2025 head-to-head · Subcompact Car
2025 Audi S e-tron vs Lexus LC Hybrid
MPG, range and what each one really costs you to fuel, from official EPA ratings and recalculated with your own gas and electricity prices.
RWD · 3.5L 6-cyl · CVT · 29 MPG
The 2025 Audi S 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 $1,015 a year to fuel (90 MPGe), versus $2,043 for the 2025 Lexus LC Hybrid (29 MPG). That's roughly $1,028 a year, or about $5,140 over five years.
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Fuel cost over 10 years
- Audi S e-tron
- Lexus LC Hybrid
Side by side
| Audi S e-tron | Lexus LC Hybrid | |
|---|---|---|
| $1,015 | Your annual fuel cost | $2,043 |
| 90 MPGe | Combined efficiency | 29 MPG |
| 91 MPGe | City | 26 MPG |
| 88 MPGe | Highway | 33 MPG |
| 37.6 kWh | Electricity use (kWh/100 mi) | — |
| 300 mi | Driving range | — |
| 89 cu ft | Passenger volume | 86 cu ft |
| 11 cu ft | Cargo volume | 5 cu ft |
| 0 g/mi | Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) | 304 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 | Hybrid |
| Electricity | Fuel | Premium gasoline |
| Electric motors (591 kW) | Engine / motor | 3.5L 6-cyl |
| Single-speed | Transmission | CVT |
| 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 S e-tron vs Lexus LC Hybrid across model years
- Audi S e-tron
- Lexus LC Hybrid
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 S e-tron has more passenger space (89 vs. 86 cu ft); the Audi S e-tron has more cargo space (11 vs. 5 cu ft).
Among 30 2025 subcompact cars, the Audi S e-tron ranks 2nd and the Lexus LC Hybrid 10th for lowest fuel cost.
Because the Audi S 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 Lexus LC Hybrid; relying on DC fast chargers can erase it.
Frequently asked questions
Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2025 Audi S e-tron or the 2025 Lexus LC Hybrid?
Measured by cost to drive, the Audi S e-tron. The Audi S e-tron is rated 90 MPGe combined and the Lexus LC Hybrid 29 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).
How much does it cost to fuel the 2025 Audi S e-tron vs. the Lexus LC Hybrid per year?
At 15,000 miles a year with 18¢/kWh electricity and $3.95/gal premium gas, about $1,015 for the Audi S e-tron and $2,043 for the Lexus LC Hybrid.
Which has more cargo space?
The Audi S e-tron, with 11 cu ft of luggage volume versus 5 cu ft (EPA interior volume index).
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