The automaker’s estimated charge time was also in range. 2024 Mazda CX-90 PHEV | photo by Jennifer Geiger
That turned out to be accurate, and after 574 miles of mostly highway driving, my trip fuel economy was 29.1 mpg. After charging at home on my Level 2 charger, I started the trip with 27 miles of all-electric range. How well did the 2024 CX-90 live up to those numbers on my drive? It exceeded expectations. This is a bit better than the 2023 CX-9’s EPA rating of 23 mpg combined from its non-hybrid, turbocharged four-cylinder powertrain. It also has a 56 mpg-e quivalent rating from the EPA. The CX-90 PHEV uses a 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine, electric motor, eight-speed automatic transmission and 17.8- kilowatt-hour battery pack it makes 323 horsepower and 369 pounds-feet of torque on premium gas or 319 hp on regular, and it gets 26 miles of all-electric range and 25 mpg combined when the all-electric range is depleted, according to EPA estimates. Real-World Range and MPG 2024 Mazda CX-90 PHEV (It was maroon) | photo by Jennifer Geiger To find out whether it does, I loaded the CX-90 with three women and three girls and took it on a mini road trip from Chicago to Detroit for a Taylor Swift concert and found out all too well that carting a bunch of people and stuff - and getting good fuel economy - is a tall order, but the CX-90 was mostly up to the task. Three-row SUVs aren’t known as fuel sippers, but a plug-in hybrid powertrain should help. Related: 2024 Mazda CX-90 Review: More Than Mainstream The three-row CX-90 debuted for 2024 with more space and new engines, including the plug-in hybrid drivetrain I tested. Mazda is in the latter camp with its first plug-in hybrid in the U.S., the 2024 CX-90 PHEV. As some automakers go all in with electric vehicles, others are taking a more gradual approach and adding hybrids and plug-in hybrids to their lineups.
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