2025 head-to-head · Small SUV
2025 Audi Q5 vs Cadillac XT4
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 · 25 MPG
The 2025 Cadillac XT4 is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with $3.95/gal premium gas, it costs about $2,279 a year to fuel (26 MPG), versus $2,370 for the 2025 Audi Q5 (25 MPG). That's roughly $91 a year, or about $456 over five years.
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Fuel cost over 10 years
- Audi Q5
- Cadillac XT4
Side by side
| Audi Q5 | Cadillac XT4 | |
|---|---|---|
| $2,370 | Your annual fuel cost | $2,279 |
| 25 MPG | Combined efficiency | 26 MPG |
| 22 MPG | City | 24 MPG |
| 30 MPG | Highway | 29 MPG |
| — | Passenger volume | 101 cu ft |
| — | Cargo volume | 23 cu ft |
| 358 g/mi | Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) | 343 g/mi |
| 5/10 | EPA fuel economy score | 5/10 |
| 5/10 | EPA greenhouse gas score | 5/10 |
| Gas | Powertrain | Gas |
| Premium gasoline | Fuel | Premium gasoline |
| 2.0L 4-cyl turbo | Engine / motor | 2.0L 4-cyl turbo |
| 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 vs Cadillac XT4 across model years
- Audi Q5
- Cadillac XT4
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 ranks 116th and the Cadillac XT4 113th for lowest fuel cost.
Frequently asked questions
Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2025 Audi Q5 or the 2025 Cadillac XT4?
Measured by cost to drive, the Cadillac XT4. The Audi Q5 is rated 25 MPG combined and the Cadillac XT4 26 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).
How much does it cost to fuel the 2025 Audi Q5 vs. the Cadillac XT4 per year?
At 15,000 miles a year with $3.95/gal premium gas, about $2,370 for the Audi Q5 and $2,279 for the Cadillac XT4.
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