2025 head-to-head · Subcompact Car
2025 Audi A3 vs Lexus LC 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 · 7-speed dual-clutch · 28 MPG
RWD · 3.5L 6-cyl · CVT · 29 MPG
The 2025 Lexus LC Hybrid is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with $3.95/gal premium gas, it costs about $2,043 a year to fuel (29 MPG), versus $2,116 for the 2025 Audi A3 (28 MPG). That's roughly $73 a year, or about $365 over five years.
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Fuel cost over 10 years
- Audi A3
- Lexus LC Hybrid
Side by side
| Audi A3 | Lexus LC Hybrid | |
|---|---|---|
| $2,116 | Your annual fuel cost | $2,043 |
| 28 MPG | Combined efficiency | 29 MPG |
| 24 MPG | City | 26 MPG |
| 34 MPG | Highway | 33 MPG |
| 87 cu ft | Passenger volume | 86 cu ft |
| 8 cu ft | Cargo volume | 5 cu ft |
| 320 g/mi | Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) | 304 g/mi |
| 6/10 | EPA fuel economy score | 6/10 |
| 6/10 | EPA greenhouse gas score | 6/10 |
| Gas | Powertrain | Hybrid |
| Premium gasoline | Fuel | Premium gasoline |
| 2.0L 4-cyl turbo | Engine / motor | 3.5L 6-cyl |
| 7-speed dual-clutch | Transmission | CVT |
| 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 A3 vs Lexus LC Hybrid across model years
- Audi A3
- Lexus LC 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
Per EPA interior volume figures, the Audi A3 has more cargo space (8 vs. 5 cu ft).
Among 30 2025 subcompact cars, the Audi A3 ranks 11th and the Lexus LC Hybrid 10th for lowest fuel cost.
The powertrains differ: the Audi A3 is a conventional gas model, while the Lexus LC Hybrid is a full hybrid.
Frequently asked questions
Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2025 Audi A3 or the 2025 Lexus LC Hybrid?
Measured by cost to drive, the Lexus LC Hybrid. The Audi A3 is rated 28 MPG combined and the Lexus LC Hybrid 29 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).
How much does it cost to fuel the 2025 Audi A3 vs. the Lexus LC Hybrid per year?
At 15,000 miles a year with $3.95/gal premium gas, about $2,116 for the Audi A3 and $2,043 for the Lexus LC Hybrid.
Which has more cargo space?
The Audi A3, with 8 cu ft of luggage volume versus 5 cu ft (EPA interior volume index).
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