2015 head-to-head · Small SUV

2015 Audi Q5 vs Audi Q5 Hybrid

MPG, range and what each one really costs you to fuel, from official EPA ratings and recalculated with your own gas and electricity prices.

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✓ Cheaper to run
2015 Audi Q5Flex-fuel
$2,693/ year to fuel
22 MPG
✓ Cheaper to run
$2,279/ year to fuel
26 MPG

AWD · 2.0L 4-cyl turbo · 8-speed automatic · 26 MPG

The 2015 Audi Q5 Hybrid is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with $3.95/gal premium gas, it costs about $2,279 a year to fuel (26 MPG), versus $2,693 for the 2015 Audi Q5 (22 MPG). That's roughly $414 a year, or about $2,072 over five years.

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Fuel cost over 10 years

  • Audi Q5
  • Audi Q5 Hybrid

Side by side

Audi Q5Audi Q5 Hybrid
$2,693 Your annual fuel cost $2,279
22 MPG Combined efficiency 26 MPG
20 MPG City 24 MPG
27 MPG Highway 30 MPG
395 g/mi Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) 337 g/mi
5/10 EPA fuel economy score 6/10
5/10 EPA greenhouse gas score 6/10
Flex-fuel Powertrain Hybrid
Premium gasoline or E85 Fuel Premium gasoline
2.0L 4-cyl turbo Engine / motor 2.0L 4-cyl turbo
8-speed automatic Transmission 8-speed automatic
AWD Drivetrain AWD

✓ marks the better value. EPA scores run 1–10 (10 is best). Volumes come from the EPA interior volume index and aren't published for every body style.

Audi Q5 vs Audi Q5 Hybrid across model years

  • Audi Q5
  • Audi Q5 Hybrid

Annual fuel cost of the most efficient configuration of each model year, at your prices. Click a point to open that year.

How they differ

Among 60 2015 small SUVs, the Audi Q5 ranks 54th and the Audi Q5 Hybrid 41st for lowest fuel cost.

The powertrains differ: the Audi Q5 is a flex-fuel model, while the Audi Q5 Hybrid is a full hybrid.

Frequently asked questions

Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2015 Audi Q5 or the 2015 Audi Q5 Hybrid?

Measured by cost to drive, the Audi Q5 Hybrid. The Audi Q5 is rated 22 MPG combined and the Audi Q5 Hybrid 26 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).

How much does it cost to fuel the 2015 Audi Q5 vs. the Audi Q5 Hybrid per year?

At 15,000 miles a year with $3.95/gal premium gas, about $2,693 for the Audi Q5 and $2,279 for the Audi Q5 Hybrid.

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