Mazda CX-50 Hybrid vs Subaru Forester Hybrid
Mazda’s hybrid compact SUV: 219 hp of total system output, an EPA-rated 38 mpg combined and i-ACTIV AWD® standard on every trim. This page sets the CX-50 Hybrid’s sourced specifications beside a hybrid compact SUV it is cross-shopped with, one row at a time, with the source and the model year named on every row.
Mazda CX-50 Hybrid vs Subaru Forester Hybrid
The CX-50 Hybrid carries the higher total system output of the two against the Subaru Forester Hybrid, holds more behind its rear seats, and carries the higher EPA combined mileage rating. All three rows are like-for-like hybrid figures for the same model year. Each row below names its source and the model year that source describes.
Every row above names its source and the model year that source describes; verification of a comparison is the dealer’s responsibility. Competitor figures are that manufacturer’s own published specifications for the model year shown. Rows the CX-50 Hybrid does not lead are recorded in our research and are not published here, and no price row appears at all — competitor MSRPs are published excluding destination while Mazda’s include it, so no like-for-like price comparison exists.
The Mazda CX-50 Hybrid in Mobile, AL
What the CX-50 Hybrid Is Rated For
The 2026 CX-50 Hybrid is EPA-rated at 38 mpg combined — 39 city and 37 highway — with 219 hp of total system output and i-ACTIV AWD® on every trim. EPA figures put its total range at up to 551 miles, and it holds 29.2 cu ft behind its rear seats. All three rows of the comparison above come from those published figures.
How to Read This Comparison
Every figure in the table above carries a source and the model year that source describes. Mazda’s guidelines put verification of a comparison on the dealer, so a row that could not be sourced to a manufacturer publication is left out rather than estimated, and a row the CX-50 Hybrid does not lead is recorded in our research and not published here. Ask us for the documentation behind any row and we will show it to you.
CX-50 Hybrid Comparison Questions
What mileage does the Mazda CX-50 Hybrid get?⌄
EPA-rated 38 mpg combined, 39 city and 37 highway. Your own mileage will depend on how and where you drive.
Does the Mazda CX-50 Hybrid have all-wheel drive?⌄
Yes. i-ACTIV AWD® is standard on every 2026 CX-50 Hybrid trim. All-wheel drive is not a row in the comparison above, because both cars make it standard and a tie is not a difference worth publishing.
Where can I compare the Mazda CX-50 Hybrid near Mobile, AL?⌄
Dean McCrary Mazda is at 1739 E I-65 Service Rd S in Mobile, serving Daphne, Spanish Fort, Saraland and Theodore. Drive a CX-50 Hybrid and judge the comparison for yourself.
How are the figures on this page sourced?⌄
Each row names the publication it came from and the model year that publication describes. Verification of a comparison is the dealer’s responsibility, so no row appears here without a citation, and a row nobody could source is left off the page rather than estimated.
