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2025 Audi Q5 Hybrid vs Cadillac XT6

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
✓ Cheaper to run
$2,214/ year to fuel
21 MPG

The 2025 Cadillac XT6 is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with $3.95/gal premium gas and $3.10/gal regular gas, it costs about $2,214 a year to fuel (21 MPG), versus $2,279 for the 2025 Audi Q5 Hybrid (26 MPG). That's roughly $65 a year, or about $323 over five years.

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Fuel cost over 10 years

  • Audi Q5 Hybrid
  • Cadillac XT6

Side by side

Audi Q5 HybridCadillac XT6
$2,279 Your annual fuel cost $2,214
26 MPG Combined efficiency 21 MPG
23 MPG City 19 MPG
29 MPG Highway 26 MPG
— Passenger volume 137 cu ft
— Cargo volume 13 cu ft
346 g/mi Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) 418 g/mi
5/10 EPA fuel economy score 4/10
5/10 EPA greenhouse gas score 4/10
Hybrid Powertrain Gas
Premium gasoline Fuel Regular gasoline
2.0L 4-cyl turbo Engine / motor 3.6L 6-cyl
7-speed dual-clutch Transmission 9-speed automatic
AWD Drivetrain FWD

✓ 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 Hybrid vs Cadillac XT6 across model years

  • Audi Q5 Hybrid
  • Cadillac XT6

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 Audi Q5 Hybrid ranks 110th and the Cadillac XT6 108th for lowest fuel cost.

The powertrains differ: the Audi Q5 Hybrid is a full hybrid, while the Cadillac XT6 is a conventional gas model.

Frequently asked questions

Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2025 Audi Q5 Hybrid or the 2025 Cadillac XT6?

Measured by cost to drive, the Cadillac XT6. The Audi Q5 Hybrid is rated 26 MPG combined and the Cadillac XT6 21 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).

How much does it cost to fuel the 2025 Audi Q5 Hybrid vs. the Cadillac XT6 per year?

At 15,000 miles a year with $3.95/gal premium gas and $3.10/gal regular gas, about $2,279 for the Audi Q5 Hybrid and $2,214 for the Cadillac XT6.

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