2025 head-to-head · Subcompact Car

2025 Audi RS e-tron vs BMW 2 Series

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
$1,085/ year to fuel
84 MPGe

AWD · Electric motors (667 kW) · Single-speed · 84 MPGe · 278 mi

✓ Cheaper to run
$1,975/ year to fuel
30 MPG

The 2025 Audi RS e-tron is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with 18¢/kWh electricity and $3.95/gal premium gas, it costs about $1,085 a year to fuel (84 MPGe), versus $1,975 for the 2025 BMW 2 Series (30 MPG). That's roughly $890 a year, or about $4,448 over five years.

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Fuel cost over 10 years

  • Audi RS e-tron
  • BMW 2 Series

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Audi RS e-tronBMW 2 Series
$1,085 Your annual fuel cost $1,975
84 MPGe Combined efficiency 30 MPG
85 MPGe City 26 MPG
82 MPGe Highway 35 MPG
40.2 kWh Electricity use (kWh/100 mi) —
278 mi Driving range —
89 cu ft Passenger volume 88 cu ft
11 cu ft Cargo volume 10 cu ft
0 g/mi Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) 296 g/mi
9/10 EPA fuel economy score 6/10
10/10 EPA greenhouse gas score 6/10
15.5 hrs Charge time at 240V —
Electric Powertrain Gas
Electricity Fuel Premium gasoline
Electric motors (667 kW) Engine / motor 2.0L 4-cyl turbo
Single-speed Transmission 8-speed automatic
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 RS e-tron vs BMW 2 Series across model years

  • Audi RS e-tron
  • BMW 2 Series

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 RS e-tron has more cargo space (11 vs. 10 cu ft).

Among 30 2025 subcompact cars, the Audi RS e-tron ranks 3rd and the BMW 2 Series 9th for lowest fuel cost.

Because the Audi RS e-tron is fully electric, it has no tailpipe emissions and its running cost depends almost entirely on your electricity rate. Cheap overnight home charging widens its advantage over the BMW 2 Series; relying on DC fast chargers can erase it.

Frequently asked questions

Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2025 Audi RS e-tron or the 2025 BMW 2 Series?

Measured by cost to drive, the Audi RS e-tron. The Audi RS e-tron is rated 84 MPGe combined and the BMW 2 Series 30 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).

How much does it cost to fuel the 2025 Audi RS e-tron vs. the BMW 2 Series per year?

At 15,000 miles a year with 18¢/kWh electricity and $3.95/gal premium gas, about $1,085 for the Audi RS e-tron and $1,975 for the BMW 2 Series.

Which has more cargo space?

The Audi RS e-tron, with 11 cu ft of luggage volume versus 10 cu ft (EPA interior volume index).

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