The Electrified Version Wins Most Showroom Face-Offs, Not Every One

For the buyer standing between two trim sheets of the same car, one with a battery and one without, Car and Driver has worked through the decision on seven widely sold models spanning four-door cars, pickups, performance cars and utility vehicles. The magazine's verdict leans toward the electrified variant in the majority of those pairings, where the gain at the pump carries the day. It stops short of a blanket endorsement, naming cases where the conventional powertrain's lower sticker remains the sounder choice. Owners weighing the premium on a new order will find the reasoning laid out pair by pair rather than as a single rule.

With reporting from Car and Driver.