2019 head-to-head · Subcompact Car

2019 Audi S5 vs Porsche 911

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
$2,469/ year to fuel
24 MPG
✓ Cheaper to run
$2,370/ year to fuel
25 MPG

The 2019 Porsche 911 is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with $3.95/gal premium gas, it costs about $2,370 a year to fuel (25 MPG), versus $2,469 for the 2019 Audi S5 (24 MPG). That's roughly $99 a year, or about $494 over five years.

Your numbers

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Fuel cost over 10 years

  • Audi S5
  • Porsche 911

Side by side

Audi S5Porsche 911
$2,469 Your annual fuel cost $2,370
24 MPG Combined efficiency 25 MPG
21 MPG City 22 MPG
30 MPG Highway 30 MPG
84 cu ft Passenger volume 70 cu ft
13 cu ft Cargo volume 5 cu ft
371 g/mi Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) 355 g/mi
5/10 EPA fuel economy score 5/10
5/10 EPA greenhouse gas score 5/10
Gas Powertrain Gas
Premium gasoline Fuel Premium gasoline
3.0L 6-cyl turbo Engine / motor 3.0L 6-cyl turbo
8-speed automatic Transmission 7-speed dual-clutch
AWD Drivetrain RWD

✓ 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 S5 vs Porsche 911 across model years

  • Audi S5
  • Porsche 911

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

Per EPA interior volume figures, the Audi S5 has more passenger space (84 vs. 70 cu ft); the Audi S5 has more cargo space (13 vs. 5 cu ft).

Among 43 2019 subcompact cars, the Audi S5 ranks 27th and the Porsche 911 21st for lowest fuel cost.

Frequently asked questions

Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2019 Audi S5 or the 2019 Porsche 911?

Measured by cost to drive, the Porsche 911. The Audi S5 is rated 24 MPG combined and the Porsche 911 25 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).

How much does it cost to fuel the 2019 Audi S5 vs. the Porsche 911 per year?

At 15,000 miles a year with $3.95/gal premium gas, about $2,469 for the Audi S5 and $2,370 for the Porsche 911.

Which has more cargo space?

The Audi S5, with 13 cu ft of luggage volume versus 5 cu ft (EPA interior volume index).

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