2025 head-to-head · Small SUV
2025 Alfa Romeo Tonale vs Audi Q5 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.
AWD · 2.0L 4-cyl turbo · 9-speed automatic · 24 MPG
AWD · 2.0L 4-cyl turbo · 7-speed dual-clutch · 58 MPGe + 26 MPG
The 2025 Audi Q5 Plug-in Hybrid is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas, 18¢/kWh electricity and $3.95/gal premium gas, it costs about $1,870 a year to fuel (58 MPGe + 26 MPG), versus $1,938 for the 2025 Alfa Romeo Tonale (24 MPG). That's roughly $68 a year, or about $339 over five years.
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Fuel cost over 10 years
- Alfa Romeo Tonale
- Audi Q5 Plug-in Hybrid
Side by side
| Alfa Romeo Tonale | Audi Q5 Plug-in Hybrid | |
|---|---|---|
| $1,938 | Your annual fuel cost | $1,870 |
| 24 MPG | Combined efficiency | 58 MPGe + 26 MPG |
| 21 MPG | City | 55 MPGe / 25 MPG |
| 29 MPG | Highway | 61 MPGe / 27 MPG |
| — | Electricity use (kWh/100 mi) | 58 kWh |
| — | Driving range | 390 mi |
| — | All-electric range | 23 mi |
| 372 g/mi | Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) | 149 g/mi |
| 5/10 | EPA fuel economy score | 7/10 |
| 5/10 | EPA greenhouse gas score | 9/10 |
| — | Charge time at 240V | 3 hrs |
| Gas | Powertrain | Plug-in hybrid |
| Regular gasoline | Fuel | Premium gas + electricity |
| 2.0L 4-cyl turbo | Engine / motor | 2.0L 4-cyl turbo |
| 9-speed automatic | Transmission | 7-speed dual-clutch |
| 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.
Alfa Romeo Tonale vs Audi Q5 Plug-in Hybrid across model years
- Alfa Romeo Tonale
- Audi Q5 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
Among 133 2025 small SUVs, the Alfa Romeo Tonale ranks 90th and the Audi Q5 Plug-in Hybrid 85th for lowest fuel cost.
The powertrains differ: the Alfa Romeo Tonale is a conventional gas model, while the Audi Q5 Plug-in Hybrid is a plug-in hybrid.
Frequently asked questions
Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2025 Alfa Romeo Tonale or the 2025 Audi Q5 Plug-in Hybrid?
Measured by cost to drive, the Audi Q5 Plug-in Hybrid. The Alfa Romeo Tonale is rated 24 MPG combined and the Audi Q5 Plug-in Hybrid 58 MPGe + 26 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).
How much does it cost to fuel the 2025 Alfa Romeo Tonale vs. the Audi Q5 Plug-in Hybrid per year?
At 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas, 18¢/kWh electricity and $3.95/gal premium gas, about $1,938 for the Alfa Romeo Tonale and $1,870 for the Audi Q5 Plug-in Hybrid.
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