Best hybrid cars arriving in 2025

GWM will add a PHEV variant to its Haval H6 GT next year. The brand confirmed the addition of a 35.4kWh battery that could provide up to 180km of range in EV mode, according to GWM.

Power and torque outputs are yet to be confirmed, though expect them to be pretty high given non-GT H6 PHEVs in the Chinese market are capable of 240kW/520Nm.

It should get a welcome interior refresh too, including a 14.6-inch multimedia touchscreen and a Mercedes Benz-style gear shifter.

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Chery will launch its luxury-focused semi off-road sub-brand Jaecoo in Australia during the first quarter of 2025, with the J7 SUV earmarked to offer a PHEV powertrain.

The J7 is already offered with two internal combustion engine variants in New Zealand where it will be joined by a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) model that is likely bound for Australia as well. It carries a 18.3kWh battery pack paired to a 1.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engine and has a dedicated hybrid transmission (DHT) and electric motor mounted to the front axle.

Combined power is 255kW/525Nm, a significant step up from the internal combustion engine (ICE) J7's 137kW/275Nm. Jaecoo claims a pure EV range of 88km, with total range nudging a claimed 1200km.

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Expected to arrive in early 2025 following the Australian release of the next-generation model earlier this September.

Details on power outputs are scarce, though expect the HS to be offered in full-hybrid and PHEV guises. In the UK, the HS PHEV is offered with a 24.7kWh battery pack, paired to a 1.5-litre four-cylinder turbo petrol engine.

MG claims an electric-only range of 120km, while power is quoted at 226kW/432Nm, considerably higher than the ICE version's 125kW/ 275Nm.

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Suzuki's veteran compact SUV will welcome a hybrid option and a mild facelift once it arrives next year, 10 years after the current generation Vitara first went on sale.

Final specifications are yet to be confirmed, although Suzuki could skip the 48V mild hybrid system that is available in Europe altogether and opt for the full-hybrid 140V system that is paired to a 1.5-litre four-cylinder engine in Japan.

The facelifted version landed in Europe this year, and adds some welcome exterior upgrades, a new multimedia screen and upgraded safety technology.

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The Volkswagen-owned sporty Spanish brand will offer its last ever new petrol model, the Terramar. It will be available with the choice of a petrol, mild hybrid or PHEV power when it arrives in Australia in the first half of next year.

The most powerful output will be reserved for the VZ PHEV variant, which will send 200kW/400Nm to all four wheels through a 1.5-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine and a 19.6kWh battery pack. Cupra said it will deliver 112km of pure-electric range.

Expect some performance fun as well, with the range-topping VZ adding a special Cupra drive mode and the option to disable electronic stability control.

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Australia's favourite PHEV model will receive some welcome powertrain upgrades and a facelift in 2025, four years after the current generation first debuted.

What exact shape the updates will take is unclear, although sources in Japan point to an upgrade of the Outlander's four-wheel-drive PHEV powertrain, boosting power from the current 185kW/450Nm and pushing pure EV range closer to 100km.

Visual changes are limited, with changes mostly to wheel designs and grilles outside.

The Outlander gets the larger 12.3-inch multimedia touchscreen, as per its Nissan X-Trail cousin, and a Yamaha sound system in flagship trim.

Battery size swells from 20kWh to 22.7kWh allowing improved electric only driving range (87km WLTP).

Additionally, the Outlander is set to receive an Australian-specific ride and handling tune for the first time.

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Off the back of Toyota, Subaru and Mazda's OEM alliance, Subaru's best-selling model in Australia will launch in 2025 most likely with a Toyota-sourced hybrid powertrain.

Expect it to be a considerable step up from the current Forester's mild-hybrid offering, which improves fuel consumption by a measly 0.7L/100km.

It's full-hybrid fuel economy figures are expected to closely rival the Toyota RAV4, Nissan X-Trail and Kia Sportage, while not compromising on the Forester's all-road capability. It'll likely get a slick facelift too, as has already been unveiled in the US.

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GWM's Haval SUV range will expand its line-up with the H7 mid-size soft-roader.

