2021 head-to-head · Small SUV

2021 Audi Q5 Plug-in Hybrid vs Lincoln Corsair Plug-in 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
$1,620/ year to fuel
50 MPGe + 27 MPG

AWD · 2.0L 4-cyl turbo · 7-speed dual-clutch · 50 MPGe + 27 MPG

✓ Cheaper to run
$1,268/ year to fuel
78 MPGe + 33 MPG

Part-time 4WD · 2.5L 4-cyl · CVT · 78 MPGe + 33 MPG

The 2021 Lincoln Corsair Plug-in Hybrid is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with 18¢/kWh electricity, $3.95/gal premium gas and $3.10/gal regular gas, it costs about $1,268 a year to fuel (78 MPGe + 33 MPG), versus $1,620 for the 2021 Audi Q5 Plug-in Hybrid (50 MPGe + 27 MPG). That's roughly $352 a year, or about $1,758 over five years.

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Fuel cost over 10 years

  • Audi Q5 Plug-in Hybrid
  • Lincoln Corsair Plug-in Hybrid

Side by side

Audi Q5 Plug-in HybridLincoln Corsair Plug-in Hybrid
$1,620 Your annual fuel cost $1,268
50 MPGe + 27 MPG Combined efficiency 78 MPGe + 33 MPG
43 MPGe / 25 MPG City 83 MPGe / 34 MPG
64 MPGe / 29 MPG Highway 72 MPGe / 32 MPG
44 kWh Electricity use (kWh/100 mi) 43 kWh
400 mi Driving range 430 mi
19 mi All-electric range 28 mi
166 g/mi Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) 117 g/mi
8/10 EPA fuel economy score 9/10
10/10 EPA greenhouse gas score 10/10
2.4 hrs Charge time at 240V 3.4 hrs
Plug-in hybrid Powertrain Plug-in hybrid
Premium gas + electricity Fuel Regular gas + electricity
2.0L 4-cyl turbo Engine / motor 2.5L 4-cyl
7-speed dual-clutch Transmission CVT
AWD Drivetrain Part-time 4WD

✓ 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 Plug-in Hybrid vs Lincoln Corsair Plug-in Hybrid across model years

  • Audi Q5 Plug-in Hybrid
  • Lincoln Corsair Plug-in 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

The Lincoln Corsair Plug-in Hybrid goes farther between stops: about 430 miles on a full tank and charge, compared with 400 miles for the Audi Q5 Plug-in Hybrid.

Among 92 2021 small SUVs, the Audi Q5 Plug-in Hybrid ranks 29th and the Lincoln Corsair Plug-in Hybrid 14th for lowest fuel cost.

Frequently asked questions

Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2021 Audi Q5 Plug-in Hybrid or the 2021 Lincoln Corsair Plug-in Hybrid?

Measured by cost to drive, the Lincoln Corsair Plug-in Hybrid. The Audi Q5 Plug-in Hybrid is rated 50 MPGe + 27 MPG combined and the Lincoln Corsair Plug-in Hybrid 78 MPGe + 33 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).

How much does it cost to fuel the 2021 Audi Q5 Plug-in Hybrid vs. the Lincoln Corsair Plug-in Hybrid per year?

At 15,000 miles a year with 18¢/kWh electricity, $3.95/gal premium gas and $3.10/gal regular gas, about $1,620 for the Audi Q5 Plug-in Hybrid and $1,268 for the Lincoln Corsair Plug-in Hybrid.

Which has more range?

The Lincoln Corsair Plug-in Hybrid: about 430 miles versus 400 miles.

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