Our 2025 Top-5 Compact Luxury SUVs // Which one is for you?

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This is a Motormouth couple car review of the top-5 compact luxury SUVs for 2025. 2025 Acura RDX Powertrain: 2L turbocharged 4-cylinder with a 10-speed automatic transmission, 272 horsepower and 280 lb-ft of torque. Standard AWD in Canada. In the US, both FWD and AWD options are available. Standard AWD and premium fuel is recommended. Reliability: JD Power gives the RDX an overall score of 78/100 and Consumer Reports 75/100. Pricing: $56,527 CAD - $65,357 CAD $44,700 USD - $54,450 USD Fuel Economy: 11L/100 km city 21 MPG city 8.6L/100 km highway 27 MPG highway 2025 BMW X3 Powertrain: There are two powertrain options. The base engine is a 2L turbocharged 4-cylinder with a 48-volt mild hybrid system, 255 horsepower and 295 lb-ft of torque. The more powerful 3L turbocharged inline 6 also has a 48-volt mild hybrid system, it has 393 horsepower and 428 lb-ft of torque. Both models are paired to an 8-speed automatic transmission. Standard AWD for both models and premium fuel is required. Reliability: JD Power gives the X3 a predicted overall score of 81/100 and Consumer Reports 76/100. Pricing: Starting price…. 30 $62,849 CAD M50 $78,849 CAD 30 $49,500 USD M50 $64,100 USD Fuel Economy: 30 xDrive 8.7L/100 km city 27 MPG city 7.1L/100 km highway 33 MPG highway M50 9.4L/100 km city 25 MPG city 7.8L/100 km highway 30 MPG highway 2025 Genesis GV70 Powertrain: The GV70 has three powertrain options, a 2.5L turbocharged 4-cylinder with an 8-speed automatic transmission, 300 horsepower and 311 lb-ft of torque. The more powerful 3.5L twin turbocharged V6 has 375 horsepower and 391 lb-ft of torque. There’s also an electrified GV70 with up to 383 km/238 miles of range, 429 horsepower and 516 lb-ft of torque. Reliability: JD Power gives the GV70 a reliability score of 76/100 and Consumer Reports 63/100. Pricing: $61,000 CAD - $80,000 CAD $45,700 USD - $67,900 CAD Fuel Economy: 2.5T 11.8L/100 km city 19 MPG city 9L/100 km highway 26 MPG highway 3.5T 12.9L/100 km city 18 MPG city 10L/100 km highway 24 MPG highway 2025 Lexus NX Powertrain: The NX has four powertrain options, the NX 250 with a 2.5L 4-cylinder, 203 horsepower and 184 lb-ft of torque. The 350, a 2.4L turbocharged 4-cylinder, 275 horsepower and 317 lb-ft of torque. Both gas models are paired to an 8-speed automatic transmission. The 350h has a 2.5L 4-cylinder with Lexus hybrid drive, it has a combined 240 horsepower. The 450h+, with a 2.5L 4-cylinder and a combined 304 horsepower, 61 km/37 miles of range. The hybrid and PHEV are paired to an eCVT. All models are AWD except the NX 250 in the US has a FWD option. Reliability: JD Power gives the NX an overall score of 82/100 and Consumer Reports gives the NX an overall score of 78-83/100, the hybrid and PHEV get the best score. Pricing: $54,147 CAD - $80,575 CAD $41,990 USD - $63,505 USD Fuel Economy: 250 AWD 9.4L/100 km city 25 MPG city 7.4L/100 km highway 32 MPG highway 350 10.5L/100 km city 22 MPG city 8.3L/100 km highway 29 MPG highway Hybrid 5.7L/100 km city 41 MPG city 6.4L/100 km highway 37 MPG highway PHEV 2.8Le/100 km combined 84 MPGe combined 2025 Mercedes-Benz GLC Powertrain: There are four powertrain options, the base engine is a 2L turbocharged 4-cylinder with a 48-volt mild hybrid system, it’s matched to a 9-speed automatic transmission, 255 horsepower and 295 lb-ft of torque. Standard AWD in Canada, but there is a RWD model available in the US. The GLC 350e, a plug-in hybrid with a 2L turbocharged 4-cylinder, 313 horsepower and 406 lb-ft of torque. It has 87 km/54 miles. There’s also the more powerful AMG 43 with 416 horsepower and 369 lb-ft of torque and the AMG 63 with 671 horsepower and 752 lb-ft of torque. Standard AWD. Reliability: JD Power gives the GLC gas model a predicted overall score of 80/100 and Consumer Reports 57/100. The plug-in hybrid has not been tested yet. Pricing: Starting price…. $59,500 CAD - $110,000 CAD $49,250 USD - $86,000 USD Fuel Economy: 300 AWD 10L/100 km city 23 MPG city 7.6L/100 km highway 31 MPG highway GLC 350e 3.7Le/100 km, 64 MPGe combined