Although Toyotas are famed for their dependability, the company is also well-known for their gas-sipping hybrid vehicles. with the introduction of the 2025 Toyota Camry lineup, which is now exclusively hybrid.
2025 Camry Fuel Economy: Front-Wheel Drive
As previously reported, Toyota has discontinued the Camry’s gas four- and six-cylinder engine options for 2025, leaving the vehicle only capable of running on an upgraded hybrid system from the previous model year. All-wheel-drive Camry hybrid produces 232 horsepower with the same hybrid powertrain but an additional electric motor added to the back axle, front-wheel-drive Camrys receive 225 horsepower with their 2.5-liter gas-electric combination. These numbers surpass those of the previous generation four-cylinder gas-only Camry and the Camry hybrid from the prior generation.
The 2025 Camry achieves almost the same fuel efficiency as the previous model despite the more power. The base, front-wheel-drive model costs $29,495 The Camry LE is a remarkable 51 mpg in the city, 50 mpg on the highway, and 51 mpg overall—just 1 to 2 mpg less than the less potent Camry LE of prior generations. Give credit to its fifth-generation Toyota Hybrid System (THS 5), which once more uses a planetary type continuously variable automatic gearbox (CVT) to combine a 2.5-liter petrol engine with two electric motors.Blame their larger wheels and additional equipment, but those numbers beat the 44/47/46 mpg of their 2024 counterparts, thus most front-wheel-drive Camrys are really more powerful and efficient than they were previously.
2025 Camry Fuel Economy: All-Wheel Drive
Once more, all Camry model levels now come with the new AWD option for the hybrid vehicle. All-wheel drive was formerly limited to the gas-fed, four-cylinder Camry; however, the new hybrid model outperforms the previous generation AWD Camry in terms of power, with 232 horsepower, or 30 horsepower more than the gas-only AWD Camry. Not surprisingly, the hybrid outperforms the Camry AWD in terms of fuel efficiency as well. The $30,390 Camry LE AWD, the least expensive model, gets amazing EPA estimations of 51 mpg in the city, 49 mpg on the interstate, and 50 mpg overall.
The Camry SE AWD and Camry XLE AWD are rated for 46 mpg in all three EPA driving cycles if you want a little bit more features but don’t require fuel efficiency to rival a Prius.
All Thanks To A Fifth-Generation Hybrid System
For a midsize automobile, these are all pretty impressive mpg figures. Toyota explains that this is because the new hybrid system uses a lithium-ion battery pack with a capacity of little over 1 kWh (251.6 volts at 4.0 ah) and a smaller, more compact electric motor-generator unit. When the system detects slip at the front axle or a general loss of tyre traction, the rear engine engages to power the rear wheels on demand.
The Camry has an advantage over the Honda Accord, its fiercest rival, thanks to its AWD-hybrid combo. Toyota outperforms Honda in terms of fuel efficiency with both front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive, while Honda does not offer AWD on any of its powertrains, let alone its hybrid option, which is standard on the majority of available trim levels.
