorento Hybrid: 540 Miles
Highway Fuel Economy: 31 mpg
The Kia Sorento is one of only a handful of three-row SUVs that offer a hybrid option, and it's impressively efficient. That combined with its relatively large fuel tank means it can travel a long way between fill-ups. The Sorento Hybrid also receives tweaks inside and out for the 2025 model year, but its powertrain doesn't change.
It's worth noting that the closely related Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid achieved an identical result in our testing, but we haven't yet tested the redesigned 2024 model, so we left it off this list for now.
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Toyota Sienna: 550 Miles
Highway Fuel Economy: 31 mpg
As the most spacious vehicle on this list, the Sienna proves that minivans are unbeatable when it comes to family-friendliness and space efficiency. The Sienna's standard hybrid powertrain makes it very fuel efficient too. It got 31 mpg on the highway during our test of an all-wheel-drive model. It's only natural that a great road-trip vehicle like this can go 550 miles between fuel stops, although you might have to stop in between for bathroom breaks.
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Toyota Prius: 550 Miles
Highway Fuel Economy: 49 mpg
The name Prius is practically synonymous with hybrid at this point, so it's no surprise that it's an efficiency warrior. The newest Prius got 49 mpg in our highway fuel-economy test, which is particularly impressive when you consider it's considerably more powerful than before. The new hybrid setup makes between 194 and 196 horsepower, depending on whether you opt for front- or all-wheel drive, and the new model is several seconds quicker to 60 mph than before. That's a win-win.
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Lexus ES300h: 590 Miles
Highway Fuel Economy: 45 mpg
The Lexus ES has always been a relaxed, cushy cruiser of a luxury sedan, and that makes the hybrid version perhaps the clearest expression of that mission. The ES300h, which shares its powertrain with the Camry Hybrid that's also on this list, was impressively efficient in our testing. That gives it a highway range of nearly 590 miles, and you won't get easily fatigued on a long trip thanks to its quiet cabin and comfortable seats.
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Toyota Crown: 600 Miles
Highway Fuel Economy: 42 mpg
The Crown, a strange mashup of crossover and sedan, is quickest if you opt for the more powerful Hybrid Max powertrain in the highest Platinum trim. But it's the standard 236-hp hybrid setup in the lesser XLE and Limited models that offers far better fuel economy. It got 42 mpg on the highway in our real-world test, an impressively high number for a vehicle with this much interior space. This plus a relatively large fuel tank makes the all-wheel-drive Crown a cushy highway cruiser with lots of range.
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Lexus LC500h: 660 Miles
Highway Fuel Economy: 30 mpg
What's a slinky-looking coupe like the Lexus LC doing on a list like this? This grand tourer has a few different tricks up its sleeve. The first is the hybrid powertrain in the LC500h (the other powertrain is a rip-roaring V-8 in the LC500), and the second is a staggeringly large fuel tank that holds just over 22 gallons of premium. So, even though the LC's highway fuel economy of 30 mpg isn't exactly spectacular, it still provides a whopping 660 miles of range. Grand Touring, indeed.
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Lexus LS500h: 660 Miles
Highway Fuel Economy: 30 mpg
The LS flagship luxury sedan shares its available hybrid setup with the LC500h coupe, and its fuel tank is similarly large. The LS500h could be considered an even cushier road-trip companion than its two-door stablemate too, owing to its long wheelbase, hedonistic rear seat, and plush ride. The hybrid model also comes with a "Lexus Teammate" driver-assistance system that allows you to take your hands off the wheel under certain circ*mstances, which you can spot on the car pictured here due to its extra sensors and cameras in the grille and on the front fenders. The LS is not quite as stylish as the LC, though, but few cars are.
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Hyundai Sonata Hybrid: 670 Miles
Highway Fuel Economy: 51 mpg
While many of the cars on this list owe their high range numbers to either parsimonious fuel economy or a large fuel tank, the Sonata hybrid tops the list because it has both. With a result of 51 mpg in our real-world test, it's among the most efficient cars we've ever tested.
Our test result is from a 2020 Sonata hybrid, but we think it applies to the updated 2024 model (pictured here) because the car's powertrain and EPA highway fuel-economy ratings have not changed.
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Joey Capparella
Deputy Editor, Rankings Content
Despite being raised on a steady diet of base-model Hondas and Toyotas—or perhaps because of it—Joey Capparella nonetheless cultivated an obsession for the automotive industry throughout his childhood in Nashville, Tennessee. He found a way to write about cars for the school newspaper during his college years at Rice University, which eventually led him to move to Ann Arbor, Michigan, for his first professional auto-writing gig at Automobile Magazine. He has been part of the Car and Driver team since 2016 and now lives in New York City.
