2025 head-to-head · Midsize Car
2025 Audi RS vs Lexus LS
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 Audi RS is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with $3.95/gal premium gas, it costs about $2,576 a year to fuel (23 MPG), versus $2,693 for the 2025 Lexus LS (22 MPG). That's roughly $117 a year, or about $585 over five years.
Your numbers
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Fuel cost over 10 years
- Audi RS
- Lexus LS
Side by side
| Audi RS | Lexus LS | |
|---|---|---|
| $2,576 | Your annual fuel cost | $2,693 |
| 23 MPG | Combined efficiency | 22 MPG |
| 20 MPG | City | 18 MPG |
| 29 MPG | Highway | 29 MPG |
| 87 cu ft | Passenger volume | 99 cu ft |
| 8 cu ft | Cargo volume | 13 cu ft |
| 385 g/mi | Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) | 404 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 |
| 2.5L 5-cyl turbo | Engine / motor | 3.4L 6-cyl turbo |
| 7-speed dual-clutch | Transmission | 10-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 vs Lexus LS across model years
- Audi RS
- Lexus LS
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 Lexus LS has more passenger space (99 vs. 87 cu ft); the Lexus LS has more cargo space (13 vs. 8 cu ft).
Among 42 2025 midsize cars, the Audi RS ranks 36th and the Lexus LS 37th for lowest fuel cost.
Frequently asked questions
Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2025 Audi RS or the 2025 Lexus LS?
Measured by cost to drive, the Audi RS. The Audi RS is rated 23 MPG combined and the Lexus LS 22 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).
How much does it cost to fuel the 2025 Audi RS vs. the Lexus LS per year?
At 15,000 miles a year with $3.95/gal premium gas, about $2,576 for the Audi RS and $2,693 for the Lexus LS.
Which has more cargo space?
The Lexus LS, with 13 cu ft of luggage volume versus 8 cu ft (EPA interior volume index).
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