# Hybrid and All Wheel Drive **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [April 16, 2011, 7:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hybrid-and-all-wheel-drive/63776 "2011-04-16T19:42:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![scombs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85f322/32.png) [@scombs](https://community.cartalk.com/u/scombs)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2011, 7:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hybrid-and-all-wheel-drive/63776/1 "2011-04-16T19:42:36Z")
I’m looking for a hybrid car that is also all wheel drive. Is there such a car? ---
**Author:** ![ken\_green](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/ken_green/32/816_2.png) [@ken\_green](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ken_green)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2011, 7:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hybrid-and-all-wheel-drive/63776/2 "2011-04-16T19:54:54Z")
Ford Escape. ---
**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2011, 8:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hybrid-and-all-wheel-drive/63776/3 "2011-04-16T20:00:33Z")
This Links To A Few 2010 Models. Ford Escape, Lexus RX 450h, Toyota Highlander > **[List of Hybrid AWD Vehicles](https://itstillruns.com/list-hybrid-awd-vehicles-6863058.html)** > > Hybrid vehicles are environmentally conscious automobiles that use less gas than the typical car or truck. While more expensive than traditional vehicles, hybrids can save you money in the long run because they require fewer visits to the gas pump.... Edit: Here’s a link to some 2011s: > **[AWD Hybrid Cars for 2018](https://wheelzine.com/awd-hybrid-cars)** > > Hybrid cars are flooding the market this year. The cars are better and stronger, saving fuel without compromising a lot on the power output. Here we will see the top AWD hybrid cars for 2018. CSA ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2011, 9:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hybrid-and-all-wheel-drive/63776/4 "2011-04-16T21:29:43Z")
How large a vehicle do you need? If you are looking for a car, there is no hybrid awd car that I know of. Subaru’s new (2012) Impreza has the best mpg for an awd car, and would likely be quite a bit cheaper than the awd hybrid SUVs. ---
**Author:** ![UncleTurbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e9a140/32.png) [@UncleTurbo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/UncleTurbo)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2011, 11:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hybrid-and-all-wheel-drive/63776/5 "2011-04-16T23:04:43Z")
Toyota Highlander Hybrid. ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2011, 2:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hybrid-and-all-wheel-drive/63776/6 "2011-04-17T02:50:17Z")
Don’t forget GM. They have full-size pickups and SUV’s that are hybrids. ---
**Author:** ![dagosa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/dagosa/32/9837_2.png) [@dagosa](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dagosa)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2011, 3:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hybrid-and-all-wheel-drive/63776/7 "2011-04-17T15:06:25Z")
The more you increase the “drag” on a hybrid system in terms of work load, the less the advantage of having one. AWD/4wd trucks and cars is where diesel has such an advantage and it will be a while before anything but a fwd compact will be most cost effective and why I would not recommend hybrid awd. Shortly, I see a future feature like a compact Focus option which may already get 40 plus mpg, adding a small electric motor under the trunk that could add power on demand and at lower speeds to the rear wheels and aid handling over all. The power would not be stored but comes from a HD generator battery combo. I don’t see such a feature adding more than 100 lbs of weight, costing no more than $1K and supplying the awd needs of 99% of the awd cars on the road while increasing the reliability of cars when subjected to stresses of awd use. This is where the electric motor shines. Are you listening Subaru? ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2011, 10:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hybrid-and-all-wheel-drive/63776/8 "2011-04-17T22:16:31Z")
> The more you increase the “drag” on a hybrid system in terms of work load, the less the advantage of having one. AWD/4wd trucks and cars is where diesel has such an advantage and it will be a while before anything but a fwd compact will be most cost effective and why I would not recommend hybrid awd. I can still see an advantage if your commute is right for it. Most of the time you won’t be using AWD/4WD…And if you have a nice rural commute with decent amount of stop and go driving…then for the 99% of time you’re just driving in 2wd mode…a hybrid could be a big advantage. ---
**Author:** ![dagosa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/dagosa/32/9837_2.png) [@dagosa](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dagosa)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2011, 10:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hybrid-and-all-wheel-drive/63776/9 "2011-04-17T22:38:52Z")
I hear you within the same model lines. But a Subaru legacy running around in awd, all the time, does quite well compared to ANY hybrid awd system. The extra weight posses a penalty and the additional expense makes it’s savings questionable. Now, a Prius to commute with and a used awd/4wd truck or Escape parked and ready would be better on gas and cheaper to buy than a $40K Toyota Hylander when commuting is involved. The cost of them just doesn’t add up when a standard Rav v6 does nearly as well as Highlander Hybrid for 40% less $$$$. Legacy 31 mpg HW Highlander Hybrid 29mpg Escape 34mpg If it offered much advantage, you would have seen them in trucks and SUVs in general from all makes by now. Next year, the Subaru regular Impreza awd is expected to top out at 36 mpg highway ---
**Author:** ![baylor1991\_154787](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@baylor1991\_154787](https://community.cartalk.com/u/baylor1991_154787)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2024, 7:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hybrid-and-all-wheel-drive/63776/10 "2024-08-21T19:34:58Z")
Sure it’s - Lexus RX 450h w/ electronic on demand AWD ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2024, 8:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hybrid-and-all-wheel-drive/63776/11 "2024-08-21T20:17:28Z")
You found another old post - 13 years old. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2024, 9:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hybrid-and-all-wheel-drive/63776/12 "2024-08-21T21:07:11Z")
> [@texases](#): > > You found another old post - 13 years old. Yeah, somehow, I suspect that–13 years later–the OP has purchased a vehicle… maybe even 2 or 3. 😏