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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.
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 Hybrid | Cadillac 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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