2025 head-to-head · Midsize Car

2025 Audi A5 vs Audi A5 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
$2,279/ year to fuel
26 MPG

AWD · 2.0L 4-cyl turbo · 7-speed dual-clutch · 26 MPG

✓ Cheaper to run
$2,043/ year to fuel
29 MPG

The 2025 Audi A5 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 $2,279 for the 2025 Audi A5 (26 MPG). That's roughly $236 a year, or about $1,179 over five years.

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Fuel cost over 10 years

  • Audi A5
  • Audi A5 Hybrid

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Audi A5Audi A5 Hybrid
$2,279 Your annual fuel cost $2,043
26 MPG Combined efficiency 29 MPG
22 MPG City 26 MPG
31 MPG Highway 36 MPG
96 cu ft Passenger volume 91 cu ft
23 cu ft Cargo volume 22 cu ft
349 g/mi Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) 301 g/mi
5/10 EPA fuel economy score 6/10
5/10 EPA greenhouse gas score 6/10
Gas Powertrain Hybrid
Premium gasoline Fuel Premium gasoline
2.0L 4-cyl turbo Engine / motor 2.0L 4-cyl turbo
7-speed dual-clutch 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.

Audi A5 vs Audi A5 Hybrid across model years

  • Audi A5
  • Audi A5 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 A5 has more passenger space (96 vs. 91 cu ft); the Audi A5 has more cargo space (23 vs. 22 cu ft).

Among 42 2025 midsize cars, the Audi A5 ranks 31st and the Audi A5 Hybrid 25th for lowest fuel cost.

The powertrains differ: the Audi A5 is a conventional gas model, while the Audi A5 Hybrid is a full hybrid.

Frequently asked questions

Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2025 Audi A5 or the 2025 Audi A5 Hybrid?

Measured by cost to drive, the Audi A5 Hybrid. The Audi A5 is rated 26 MPG combined and the Audi A5 Hybrid 29 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).

How much does it cost to fuel the 2025 Audi A5 vs. the Audi A5 Hybrid per year?

At 15,000 miles a year with $3.95/gal premium gas, about $2,279 for the Audi A5 and $2,043 for the Audi A5 Hybrid.

Which has more cargo space?

The Audi A5, with 23 cu ft of luggage volume versus 22 cu ft (EPA interior volume index).

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