The H7 will be available with a 2.0-litre combustion engine, but importantly will also be offered as a 1.5-litre hybrid, giving it a rival to the likes of the incoming Subaru Forester.

The H7 is car based rather than using a ladder frame used by hardcore 4WDs. The brand is promising at least some genuine off-road capability, and it also debuts a new interior design direction for the brand.

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GWM will be the first to challenge the trailblazing BYD Shark 6 with a plug-in hybrid version of its largest Cannon Alpha ute.

Available in two grades, the Cannon Alpha uses GWM's Hi4-T system which maintains solid linkages to the front and rear axles, channelling electric power via the transmission. GWM claims a 115km driving range and, unlike the Shark 6, it maintains a 3500kg towing capacity

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GWM's hybrid assault will continue in 2025 with its final addition, the Tank 500 PHEV.

It will add the same Hi4-T hybrid system it employs in the Cannon Alpha, pairing a 2.0-litre turbo engine and solid axle linkages, with electric power provided via the transmission to maintain low-range.

Expect over 100km of electric driving range and for it to be more expensive than the current plugless hybrid variant.

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Hyundai's next-gen Palisade will dump the popular diesel engine option in favour of a new 2.5-litre turbo petrol hybrid set-up, a major step-up from the 1.6-litre turbo hybrid system in its smaller Santa Fe sibling.

The Palisade brings more striking styling and a more upmarket interior theme, similar to that of the new Santa Fe.

Bigger, bolder and more hi-tech, the new Palisade is also expected to have a roughly 15 per cent price-jump over the outgoing model

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Ford's electrification strategy will continue to roll across its commercial vehicle range, with a plug-in hybrid version of the mid-size Transit Custom arriving to join the E-Transit fully electric version.

The PHEV pairs a 2.5-litre engine to an 111kW electric motor, and claims a 54km electric driving range from an 11.8kWh battery pack.

It will be available as either a long-wheelbase Trend grade, or a short-wheelbase Sport grade, priced above combustion variants, but below electric ones.

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Leapmotor made a splash with the C10, the electric mid-size SUV breaking the price-parity barrier for electric vehicles.

Before the end of 2025, the brand will launch a range-extender plug-in hybrid version, which adds a 1.5-litre combustion engine to the picture, which acts solely as a generator for the relatively large 28.4kWh battery.

This allows a WLTP-rated 145km EV driving range, with total range of nearly 1000km when both power sources are used.

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Similar to the C10, the yet-to-launch B10 will receive a range-extender hybrid version before the end of 2025, which will significantly expand the fledgling brand's range.

The B10 is a small SUV to rival the likes of the Toyota Corolla Cross or Hyundai Kona, and is expected to be one of the most affordable vehicles using range-extender tech, with prices potentially in the $35,000 range.

Like its C10 larger sibling, the B10 drives the rear-wheels with an electric motor, and the Range Extender plug-in hybrid version will feature an as-yet unknown combustion powerplant up front to support a sizeable battery.

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Alfa Romeo's renewed push into Australia will continue with the Junior crossover SUV, following up on the larger Tonale.

The Tonale will use a new plugless hybrid system from its Stellantis parent company, which pairs a 1.2-litre three-cylinder petrol engine to a small electric motor in the transmission for relatively low fuel consumption.

The Tonale is expected for a late 2025 arrival, with the hybrid version also being joined by a full electric variant

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Peugeot will continue to build on its range of electrified vehicles with a plugless hybrid rendition of its 5008 seven-seater.

The upper mid-sized SUV brings with it the brand's latest styling language and interior tech package as well as a more versatile interior layout.

The hybrid system is shared across Stellantis with other products like the Alfa Romeo Junior, a 1.2-litre three-cylinder with a transmission-mounted electric motor.

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Chery will double down on its affordable car onslaught with a plugless hybrid version of its popular Tiggo 4 small SUV.

The price-leading small SUV is expected to rival the MG3 Hybrid (which starts from $27,990) and will use a new powertrain for Chery in Australia utilising a dedicated hybrid transmission, although details are yet to be confirmed.

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